Kelly Tile & Flooring LLC David Kelly Beware of this rip off contractor Panama City Florida

Middle shower - demo of old tub and tile around new tub to the ceiling . Everything we talked about will be $1850.00

Gulf front shower - everything we talked about bench included with a soap niche. Corner walk-in tiled shower . $2650.00 

Street front shower- big 6x6 shower with everything we talked about with bench and niche . $3000.00

All materials will be covered by me except tile and grout . 

Total job quote $7500.00 

I will need a initial deposit of $3500 to cover all materials and time on job.

There will be NO other bills until job is complete and satisfactory .

Thank you for this opportunity to renovate and update your beautiful home . Looking forward in working with you and your wife .

Thanks, David"

 

I checked his other work at a neighbors, deemed it to be satisfactory and engaged his services per above agreement and paid $3750.

 

The guy barely did any work as evidenced by his not completing even 1 of the bathrooms. He destroyed one bathtub by dropping a tile in it and chipped the brand new tub and tried covering it up by having it sprayed. He also stuck his foot though an area whwre floor had been removed and damaged the ceiling in the living room. 

 

After being confronted with his lack of progress and damage and told he would be responsible for acquiring a new tub since it was his action that damaged the new tub, he took tub back to warehouse and told them it was damaged on delivery and picked up a new one (I was dealing with this from afar and later learned what he had done. He then packed his gear in the evening and left without informing anyone.

 

I had to hire someone else to take down what he did and reinstall (hopefully correctly). I will be taking him to court, but as in most of these cases, the rip off artist has nothing to take. The lessons he is teaching his children (2 adorable kids) is the saddest thing about all this (he brought them along for the initial visit). 

 

This type of individual is not the type of role model one should be for their children. He is contemptuous of hard work and would rather scam than do what he contracted. Very sad.