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Down to Earth Gunite

Down to Earth Gunite review: Fraud, Dishonest, Filing false documentation, failure to complete work and taking money 42

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This company has comitted fraud by working under a dead man's license, failure to complete work, fraud, taking money for work that was not completed. Seeking others to come forward and start class action suite. Do not use Down to Earth Gunite pools or Extreme Gunite.

Update by Thor
Nov 20, 2008 11:37 am EST

Here is the grim news…. they are not coming back to finish your pool. They have taken your money as they did mine. They lost their license and are trying to piggy back on another sucker’s license. After speaking to other pool companies, I am now learning what a bad reputation and trail of deceit that Down To Earth Gunite Pools has created for themselves. Eddie Johnson has settled out of court in West Palm Beach for a case of not paying his employee. As I gather quotes from other companies, I am being told that the gunite was shot at the wrong psi, that the pool shell is too thin and their work is not quality and may fail in the future. The original license for Down to Gunite pools was voluntarily relinquished…meaning they couldn’t keep up with the angry unhappy customers. The person who held that license Robert Milner…Do you recognize this name? he has re-opened under
1456862 Current, Active MILNER, ROBERT ALAN Primary Qualifying Agent for Business 12/16/2004 Certified Pool/Spa Contractor 08/31/2010

Verify the license on your contract, write a formal complaint to the licensing board.

https://www.myfloridalicense.com/wl11.asp?mode=0&SID=

Update by Thor
Nov 22, 2008 2:04 pm EST

and your not going to believe this one - they just put up a billboard ad...they are still selling pools and steeling money.

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Barry Sexton
Boca Raton, US
Nov 05, 2008 1:14 pm EST

We contracted to have our pool built on June 1st with a 30 day guarantee on completion date. They are a terrible company to deal with, won't return calls for weeks on end and anyone thinking of using them should forget it.

We are filing a lawsuit.

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George Carr
Boynton Beach, US
Nov 01, 2008 6:21 am EDT

I am in the process of having a pool built by this company, and my experience is that they deliver to the terms of their agreement, they do not ask for money for work that has not been completed, and I cannot imagine why the person who sent this complaint came to the conclusion that they were operating under a "dead man's" license. In fact there was another person's name listed on the license and there was some sort of a disagreement between that person and the company, but my extensive research shows that the person named on that license is in fact alive and well and running a pool company in Central Florida. Down to Earth Gunite Pools clearly identified this person when I signed a contract with them, and when that person removed themselves from the license, this company contacted me to inform me of the situation, they obtained a license in the name of the owner of the company (which I have verified) and I signed documents to transfer the job to the new licensee (which by the way is the current owner of the company). As for fraud, there is no fraud happening here. This company is doing their absolute best to do the right thing for their customers. While the person who filed the complaint may have been subject to construction delays, that is pretty much a fact of life with ANY construction project. This company has NEVER asked me for more money than what they were entitled to, and they have been nothing but honest and up front with notifying me of delays that were beyond their control, and providing updates on how those delays would affect the schedule that we had tentatively agreed to.

In this day and age of corporate failures, stock market declines, and an overall down economy, I can't imagine why anyone why anyone would be so harsh on a company that is absolutely doing their best to meet their commitments.