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Be careful. It the same guy under this new company name.
We have a Prov. Court filing as we only received partial work and a walk away from the deposit. While only under $3k loss...others are much more.
I signed a contract with Larry Jewsbury from Building Blocks in mid February and by mid May he finally sent in a carpenter to take out all my kitchen cabinets, cut a hole in my wall for a view but ended up cutting out the exhaust vent for the microwave and sent in an electrician and instructed his to run the new electrical wires on the outside of the wall, with no permit. Then he stopped taking my calls, responded to my text messages or emails periodically with broken promises and never giving me a schedule of when the cupboards would be installed.
I contacted RBC disputes and filed a complaint. Because I had given him the 50% down payment and paid with my credit card and also paid for all my new appliances in full, using my credit card, I was able to have RBC disputes look into it and by following all the rules I was able to fire Larry Jewsbury and building Blocks by the beginning of July and I ended up getting all my money back. When I finally received the money back I hired another company to redo my kitchen, and I finally received my new cupboards in mid November.
I had to replace the HVAC for the microwave vent and redesign my kitchen. I had to remove all the electrical wiring and hired a competent electrician to do the job correctly and he pulled a permit.
I went 6 month with just a fridge, stove and sink in my kitchen as Larry said to go ahead and sell all my kitchen appliances and cupboards, including my washer and dryer. Why would anyone be so mean as to take out all the cupboards in a kitchen without having the new cupboards to replace them. Larry Jewsbury would, as all he cares about is the next person he can talk into dealing with him to get their money. It’s free money to him as his contract says if you cancel he keeps 40% of the down payment, or in most cases he keeps all of the deposit. His display store on Carrington in West Kelowna is still there and appears to be open. Why hasn’t the authorities shut him and his son down. They take your money under false pretence and hid behind their poorly written contract to keep your money because you end up cancelling as he never shows up to finish the job.
I was one of the lucky ones. If I had paid by cash or cheque I would have had to take him to small claims court to get my money back.
Do not deal with Larry Jewsbury or his son or anyone associates with Building Blocks here in West Kelowna or in Burnaby / Vancouver area. BUYER BEWARE.
Dealing with this company is like throwing your money away and being rewarded with lots of frustration and upset.
Paid deposit but not a single item of scope was completed, some product was delivered 92 days late, most product never made it to our home and the cabinets were the most cheaply built stuff I have even seen. In hindsight, it was probably best they didn't do what was promised because the quality they were providing was so poor and the trades we had to bring in to finish did a way better work than they were doing. I implore you to do your research, see the many companies Lawrence (Larry) Jewsbury has used. Stay away from Building Blocks, Lawrenece and his son Branden. They talk a slick game but are nothing but air, no substance and no morales, if they somehow manage to complete any work, it is of very poor quality.
Contract executed and draw down payments of $40K made on a $58K project to be completed in early/mid July.
Contractor did demo kitchen and main floor with an estimated cost of <$3K in early May, no further work or materials have been delivered. Contractor is not available and has ceased all communication. Contractor left us with out a functioning kitchen and a main floor unusable while taking $40K of our monies.
Company CEO Larry Jewsbury and company COO Branden Jewsbury continue to operate and there are currently more then 10 Civil Suits against this company.
Do your home work and be cautious very cautions of entering into any contract with this organization.
These clowns took our deposit and did not finish anything, They had every excuse in the book and then refused to take our calls, texts or emails. They said they would return our $27,850 but have since closed up their Kelowna location and moved to a location in Burnaby. Never do business with this company or with Lawrence & Braden Jewsbury. Story after story of them ripping people off. Do yourself a favor and google them, the number of court cases against them is lengthy.
Beware this company! They will be eager to help and provide you with a quote. However, once you pay the deposit it suddenly becomes difficult to get hold of them or to nail down a start date. He strung us along for five months until, when we were able to finally get a concrete date he cancelled our contract with him via email with a promise to reimburse the deposit without delay. While we were upset that we had to wait five months to find out they were not able to do our project our ordeal did not stop there. Despite promising to reimburse the deposit as soon as possible he in fact did not. On three separate occasions he told us that the cheque had been sent when in fact it had not. Three months have passed and we are now having to pursue legal means to get our money back.
Read the numerous reviews on this person and his company. We wish we had.
Building Blocks Design Mgt. has a TrustScore™ of 0.6. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Vancouver and the surrounding areas is 2.9. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
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Customer Reviews | Last 12 Months | All Time |
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Total Received | 0 | 9 |
Approved | 0 | 6 |
Unverified | 0 | 3 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 1/5 |
Complaints Received | Last 12 Months | Last 3 Years |
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Suppliers & Creditors | 0 | 0 |
Employees & Sub-Contractors | 0 | 0 |
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Posted License Information | Services listed by Building Blocks Design Mgt. may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
Posted Liability Insurance | Not yet provided |
Posted Workers Compensation | Not yet provided |
Company Website | No |
Social Media Profiles | Not yet provided |
Endorsed by Peers | Not yet endorsed |
In Business Since | 2016 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2019 |
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BB Design Mgt. is a one stop shop for all your design, Build, and renovation needs. The more we help with the more you save. We work direct with interior designers to supply them with wholesale products, cabinet designs and will build deliver and install any products desired.
Direct homeowner in house consults for any job big or small we will be there to help you put the design together at no charge in house consults.
Main contact(s) | Lawrence Jewsbury |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2019 |
Residential work | No |
Commercial work | No |
Warranty | Extra warranty apply depending on project. |
Accepts credit cards | No |
Year established | 2016 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | No |
Legal structure | Incorporated |
Licensing information | Services listed by Building Blocks Design Mgt. may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
Insurance information | Contact Building Blocks Design Mgt. to request insurance details. |
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