西密歇根的居民警告栅栏，甲板建造者

迈克尔·萨索 — Sat, 26 Dec 2020 02:06:09 +0000

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Last November, Weiler said he found an ad on Grand Haven Informed’s Facebook page. He said the Chad Meadows ad was published by Chads Custom Decks and Wood Work.

Weiler recalled: “Nobody said anything bad about him. Actually a friend of mine, she let him do the work.”

Hamlet said he prepaid Meadows $ 700 for a $ 1,000 job.

“And I go: ‘We need a building permit.’ And he says: “Sometimes I don’t use a building permit,” said Weiler, that was the first red flag.

Weiler said he offered to get the permit himself.

“He said I’ll get it done next week,” he recalled.

Hamlet said Meadows never did anything but take his money and leave. He said the fence and deck builder first made excuses and then completely ignored him.

“I had to make the fence myself,” he said, a friend helped him.

So Weiler turned to the FOX 17 problem solvers to warn others and share his experiences. Our search for Meadows’ background reveals that he has problems with the Michigan and Indiana crimes law for drug offenses, property damage, retail fraud, opposition to law enforcement, etc.

The problem solvers called Meadows. He hung up. Another call on his phone also left him a message. We knocked on his last known address in Muskegon. A young man came to the door and said Meadows didn’t live there and claimed he never did.

Our efforts then led us to the Muskegon County Courthouse and a lawsuit brought by Kim Cordle of Muskegon. Cordle, who also has a green thumb, won a verdict against Meadows for an incomplete fence.

“Chad Meadows said he would build it for me for $ 575. So I gave him $ 275 and he did about a third of the job,” explained Cordle.

He said he previously hired Meadows to build his deck after seeing his ad on the Lakeside Facebook page.

“He came here, built the deck and had great service from him,” said Cordle.

But when it came to finishing the fence, Cordle said Meadows disappeared when he got the rest of the money.

Cordle said, “I tried to call him on the phone. I sent text messages [but] didn’t hear back. I didn’t hear about it until I finally got a post on this Lakeside site that said, “Hey, don’t care about this guy. He’s a cheater. ‘I wanted to protect the neighbors. Then I heard from him. “

He said he didn’t get very nice messages from Meadows and still have the copies. He took Meadows to small claims court and won. However, Cordle said he and his wife never got their money. So the couple finished the job themselves.

Cordle said, “I was just trying to help this guy. Throw him some money. Give money to a local and he’s just not a very good person.”

“I don’t expect to get my money back at this point. But like I said, ‘He’ll get what he comes to. Karma has a way of training itself,'” he said.

Hamlet and Cordle said it would be nice to get their money back, but at least they want to alert others.

The BBB suggests that you always check that a contractor is licensed, bonded, and insured. The problem solvers couldn’t find a license for Chad Meadows.

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西密歇根的居民警告栅栏，甲板建造者