DH Services Damon Hinson took my $780 without completing the job to unclog my atrium drain! League City Texas

As a repeat customer, I wouldn't recommend Damon Hinson to anyone! I should have run like Forrest Gump if I knew that he is a scam artist to begin with. I was too trusting and loyal to Damon which was a mistake!

Damon accepted the job to unclog my atrium drain but was unable to finish it after 3 days (around 8 hours) being at my home. The worst news is that he took my $780. He ignored my demand letter that I sent on 7/23/25. His deadline to pay me back was 7/25/25 before midnight. Complaints against Damon had been filed with the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners and Houston BBB since he refused to refund my $780.

Damon had been lying to me since 7/16/25. Red flags were all over the place. He came over to my home in the late afternoon around 6pm without investigating the issue with me before giving me the estimate. When I tried to pay him using my credit card, he said no! I wasn't protected when paying him by cheque. He knew how to screw me up pretty well. Damon was attempting to make me pay him another $780 on 7/17/25. He told me to cancel my cheque payment and wanted me to Zelle him the $780. Chase Bank told me that he cashed the cheque already. He said he had no idea that he had cashed it. That was a crime!

Damon was very incompetent because he kept telling me that my atrium drain is tied to the sewage line which is untrue! On 7/18/25, the other plumber (who was my 2nd opinion to bust Damon's lies) had confirmed that the drain outlet is in the community shrubs in front of my home. I have proof in writing by this plumber. My HOA had acknowledged the issue.

On 7/21/25, it was Damon's last chance to unclog the atrium drain, he told me that he had to look into my sewage system. He kept saying that in order to unclog the drain, I had to pay him another $500 something in order for him to keep going with this job. At this point, he only cared about providing more services for more money! He truly was clueless. He kept bringing up that he smelled poop at the atrium. What an idiot! If I let him look run the sewage clean out, he will damage my home! At this point, I immediately declined service for the 2nd estimate and told him to leave.

I caught Damon in the lies over and over! He had been telling me, my family and the rest of his customers that he is a master plumber! Per the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, Damon has a journeyman license. I couldn't trust Damon anymore after all. I am very pissed off and stressed out because it is surely very dang hard to trust any contractors these days! I no longer want Damon as my go-to plumber for life.

Whoever is trying to consider Damon Hinson for any plumbing work, forget "the benefit of the doubt"! Stay the heck away from DH Services!