Phasing Center LLC / Diverse Business Systems 619 LLC review: Basement construction

I hired David Kemerer - The Phasing Center - to finish my basement.

I made a huge mistake - not checking up on this guy before I hired him - Hoping this review will prevent others from getting burned by this guy.

Don't believe him if he says someone cancelled and he has a spot open and can fit you in for a good price.

He started work on my basement in late October 2021.

He informed me that the permit was filed and started working on the framing In the beginning everything seemed ok - he was very responsive via txt.

Mid November - noticed some weirdness when I asked about the permit - he said everything is kept online.

So I called the city - and sure enough no permit.

He claimed his permit person didn't file it - but I am shocked that he didn't even check on the permit himself before starting the work.

Absolutely no work was done between Mid November 2021 to Mid January of 2022

I put a stop on the work till permit issue was resolved.

Then he tried to submit as an owner permit (early Dec of 2021) - without informing me that he was going for an owner permit.

Found out his insurance was no good either - when hired he always said "I am licensed and insured"

He did then try to convert to a contractor permit - but was under a different company's name - which he is apparently affiliated with - which the city said was acceptable.

But ended up never paying for the permit - even though the contract says he will get the permit.

From Nov 2021 to Jan 2022 - all he did was the framing work (total of 4days) - which is still not fully completed.

There were numerous instances where he will say, someone will show up this week to do this - and nobody shows up.

I have txt messages saying he is ordering equipment for delivery the following week - and nothing showed up.

I ended up firing him - and asked for a refund

He said he would consider refund if the City inspected the framing and said it was determined to be no good. Well, he never paid for the permit - so no inspection could be done. He even lied by telling us that he dropped off a check at the city to pay for the permit.

I have had numerous contractors come by - to get new bids to complete the work. Everyone so far has clearly stated the framing work is no good - and needs to be redone from scratch - David claims the contractors are saying that to get money out of me. However, I had 9 contractors come thru - and all 9 pointed the same issues - just by looking at it for 10 min. And I never said a thing to them about what the previous guys said.

$11K gone - now I need to start from scratch again. And no contractor will pick up unpermited work. David is playing games to avoid issuing a refund.

Folks - I urge you to be careful with this guy. He is a habitual liar - I have so many texts to prove it.

He has a lawsuit coming his way shortly.

Search for his other reviews - his previous company has reports of fraud as well.

Trust me, this guy is a scammer. All he wants is your money.

He talks big - but his work is of extreme poor quality.

On the days of receiving payment - he will make sure to wait extra hours to collect the check - but he can't show up when he says he will.

Avoid this guy by all means! He will screw you over just like he did to me.