Skys The Limit

Update 01/​30/​2015:
Dear Rick, Thank you for your update in your response which gave me the motivation to do something that I should have done long time ago. I hope it was worth your time.
I filed an arbitration case with the state of MA against the company for poor work and won. Please go to link below for confirmation or call the OCABR office.
His personal attack shows his cheap nature and massive ego. Save yourself from this guy.
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A homeowner’s nightmare! We are first time homeowners who wanted to remodel a 50 year old kitchen. Rick Johnson from Sky’s the limit was recommended to us by my boss at work. She had gotten some small stuff done around the house and felt he did ok. He charged us $ 75 to come down to the house. In the beginning, we were so impressed with his sweet talk that we did not even get quotes from other contractors.
We were hesitant to go ahead with the project regarding dust issues as my wife was pregnant but we were assured by him that he would seal off construction area. This is where the problems started. He showed up on a Saturday and said he would like to demo few cabinets. We said OK and the next thing we know he was taking down a wall and there was dust everywhere. We were not even prepared for this demo and he had not sealed off the place. The next time before he came we asked him to make sure he seals off the place. This is where everything went downhill. He threatened that he would not come to work if you care some much about dust!
«He went on to say that I can’t help it if your wife is pregnant. It is not my problem“The sweet talker had just turned sour. He freaked us out. We had to beg him to come back to work. He had already taken the entire amount for the cabinets $ 10K and also another $ 4k (out of $ 6k) for the first phase. The minute he got the money from us he started treating us like his slaves. He started working 2 or 3 times a week for 3 or 4 hours. We told him that we don’t mind his schedule as long as he finishes the job and does good quality work.
The cabinets he installed were of the poorest quality. He has a heavy hand and does know when to take his finger off the trigger of a drill. He would constantly overdrill into the cabinets and put holes into brand new cabinets. He then covered those big holes with putty trying to patch them and it ended up looking as ugly as possible. We were supposed to get custom black cabinets from the manufacturer for the island. He cheated us by buying regular cabinets and spray painting them with cheap black paint from lowe’s. Today the paint is peeling off little by little. He even put cracks and dents into a couple of cabinets during installation.
For little things like removing subfloors and installing lights he started demanding huge amounts of money. He started demanding remaining amount of money for the project without completing various aspects of the project. He wanted me to pay up the entire amount for the granite even before the installation had taken place. When I refused he threatened to stall the installation of the granite. This started getting us suspicious of his intentions. I was forced to give him the money. That day we realized that he took the entire amount from us and vacated the premises with his tools. Apparently, he reacted this way because we refused his quotes for plumbing and electrical as he was charging too much. He also encouraged me not to get permits for plumbing. I put a stop payment on a check for $ 400 as that was the only money I could save. He has robbed me of thousands without giving me a finished product. He threatened me with a lien for the $ 400 that he feels I owe him. Can you believe it!
The quality of his work was horrible as we realized in the days following his abandoning of the project.
1) Simple things like electric outlets were not properly installed. They were not flush with the wall and were crooked.
2) The french door was not insulated. There was a draft of cold air coming through.
3) His trigger happy finger nailed straight through the subfloor that he installed due to which i had to renail most of it.
4) Even little things like applying drywall was uneven.
These are only some of the things that are horribly wrong. He has stopped responding to phone calls, emails and mails. He has also not provided us with warranty for any of the items he installed.
I also did get my electrical panel replaced through him. He subcontracted it to an electrician who did a wonderful job. As long as he does not do the work you will be fine.
Bottomline he can do little things around the house but he is not experienced for projects like this. He will brag about things he has done for others but as far as I am concerned, that is total bs. This guy has taken us for the ride of our lives in the first few months of homeownershi