We paid Mark Klatke all the invoices without question and have paid over 90% of the Klatke contract cost. We started to get frustrated that our project was not done after 10 months (initial time line was 3-5 months). We knew that he was doing other jobs and ours was put on the back burner (Mark told us this in August). Mark also mentioned some financial problems (he mention this in October).
Some of his financial problems are due to poor subcontractor supervision. HVAC subs installed the wrong size furnance incorrectly. The painters painted the outside colors incorrectly and then used the wrong stain which had to be redone. Canned lights picked in April but wrong size installed in end of June.
The tile subcontractor called me, end of October, to ask if our project was done because they had not gotten paid for work finished at the end of July. They were told a check was coming. Then they were told the payment was delayed because we had not paid Klatke. We had paid all of our invoice on time and mentioned this to our project manager but as of 11/12 they still have not been paid.
We were worried by this and asked for more detailed expenditures on our invoices. We asked three times for our job to be his top priority and finished. When we realized that the ceiling lights were the wrong size and told Mark. Mark got upset and pulled his crew from our project and told the plumber and electrician not to come the next day to finish up and sent us a Notice of Stoppage of work.
We did have some other major issues with the construction and thought we worked them out (we did pay additional cost). Months later Mark now states that we owe him money for some of the past work double and triple the original cost and won't finish until we have an agreement but we don't know what he wants. 10 days later he is still in the process of "coming up with an invoice".
He is not making any effort to discuss how we can reach some compromise.
We don't want to hire a lawyer. We just want the subcontractor paid and our job finished.
We stand to loose lots of money from this venture and we have lost lots of sleep. We have file a complaint to HomeAdvisor (where we got the referral from) and the BBB in the hopes that no-one else has to go through the suffering, and financial loss.
We completed work for Mark Klatke, Klatke Construction approximately 3 months ago. Mark and his company have failed to pay a final invoice in the approximate amount of $1200 after multiple billing attempts. I texted him and he said he would have a check for us ready at his office . When I showed up he had one of his employees say that he never said that. I showed the employee the text, then Mark said that he thought he was talking to someone else. He said he was not going to pay us even though his Construction Manager sent an email stating that our work was complete and satisfactory. We reached out to his client who says that they paid him in full and all their checks have cleared their bank. The client has also stated that our work is complete and satisfactory. Mark has used excuses that the client didn't pay him, that the client bounced a check, he was waiting for the last check to clear, and as stated above the clients stated that all of their checks have cleared, and that Mark has double and triple billed them for the work that was completed.. Mark also said that we should try to collect from his Construction Manager, which is ludicrous since we completed the work for Klatke Construction and the client is paying Klatke Construction for the work that we completed. Mark suggested that we file a lien and collect from the clients because he was not going to pay us. I told him that we completed the work for his company and that we had to change our schedule to get his job done because they were dry-walling and he said that he "didn't give a *expletive* if that job would have ever been completed."
Klatke Construction Corporation Reviews
We paid Mark Klatke all the invoices without question and have paid over 90% of the Klatke contract cost. We started to get frustrated that our project was not done after 10 months (initial time line was 3-5 months). We knew that he was doing other jobs and ours was put on the back burner (Mark told us this in August). Mark also mentioned some financial problems (he mention this in October).
Some of his financial problems are due to poor subcontractor supervision. HVAC subs installed the wrong size furnance incorrectly. The painters painted the outside colors incorrectly and then used the wrong stain which had to be redone. Canned lights picked in April but wrong size installed in end of June.
The tile subcontractor called me, end of October, to ask if our project was done because they had not gotten paid for work finished at the end of July. They were told a check was coming. Then they were told the payment was delayed because we had not paid Klatke. We had paid all of our invoice on time and mentioned this to our project manager but as of 11/12 they still have not been paid.
We were worried by this and asked for more detailed expenditures on our invoices. We asked three times for our job to be his top priority and finished. When we realized that the ceiling lights were the wrong size and told Mark. Mark got upset and pulled his crew from our project and told the plumber and electrician not to come the next day to finish up and sent us a Notice of Stoppage of work.
We did have some other major issues with the construction and thought we worked them out (we did pay additional cost). Months later Mark now states that we owe him money for some of the past work double and triple the original cost and won't finish until we have an agreement but we don't know what he wants. 10 days later he is still in the process of "coming up with an invoice".
He is not making any effort to discuss how we can reach some compromise.
We don't want to hire a lawyer. We just want the subcontractor paid and our job finished.
We stand to loose lots of money from this venture and we have lost lots of sleep. We have file a complaint to HomeAdvisor (where we got the referral from) and the BBB in the hopes that no-one else has to go through the suffering, and financial loss.
We completed work for Mark Klatke, Klatke Construction approximately 3 months ago. Mark and his company have failed to pay a final invoice in the approximate amount of $1200 after multiple billing attempts. I texted him and he said he would have a check for us ready at his office . When I showed up he had one of his employees say that he never said that. I showed the employee the text, then Mark said that he thought he was talking to someone else. He said he was not going to pay us even though his Construction Manager sent an email stating that our work was complete and satisfactory. We reached out to his client who says that they paid him in full and all their checks have cleared their bank. The client has also stated that our work is complete and satisfactory. Mark has used excuses that the client didn't pay him, that the client bounced a check, he was waiting for the last check to clear, and as stated above the clients stated that all of their checks have cleared, and that Mark has double and triple billed them for the work that was completed.. Mark also said that we should try to collect from his Construction Manager, which is ludicrous since we completed the work for Klatke Construction and the client is paying Klatke Construction for the work that we completed. Mark suggested that we file a lien and collect from the clients because he was not going to pay us. I told him that we completed the work for his company and that we had to change our schedule to get his job done because they were dry-walling and he said that he "didn't give a *expletive* if that job would have ever been completed."