Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait he put the tile on top of the wood, or ripped the wood out first?

Either way he sounds terrible and I’d find someone who knows what they are doing. If he knew how to fix it he would probably have done so.

He put wood board and then hardi board/cement board on the floors and then put tile on it. My house is 100 years old.

Is that the normal way to do it?

From my readings of contractor websites it’s okay to do this if you have a cement floor and no crawl space. I have a 1920 sears craftsman home with a huge crawl space. No this was not the proper way to do this.

Anonymous wrote:You people scoffing at the idea op should be worried need to buff up your self preservation instincts.

Sure, it’s highly likely he’s meaning he will snap and verbally berate her or something and not try to intimidate her with the specter of physical violence. On the other hand that is also the type of thing someone who was trying to evoke fear of violence would say. And it’s incredible unprofessional and unhinged, obviously.

+1.

I'd consider a police report if only to document it and use it as evidence in small claims court where I would be headed to get my $1500 back.

OP, I'd text him back that the threatening language is unacceptable and you are asking for a refund because you are no longer comfortable with him completing the job. Then move forward with small claims court, etc. He's ripping you off.

I wouldn’t it any him back in my house at all but might follow up by asking him to hat he means by snap-let him write it out or else backtrack rather than getting out of his professional mishaps with vague menacing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait he put the tile on top of the wood, or ripped the wood out first?

Either way he sounds terrible and I’d find someone who knows what they are doing. If he knew how to fix it he would probably have done so.

He put wood board and then hardi board/cement board on the floors and then put tile on it. My house is 100 years old.

Is that the normal way to do it?

“Like the kitchen tiles are snapping?”

Anonymous wrote:Wait he put the tile on top of the wood, or ripped the wood out first?

Either way he sounds terrible and I’d find someone who knows what they are doing. If he knew how to fix it he would probably have done so.

He put wood board and then hardi board/cement board on the floors and then put tile on it. My house is 100 years old.

Wait he put the tile on top of the wood, or ripped the wood out first?

Either way he sounds terrible and I’d find someone who knows what they are doing. If he knew how to fix it he would probably have done so.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should call the police. They will probably not do anything very helpful, but might have advice for you. Clearly this person is trying to get out of fixing their mistake, by issuing threats that are vague enough that police might not act. Maybe they've been doing this to multiple clients. You should give them a terrible review, and include the threat in your review. Also post on Nextdoor to ask if others have had problems with this person.

They will certainly do something. Laugh at your face!!

Stop posting like an idiot. This is a threat, but it's vague. She needs to alert police, and she needs to figure out whether this contractor has had bad reviews and a history of threatening clients to get out of fixing shoddy work.

Don’t be an idiot.

And no, his comment was not threat under the law.

OP: Unfortunately, you hired the wrong person for the job. You should have asked for references.

About 25 years ago, I hired a competent individual to wall paper a small bathroom. He was fine until given A beer that he requested when the job was almost complete. One beer affected him in an unexpected way. Completely lost it & ruined the wall paper. I was out about $800 or $900 (25 years ago) for a three hour job.

Turns out that the man was an alcoholic. Any alcohol completely changed him. Although the money was meaningful to us, I ate the loss. Asked him to leave.

Life sometimes is unfair. Even though $1,500 is a decent amount of money, you just need to move on.

Sorry that this happened to you, but any remedy against this individual is likely to cost you more than an additional $1,500.

Forgive & forget.

It's not a physical threat--but in the context of a relationship with a contractor, it is so wildly inappropriate that it has to be understood as an extreme escalation. You should back away from this conversation and not return to it.

You're going to have to get someone else to fix the floor, because a guy who will escalate this way should not be back in your house.

Contact a lawyer and have lawyer send them a letter.

I’d show the police and ask if it was reportable. Definitely notify the BBB and leave bad reviews everywhere, with photos. Install a camera and have someone else fix his mistake.

He means it as a threat. It may not be enough to pursue anything legally because it's vague, but we all know he intends to intimidate OP. This isn't the same as a stressed out mom of toddlers or a 1L studying for law school finals saying this. He's not seeking help for a mental health issue. This is a professional interaction and wants her to feel that he's going to do something she doesn't like / make her sorry if she doesn't drop it. That's scary. It's appalling.

Im a coward so I probably wouldn't report it or give him a bad review out of fear and would just hire someone else. But maybe it would give OP some peace of mind to call the police non emergency line, or install a camera, or ask neighbors to keep an eye out

It IS a threat. Not a direct physical one, which is probably why he's going to get away with it. Call police nonetheless.