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Problem with contractor

last year

One of your recomended contractor over 2monts ago took money and didn't doliver what he promised,
2monts and nothing happened
Nooney no project

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Daisy England
last year
Do you mean a contractor who promotes him/herself on Houzz ? I presume you have tried to get in contact with them?
Beata Konior
Original Author
last year
Yes
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Sonia
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