Contractor horror story

[Deep Johal]

Hey all, 

Just a quick word of caution. If anybody in Cincinnati comes across a John F Jackson (general contractor), be wary. He is registered in Brookville IN

He managed a rehab project for me and firstly under-quoted the job on his original estimate (despite him saying he knew the exact material costs and labour costs so there would be no surprises) and then he tried to charge me extra even though the job was 3 months late in completion and we had a late job penalty discount...

It then turns out that he had not paid one of the subs even though I paid him in full for the project once we had photos of the completed work. The sub consequently put a lien on my property which I'm now in the process of trying to remove. 

I also personally know somebody else who he did this with who is in a similar boat to me.

I didn't know about lien waivers at the time, so this was a very expensive lesson learned.

I just hope this post is useful to anybody who encounters this guy