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| - Installed Chipped Panel of cultured marble upside down, all three panels cut crooked, do not sit flush to the floor, caulking two different colors, laid a corner cove over a bunch of caulking that was on the floor and instead of removing the caulking, he laid the corner cove over the top of it to hide the caulking, so now it has to be sprayed with Clorox so it doesn't get mold. Door sit's crooked. Was not allowed to pick out doors even though it was a verbal agreement, doors are cheap with aluminum frame, shake and leak water underneath doors. Cracked wall when removing tub enclosure. Moved drain without a permit. Installed Marble and other parts of the shower without proper licensing. Lied to the contractors board, stated he did not move the drain. Asked for a shower that was accessible, easy to clean as I am on Oxygen 24/7 so this was a major need for me. This man cut marble in my garage and left the boxes covered in marble dust along with the garbage can, had to request he clean it up, he did not tape off the bathroom door to the floor or the cabinets so all of the dust from the demolition covered the whole bathroom and house which I was left to clean. The carpets had to be re-cleaned. The shower is now draining slow. I was told to get 3 estimates by Ron Simon, Ernesto Talavera, Investigators, at the Contractors Board to correct what they deemed necessary to correct which stated fix drywall, fix cracks in marble, fix caulking gaps and make caulking all one color. I got five, estimates, 2 declined to even provide estimates, the other 3 said the whole shower can't be fixed needs to be redone and is also a insurance liability. So the Contractors Board, Ron Simon and Ernesto Talavera, Investigators, told him to settle with me for $500.00 and let her go away. I returned to cashiers check as this amount would not cover any repairs by another contractor and they were unwilling to provide one that would, they expected me to find another partially licensed contractor to do the work. I was informed that the Contractors Board did not fine Myles Benton for not obtaining permits and not having all the necessary licensing to do the shower to begin with. I will have my day in court. Anyone out there wanting a new walk in shower do your due diligence, I thought I did and now I am paying the price. Having a C1 Plumbing license only allows him to plumb no put in marble, stone or any other work to do a shower install without the necessary licenses. I have decided to share this shower with anyone that would like to see a shower gone bad, Address is 9252 Boltonia Crt. open for viewing, I read his reviews as well, and that is why I went with him, most reviews were for water heaters, not installing showers. If they don't do it everyday find someone who does, however when I asked him about a couple of referrals he didn't have any names, should have been my clue.
My concern is how can a State Contractors Board find these issues up to scope and not fine him for being out of the scope of his practice. I could not
treat my patient's without a license, so I dare ask, how can this happen? This work is unethical, immoral and blatantly unacceptable to most normal people.
Michelle McWilliams
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