Thursday, October 1, 2015
Breezy Point home still not repaired
From WPIX:
Jean Marie Bach has been waiting three years to move back into her home on Breezy Point, Queens.
When Superstorm Sandy hit, she hired contractor Richard Kloska, from American General Contracting to repair her 2-bedroom bungalow that she lived in year-round. Bach says he promised hers would be one of the first homes he’d work on.
Although Kloska was licensed, Bach made the mistake of not getting a written estimate or a detailed contract.
“I trusted him,” she said, “I believe he would finish the job.”
She estimates she paid him almost $150,000 to raise the home, put in a new foundation, and then lower the house onto the foundation. In addition, the inside of the home needed to be redone, and siding and decking were supposed to be completed on the outside.
Bach says Kloska didn’t do most of the work.
5 comments:
Sadly, there are lousy contractors all the time.
The only reason that this story gets any play is because it is such a large job and a sandy victim...
Too bad they don't give the address - it would be interesting to see if any permits were issues. A house raising is not something a GC can do without filing....
It's too bad that this owner was a moron and 1. didn't obtain a written estimate, 2. gave so much money up front, 3. probably didn't even have an estimate of the time it would take to complete the job. - alfster
Alfster, the contractor, in order to get his license, agreed to do things by the book. To characterize the owner as a moron is rude.
You'ld think because Breezy Pt is the most white zip in NYC, it was rich, but those are poor fishermen who emigrated from Ireland by way of Newfoundland and only understand the fisherman life.. you should see how battered those houses have ALWAYS been
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