Uncompleted job with very poor communication.

Marcel from Renco-Crete came to quote us on building a vibacrete garage on 6 November 2024. He was quick to send the quote after inspection and and asked for the deposit which we paid. on the 8th he told us he placed the order for the material and it will be 4 - 5 working days then they can start and Marcel confirmed the project will take 7 working days to complete. We were on track to have the garage finished well before the end of November. They were set to start the 18th and then came the first excuses - on the 18th the men was still busy working on another project but will be at our place as soon as they are done - note that this was told to me after I followed up with him several times that morning to find out why they are not here. On the 19th they came for the first time - the guys dug a couple holes and within a couple hours they were gone again.the 20th came and went, no one pitched, apparently the stock ordered on the 8th was not ready yet. On the 21st he asked for more money so he can order the material elsewhere - luckily we were smart enough not to agree to this. And so the days went on every day every week a different excuse. Between the 19th of November and the 23rd of December the workers pitch up about 5 times, every time just doing a couple hours work if even. It took them more than a month to build 3 walls. From the 2nd of Jan to the 13th of February 2025 I followed up with Marcel everyday as to when they are coming to finish the project, every day a different excuse. on the 27th of Jan he started ignoring my texts and calls. STAY AWAY from this contractor. It cost us way more than what was still outstanding on the quote to finish the project ourselves.