Garcia Jaimes Painting LLC

We hired Reyes Garcia to do a remodel at house. They proposed $10,000 for the bathroom and $7,000 to paint the entire house. We agreed to do this under 2-3 weeks. First, Reyes tried to charge us $5,000 for a demo which we told him it was way too expensive. Then he re-evaulated the bathroom demo/remodel to $10K which we thought was reasonable. Into the project, he barely showed up and only came on days he was getting paid by us. We made sure every time we paid Reyes Garcia he was on camera. We paid him cash throughout the project. Reyes took over 4 1/2 weeks PLUS to complete a bathroom remodel and painting my house. He told us 2-3 weeks. We were tired and impatient because I was living there during the mess, and in the dirty house he and his crew created when they did the remodel. He is not who you want to hire. Reyes Garcia and Garcia Jaimes Painting will leave you high and dry. Not only did we pay him $17K for the this project but he wanted me to pay for every single material. His entire project was based on HIS time and his way and he never came on time ( only when we were supposed to pay him) We paid him $5000 up front for the bathroom, bought all materials and the shower door (Which Reyes Garcia told me would be $1000 ended up being $2000) He underestimated the entire project costing me double in material and pricing. At the third week going into the 4th week I asked him if he was planning on coming early because every day ( 90% of the project) he came mid /late afternoon. It was the most unpleasant project we did . We would not recommend Garcia Jaimes Painting. We paid him in full then he had the audacity to send me an invoice for the $17K we had already paid him. PLUS an additional invoice for $1150.00 ( for things he said he would do because we "were nice people" like put up light fixtures he now is trying to charge me $240.) No way. Reyes Garcia owes me A RECEIPT for $17K —-not an invoice!!! We paid him in full of $17k and he is on camera. This is a scam. Beware. Do not pay this company or Reyes Garcia in cash or any money as he and his company run a scam. Several weeks after the project was completed he will send you an invoice for the project when its paid in full?! Yeah total scam. Furthermore, he is on camera every time he was paid. Lastly, he leaves a yard sign in your yard which was against HOA here. We told him on every occasion to remove it but he did not ...so HOA sent me a fine letter. He left a mess in our front yard including toilets and boxes then tried to charge us $250 for trash fees in his invoice. What a joke! Another red flag.Many red flags on the project. Possibly the worst unprofessional company you can hire.After receiving invoices today when the project was paid in full and finished really doesn't set well with us. This is what scams are-- they try to get you to pay more when we paid Reyes Garcia in full. We do not owe him or his company any money after we paid him in full and bought every single material. One side note, he will try to scam you by saying you owe him $500 for something that was already in the contract. BEWARE.