Tri City Fencing

"STAY AWAY FROM TRI-CITY FENCING (OWNER-KEVIN)"
DO NOT HIRE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!
We are group of 10 houses in Breslau decided to go for fencing, so we can enjoy summer with kids and all family. We have searched online and found KEVIN OWNER OF TRI-CITY FENCING
We signed contract and give $500 deposit, the project has to start on FIRST WEEK OF JUNE.
We have try to contact him in end of MAY and ask him about the project , HE SAID I HAVE LABOUR SHORTAGE AND MACHINARY PROBLEMS , I HAVE TO DELAY PROJECT TO MIDDLE OF JUNE.
We all believe him as we know through pandemic time every business got problems, we all thought lets wait until June. We have tried to call him in first week June he did not reply, we kept trying to reach him, after June 24th he replied, I'M DOWN 2 GUYS TRY AND CATCH UP I NEED ANOTHER WEEK POSSIBLY.
July month was the month where he accept that he can not do the job and he has to cancel the project accepted this thing in his own email. So we have told him to return deposit asap, so we can hire another contractor. After a week or more he replied again that he doesn't want to loose the contract and want to work on our fence project and he will start fence on August 1st and finish on August 15.
As again all neighbors say if he is really sure about that lets give him last chance to finish the project by August 15, because even if we hire someone else still he is not gonna do the job in 2 days.
July last week, we trying to call him and sending SMS , he did not reply. He started avoiding our phone call and SMS.
First day of August we have start sending him SMS regarding work that he has to do in August , he replied and said I am still running late and can start the job in end of September or end of summer which is I think September 21st.
Now we have started asking to return our deposit, no body has that patience to wait so long and get another dates. Who wants fence in September, look like he was thinking we want to enjoy or privacy in winter.
As soon as we start asking for deposit he got irritated as he doesn't want to return it, he start blaming us that we have cancel the project and he has to spent five figure for wood material for our fencing project which is never been on firm dates since June first week.
We have asked him in civil matter to return our full deposit otherwise we have to go through lawyer. So he sent us SMS that he will return money by August 5th but not full. As he said we have cancelled the project (which is not true), he is not liable to pay full and he is not ready to take full loss.
After a long and worst experience we have hired lawyer and send a letter to him stating return our full deposit otherwise we will go for court.
On August 4th, he replied and accepted that he will return our full deposit by August 5. He never did that. We are going through lawyer now.
HOPE EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND AND WILL NOT HIRE HIM FOR ANY TYPE OF WORK...

vishal