@Desert Lily The owner told me that he reset all of the posts that needed it on May 16th. When you're dealing with lying liars who lie you take copious notes.
On May 23rd the owner and 4 guys who came and went throughout the day rebuilt the fence panels. Owner told me that night that he was taking the gate rails and pickets to the shop, would build the gate and come out to hang it. He also learned that he needed to fabricate some kind of gap filler for the north side of the house. The fence post was a bit too far away from the brick wall.
The weekend before Memorial Day I spent 90 minutes washing the fence and removing ink marks from the pickets. I noticed the gate post nearest the house was set too low compared to it's partner across the sidewalk. It was also set back too far and leaned towards the sidewalk like the leaning tower of Pisa.
I tool yardsticks, metal measuring tapes and bubble levelers outside, photographed all that was wrong and texted the owner on May 30th. I said that I had a couple of questions about a cockeyed post. He said that he was aware that he needed to reset that one. He said his schedule was light for Thursday (June 1) and that he had a few appointments in my neighborhood and said he could come by and finish the work. I agreed.
June 1st came and he didn't show. When I asked for the excuse of the day later on June 1st, he got attitudinal (I think I made that word up). He said that he would deploy his crew to their assignments and show up on Friday June 2nd. His words exactly: It will be. Finished today.
So then some guy I don't know from Adam shows up in my driveway on Friday. He tells me he's the project manager and we chat. Lord I know more about this guy than I needed to. He was hired 3 days ago and said he was sent first and the owner would be coming shortly.
Guy came in his hatchback. He had a demo hammer with too short of a chisel bit on it. He worked with what he had; disappeared for a little while (I assume restaurant potty break), came back called owner, waited a little while, played with the demo hammer, obviously hurt himself based on the blood that I found on the post. I don't know exactly when he left - I noticed he was gone at 4 pm. Heck he could have been in urgent care for all I know.
He didn't come back, owner never showed. Clown show continues.
The gate post in question has been set into concrete. It needs to be broken out of the concrete in order to move it. Guy was ill equipped (tool wise) to do anything. He didn't have my gate or any of the other supplies that would have been necessary to achieve the owner's directive of
It will be. Finished today.
Lily, this could have all been avoided. I've been ringing the alarm with the owner since May 4th.
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