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• Anonymous

  May 23, 2013

  May 2011 Landon Smelcer was hired to be General Contractor (per HIS completed Permit application) on the renovation of my home. This was an extensive remodel - interior was gutted completely; taken back to original exterior studs. All new windows/doors, reframing of all walls as interior was completely redesigned; all new electrical; all new plumbing; all new dry wall; at Landon Smelcer's insistence, entire ceiling joists were replaced; new drywall; completely new roof, including sheathing; construction of a new front porch overhang. Total renovation.

  Landon Smelcer indicated he was fully qualified to perform this type work. Unfortunately, I learned the hard way, Landon Smelcer is a basic carpenter with very limited skills.

  When confronted with the many issues he created (leaking roof, uneven ceiling joists, walls that were not plumb, pocket doors that would not go into their frames, and on and on ...... Landon Smelcer replied he did the best he could and walked off the job leaving me with the mess he created and out thousands of dollars.

  Because of the Smelcer's' ties to the community, no local contractor would step in and help me out of the mess Landon Smelcer created. In order to get SOMEONE to believe me, I was forced to file a claim with TN's Regulatory Board so that an independent (state hired) inspector/engineer would come and inspect my property and give an unbiased detailed document outlining Landon Smelcer's work deficiencies on my remodel.

  Finally, on April 2013, (nearly a year after my initial complaint), TN's Regulatory Board did rule that Landon Smelcer was in Violation of poor workmanship on my project and they fined Landon Smelcer $1,000 in civil penalties.

  This contractor, who calls himself a Christian, has yet to repay me for damages he caused. I had to pay a Knoxville Contractor an additional $10,000 to patch the leaking roof Landon Smelcer installed. I've had to pay another $15,000 + to correct the main issues related to Landon Smelcer's work - to stabilize the new front porch Landon Smelcer constructed; to correct (some) of the pocket door issues; to correct framing issues to the bathroom, etc. Not all of the problems Landon Smelcer created have been corrected; only the main ones that had to be addressed in order for me to live here. The other issues, I'm having to live with because I cannot afford to pay for construction services over and over again.

  As a retired senior citizen, on a fixed income, Landon Smelcer's action have created a huge financial burden on me; one that I cannot afford.

  If Landon Smelcer is the Christian he claims to be, he would make things right with me. At minimum, reimburse me for the costs of having to patch his NEW roof. So far, Landon Smelcer has done nothing but lie to me, cheat me, steal money from me that I could not afford to loose, and leave me with a renovation nightmare - as verified by TN's Contractor Regulatory Board..

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