J.Buchanan Painting

J. Buchanan Painting of Clearfield, PA, is by far the worst contractor I have ever dealt with. Work on my handicap accessible bathroom started on September 17, 2018, I paid in full and was promised the job would be done in 10-12 days. Having only completed 1/3 the bathroom almost two months later, via text owner James Buchanan abandoned the job on November 8, 2018. James Bucannon indicated that a refund was in the mail. By November 16, 2018, I had still not received anything, so it became clear no refund was ever sent. By November 20, 2018, I decided to pursue legal assistance.
The work that J. Buchanan Painting did complete was very poorly done and they left a huge mess for me to clean up after. During the period between Sep 17th and Nov 8th James Bucannon’s crew, often led by foreman Alec, would either show up hours late or not even show. When they did show up, they were rarely prepared and I found they often needed to use my things i.e. tools, ladder, broom, rags etc.… at one point one of his workers said that he was dropped off without cigarettes and he had the nerve to ask my wife to get cigarettes for him.
I paid James Bucannon for the entire job prior to the start. That was a mistake… These guys are crooks and very sketchy. Obviously, their crooks for taking my money and not for fulfilling the contract, but another example of their sketchiness was when I catch one of his guys wondering in my basement when he had no reason… I was patient with J Buchannan Painting because I needed this job done as I’m a quadriplegic and it is my only bathroom to use, but still they failed to complete the job, took my money and left my home in disarray.