Bonfire Building

CRIMINAL
DO NOT HIRE

I contracted Bonfire Building / Brandon Bateman in March 2020 to build a garage at my property in West Valley City. He was supposed to start mid- May 2020. We gave him 10,300.00 deposit. To date zero work has been completed and Brandon is unresponsive. I have reached out to him several times he either doesn’t respond or responds with an excuse. I asked for my money back, Brandon stated he would give me my money back. Brandon Bateman never gave me my money back and has now stop answering my calls. Brandon Bateman / Bonfire Building currently DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT BUSINESS LICENSE AND HIS CONTRACTORS LICENSE IS REVOKED. I’M OUT 10,300.00 DOLLARS.

I contracted Brandon in January to build a garage at my property in Salt Lake City. He was supposed to start at the beginning of March. To date zero work has been completed and Brandon is unresponsive. I did some research which led me to find out that when Brandon took my money he was not a licensed contractor as his license had expired in November 2019. I have terminated his contract for cause. He also has several uncompleted projects in Salt Lake dating back to April of 2019. I do not recommend contracting with Brandon or giving him any money.

!!! PSA!!!: DO NOT HIRE THIS GUY!!!

!!! PSA TO HOMEOWNERS !!!:
THE LAW ALLOWS BILKED SUB-CONTRACTORS TO PUT LIENS ON THE PROPERTY OWNER'S HOME IF THE PRIME CONTRACTOR DOESN'T PAY THEM.

Brandon Bateman took $20k from me, and was supposed to be done last November. He left my project half finished and dropped off the grid without paying his subs, so now I have to. He's done this to a slew of people lately, is involved in multiple current lawsuits, and is delinquent on at least one court ordered judgement. He may have been good at this once upon a time, but at this point his behavior is criminal, avoid him at all costs.

If you hire any contractor, learn from my mistakes. Make sure you fully understand the financial liability you are empowering them with regarding credit they can take with sub-contractors using your property as collateral. No signature required. It is a genuinely mind-boggling legal construct.

Similar experience to the first reviewer but now a year later. Brandon Bateman is a nice guy. At the time of this writing, he’s also UNLICENSED. He built a garage for me and didn’t pay his supplier so they’re putting a LIEN on my house.

I took Brandon for a guy that stood by his word and throughout the process he did. But over the course of the last month (since I was sent the “notice of intent” to file the lien from the supplier) he ignored my texts and told me 3x he’d take care of it. I have been very reasonable and asked that he at minimum, communicate with me and shoot me straight. After all, we had a great rapport. But he’s chosen to go radio silent over the last month. In my opinion, hiring Brandon Bateman and Bonfire Building is risky business. His CLAIMS of paying his subs/suppliers weekly/as they go are seemingly unfounded. This supplier isn’t the only one I heard from during the process saying they hadn’t been paid.

Bonfire Building completed a garage for me in summer 2018. I paid a deposit, a 50% payment, and then the balance upon completion. My interactions with Brandon Bateman last year were what you would expect from a contractor... lots of promises about timelines that ultimately were delayed. That being said, the work was ultimately done the way I wanted it and the prices he quoted me initially were fairly close to what ultimately I had to pay. I paid in full in September 2018 and didn't think twice from there. However, yesterday I received a notice from Geneva Rock Products that they have a lien placed on my home for more than $2000 because Brandon did not pay them for the concrete they poured for my garage. Did you know that a subcontractor or supplier can go after you even if you pay your contractor in full? So now I am on the hook with Geneva Rock for that funding and will have to take Bonfire to small claims if they do not respond. I have attempted to contact them but have not received a response. He actually butt dialed me by mistake and then would not acknowledge me when I called him back, texted him, and E-mailed him. If you use Brandon at Bonfire or any contractor, ask to pay the subs directly or get proof that they have paid subs before paying in full. That is what I have learned from this whole process. Wish me luck, it looks like I will be going to small claims soon!

Brandon Bateman, owner/contractor of bonfire building was very nice to work with, and i couldn't of asked for a better guy to build my detached garage. he was very honest, straight forward, and stands behind his work 150% best warranty in the state! id recommend this guy to anyone looking to do a project, whether its a home or garage this guys is top notch.