We are a full outdoor woodscaping company, providing, decks, privacy screens, gates, cabanas, pavilions, and fences. Our goal at daves woodscapes is to make you the clients a seamless and stress -free experiences. I come in personal and picture the beautiful backyard, I do the drawing, permits, and any other stress th read more...
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My ex-husband found him. I was living in a new development, and every house in the area went through him, because there was a better deal for all of us if we all went through his company. Knowing what I know now I realize how stupid that was. He said he was the best in the business. We would all get a discount if we work together as a community because it would be faster and easier for him to complete the project to have fencing and landscaping done for multiple properties. He would tell me how expensive his vehicles were, that he was giving me and several of my neighbors, a better deal than others. I kept telling my husband there was something wrong and my ex-husband kept paying him. He was paid 90% upfront and kept saying that certain items would cost more and there was a delivery issue with the company that he ordered the products through. I ended up calling the company to find out what was wrong with their vehicle and if I could just pick up the items that I had ordered and they told me an order was never placed.
When I asked David about this, he told me that I could try and sue him, and I would never win. I paid the money and took him to court and I won and he has not paid any of it back. He has never paid me a dime and he owes me $30,000. Even more with interest. If anyone knows how to contact him as his own son use to tell me exactly where his dad was won’t respond anymore knows how to reach anyone from this family or his girlfriend that stood by and let this happen, please contact me this family cannot be trusted.
Please do not hire this guy!!!! He did our deck last year, never showed up on time. We advanced him money. He always had excuses. Mostly family emergencies. He called one day and said he had a family emergency and could not come for a few days, I was out driving and saw him and his crew working another job. He water proofed my deck and now its leaking in 6spots. I have to tear down the ceiling. To much more to write. Worst contractor and lies about everything.
PLEASE DO NOT HIRE THIS GUY!!! He is a fraudster. Not to mention he charges 30 to 40 per cent higher than the competition. I should have known he was a fraud when he asked for more tan 50 per cent up front. I should have done my homework and read the reviews, but he lives just a few blocks from my house.
Luckily, he finished the big part of the job, which was the back fence, but never came back to finish the remainder of the job. We paid for the material up front and just took off with the money.
We went by his house to discuss this with and he has been evicted from his him. What a shocker!! He scammed his landlord too!!
Take it from me, whatever you do, DO NOT!! HIRE THIS MAN!!!
This guy is a scammer! Stay away. Took my deposit in mid September and have not seen him since. His texts say family emergency and other lies. I am issuing a statement of claim, but more importantly I will report to the police for fraud. It appears his actions are premeditated as the other reviews have indicated, this happens frequently.
Found this guy on kijiji and he came out quickly and did a quick quote. He told me he could be there Friday, that would be August 4th. I paid a deposit, then spent the next two nights clearing my backyard so they wouldn't have to work around anything. No one showed up on Friday. Saturday he called asking for the starting payment so he could order my lumber which I sent him and was told they'd show up that afternoon. No one showed. They finally arrived Tuesday and by Wednesday, August 9th, I had 5/6th of a fence with a gate, the final section being left out to accommodate the deck. Since then I have tried emailing, texting, calling, left messages and have been ignored completely. I have multiple emails stating we'll be there next week, next Tuesday, this weekend, he also took a deposit from my neighbour and has done nothing and is ignoring him. Brutal.
In April 2017 we hired Dave based on a recommendation. Honestly his crew and son did a great job building a new fence we required for our new in ground pool. We had to wait for the pool equipment to be installed on the concrete pad before they could finish the last item We paid for: a pool equipment cover/privacy fencing. That would have been a nice beautiful finish to this project. Unfortunately after many attempts to contact Dave Since May 18th 2017 and all the ignored calls and emails it was obvious we were taken for the $750 that we paid specifically for the pool equipment privacy fencing. It is now Sept 29th 2017 and nothing. Very sad circumstances since we were super accommodating and even provided lunch. The crew worked so hard to complete the property fencing and we looked forward to the final touch with the pool equipment. On numerous occassions we were informed he would arrive the following week, yet, no one arrived. On numerous occassions we booked off work to be home for him since he would claim to be arriving and would never show up avoiding us. I even asked for the $750 portion to be returned if he could not finish the job since he was so busy with other projects. No response. Hence, I cannot give a positive review because when a person shakes your hand and claims to be trustworthy, reliable, and honorable and then takes your money and does not complete the full job as agreed upon then it does not deserve praise. We decided to build our own pool equipment enclosure. Do not trust this installer for he is not a man of his word as he claims.
Be warned. Dave is a rip off artist. While working on our fence he was telling my wife and myself how he overcharged an elderly lady to fix her fence. Should have served as a red flag hearing that. But sadly we had paid part of the money already. Dave was supposed to come back and build a privacy fence for our pool equipment. He asked to be paid the full amount. My wife transferred the money. As soon as he got the money. He started to give us the run around, promising he would come by . My wife and myself have booked off days when dave said he was coming. When confronted about it. He has an encyclopedia full of excuses. HE IS NOT A MAN OF HIS WORD. Uses other clients money to complete other jobs and leaves clients hanging. He has had us waiting since may. It is now sep. STAY AWAY FROM DAVES WOODSCAPES. The guy is as dishonest as it gets...Would Never recommend anyone to this guy. He now dosent respond to any emails and messages. He should be reported to BBB. We have all the proof of payments and emails send by dave as evidence. He still owes us 750 dollars which he has not returned. Take this as a warning and STAY AWAY FROM HIM...BE WARNED IF OTHER POOL COMPANIES RECOMMEND HIM.
We paid him a deposit and he said he was going to apply for permits and our deposit would secure a date in a few weeks. A more few weeks after he was supposed to start, he still didn't start, he stated its because he applied for permits and that they were taking a long time.
I called the city and checked online, and the city told me my property has not even had an application for a permit in 3 years lol. A whole month wasted and no deck this summer.
He ended up quitting and still has my deposit of $2000 and told me to take him to court.
This guy builds with a cheap crew, once they have your money they run and block your numbers. My deck was not built to code which he stated it would be above and beyond. Ran into crazy permit issues and he was gone. He told me he would walk through the permit process and stand by his work, shook my hand and promised. Then he blocked my number after the last payment was gone. Stay away from him!
Daves Wood Scapes has a TrustScore™ of 1.1. The average TrustScore™ for other businesses providing similar services in Stoney Creek and the surrounding areas is 2.9. For detailed information on how TrustScore is calculated, click here to learn more.
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Total Received | 1 | 11 |
Approved | 1 | 10 |
Unverified | 0 | 1 |
Suspicious | 0 | 0 |
Overall Rating | 1/5 | 1.1/5 |
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 Daves Wood Scapes 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 | 1990 |
Member of TrustedPros Since | 2017 |
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Concrete Work, Demolition Work, Design Build, Wrought Iron
Daves Wood Scapes has received employee and/or sub-contractor complaints
Complaint: I want to state exactly how he works. He makes an appointment to "size the job" and in his own words, "if they have high end cars in driveway, price gets so. They can afford to pay it".
He makes people pay upfront, a large portion, then wants more and more money. He hires drug addicts and alcoholics. He doesn't show up for days. And let's not forget another important factor. He doesn't pay his crew. He owes close to a grand to me alone, and been 2 weeks already. I told him if I wasn't paid, I wasn't working for him. The quality of the work is not what is paid for. He will give plenty of excuses on why isn't at job site. Never deal with him. Am trying to save others from being ripped off by the scamming. I only worked a short time. And learned alot not to trust him.
We are a full outdoor woodscaping company, providing, decks, privacy screens, gates, cabanas, pavilions, and fences. Our goal at daves woodscapes is to make you the clients a seamless and stress -free experiences. I come in personal and picture the beautiful backyard, I do the drawing, permits, and any other stress there is to make you feel relax once that is all done I have my men come in and make your dream back yard come to reality.We have been doing this for 25 yrs.
Main contact(s) | David Varcoe |
Listed with TrustedPros since: | 2017 |
Residential work | Yes |
Commercial work | Yes |
Warranty | No |
Accepts credit cards | No |
Year established | 1990 |
Offers financing | No |
24 Hour emergency service | No |
Legal structure | Sole Proprietor |
Licensing information | Services listed by Daves Wood Scapes may not require a Trade License. Check local laws to confirm license requirements before hiring. |
Insurance information | Contact Daves Wood Scapes to request insurance details. |
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