Buyer Beware of Tom Carmichael of Discount Contractors. Tom took my money and ran, will not return calls, and will not complete the job he was contracted to do.

"Discount" to Tom means, shortcut, lie and cheat! (The five finger kind)
The bathroom remodel was botched, with insurance work quoted simply not done at all. The carpet is comming up all over the place and sections of padding missing everywhere. The screens were measured wrong, incorrectly installed by his teenage son, and he refused to finish the last four windows after being paid for the job. Marble paid for was never installed (Everything was always comming that Saturday - what a con artist!)

I can never say this enough. You should never give a deposit up front or pay for the job in full when that is not the case. Our companies policy is 100% of contract is due upon completion. We don't ask for money up front or during the construction phase. On a large remodel they should submit an invoice and you should agree to the items that have been completed as to the items that are being billed for.

While my experience with Tom Carmichael was not to this extreme, I would not choose to work with him again and will not recommend him to anyone. Get in- get your money and do as little as possible seems to be the motto. The exception would be his tile guys. They care about their work though they did make a mistake and choose the wrong sealer for a concrete floor. The rest of his crew.... let the gaps in my floor and leaks speak for themselves. Thankfully, we did not trust them with our entire project.

This guy Tom CarMichael told me he needed half of the money for materials up front, now hes over 3 months past the deadline and now he wont answer any of my calls!@ He destroyed my bathroom and never came back! This guy took $2,000 from me...

WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? I NEVER GOT A CONTRACT FROM THIS GUY!

Be on the lookout for a new service in the future that is going to allow consumers much more protection when hiring contractors. It is in the planning stages now and hopefully will be launching in the next few months.

If you have a check stub made out to Discount Contractors, take him to small claims court. I plan to do just that after his crew installed a patio that slanted toward my house flooding the ground floor every time it rains. I now have to pay another contractor to fix the problem.

I wish I had found this web site before I hired Discount Contractors. I can't get them to come back even after many promises to fix the problem they caused. They installed a brick paver patio slanting toward my house causing the bottom floor to flood after each rain. Moldy sheetrock has now compounded the problem. I have another company contracted to tear up the patio & reinstall it correctly. I plan to sue Discount Contractors & have plenty evidence to back me up.