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Sean G
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2 reviews132 months ago
R20k deposit paid and they disappear with the cash
We initiated our building project by commencing with quotations for a ceiling. We were referred by Nico Els of Kempton Park to Lourens de Bruyn, who had 'installed 100's of ceilings'. We obtained comparative quotes and decided upon this individual and his business as he came across knowledgable, sincere and came with sound references. <br> <br> We paid a R20k deposit to the individual and his business for the installation of a PVC ceiling. The next 3 months can only be described as a web of lies and deceit. Essentially we received around 3 full days of work over a 2 month period and when it came to delivering the ceiling boards they simply never arrived. <br> <br> The next 6 weeks of chasing was met with the following stark note that eventually arrived from Mr. Lourens de Bruyn. <br> <br> 'Please understand that we have gone through terrible financial setbacks the last few months that we could not have anticipated and at this stage we are struggling to keep head above water as it is. Although our financial woes is not your problem or concern it does unfortunately affect the timeframe in which we can repay your deposit'<br> <br> They essentially stole our deposit knowing they intended to never complete the work.
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132 months ago
Paid 50% deposit, he cancels and flees with cash
Commenced a building project with said individual and his company. We kept increasing the scope of the project and kept paying 50% deposits along the way until his sub-contracted workers approached us directly for funds as they had only been paid a diminutive amount. This was an immediate red flag to us. Delivery & installation of the final contracted piece of work (our ceiling) also stalled for 2 weeks as excuse after excuse was made about non-delivery. In the final call I made to Johan (Sol) Pretorious, he went into a rage when I mentioned his non-delivery and failed commitments and swore terribly and incessantly. I indicated I was not going to put up with the abusive language at which point I hung up. He called back repeatedly and I started off by stating that if he continued his tirade I would simply hang up again until he had calmed himself down and treat us like a customer at which point Johan (Sol) shouted at me that he would return our money and that he was cancelling the contract, which I immediately accepted. Later that day he started to badger my girlfriend with threatening calls. Sadly not only did he run away with our deposit of R15k but we ended up paying his crew too
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