RAN Construction

I signed a contract and then RAN Construction/Roy Nichols breached it. Lied about work completed and materials used. Went 10+ weeks over 4 wk timeline and was still not complete. Attempted to extort an additional $3,400 for work never agreed upon which contract explicitly states must be agreed upon in writing before any deviations or alterations to original contract. He stated that all work will cease if "extra" payment not made. I immediately hired a second contractor with a witness to inspect supposed work RAN/Roy claimed to have completed and it was discovered that Roy/RAN lied about items completed and materials used. At that point $24,286.5 had been paid and less than 50% of the work completed. He left all debris/trash piled in my garage and split. Separate contractor estimated that at least $10,000-12,000 is owed back to me. Roy Nichols/RAN refuses to correspond or return communication regarding this matter. HIGHLY RECOMMEND STAYING FAR AWAY from anything involving Roy Nichols or RAN Construction. I'm active duty military and a veteran with over 15 yrs in service and it's sad people/businesses like this still exist. RAN/Roy claims to have professional crew and is a family business but that is all part of his scam. I have contacted multiple agencies to include the KS Attorney General's office regarding this shady practice in hopes that it never happens to anyone else.

RAN construction was contracted to do a complete kitchen remodel. It was a disaster. Contract was for custom cabinet install. Contractor delivered cheap out of the box cabinets made in China but contended that he had custom made cabinets in his shop. Cabinets were delivered in the box and had been "overpainted" to match our color. Roy Nichols (RAN owner) said the cabinets he delivered were the ones he was going to install. Cabinets would even fit in the spaces intended and would of had to be "modified'. We had a custom cabinet company in Wichita verify with certified written report that the cabinets were box cabinets from a Chinese Company. Roy continued to insist they were custom. Roy walked off the job since we wouldn't let him install cabinets. He also walked with over $43,000 of our money while having essentially only done the demo work. We had to sub out the rest of the work. We went 8 months without a kitchen. After hiring an attorney and two years latter we finally reached a settlement - paid almost entirely by his insurance company - for less approximately half of what we believe was owed to his. DO NOT USE THIS CONTRACTOR.