Charles F. Jaramello RipOff Artist West Chester, Pennsylvania
If his mouth is moving, he's lying. Charged me double what the contract was for. Took 4 months, and left when he was fully paid without finishing job. Used all my tools and equipment and promised to replace them, never did. Ruined my driveway because he overloaded his trucks/trailers so much, he had trouble getting them up the driveway.
Removed asbestos tile from basement floor without taking any precautions. Bagged tile pieces in plastic bags and dumped them somewhere.
Covered over electric sockets with new drywall and left only 1 socket in the room 12' x 24'. Just paid an electrician over $300 to find those covered electrical wires. The 1 socket he left was hanging out of the wall and never secured. Very unsafe.
Gave him 8 separate checks during the 4 months - only 1 made out to Charles Jaramello!!!!!
Took him to Small Claims Court and got nowhere. Did a search with Chester County Court House and see why. He has a total of 53 judgements against him for a total of $2,531,834.66 in Chester County alone (who knows how many other people he's ripped off in other counties). He's slick - nothing is in his name so no one can get a penny from him.
Too bad they didn't deport him when they had a chance! If you hire him, remember, you've been warned. I wish I had known. He'd be the last contractor I'd ever hire. He's a crook.
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Gary
Coatesvlle,Pennsylvania,
United States of America
Charlie Jaramillo Is A Life Saver
#2Consumer Comment
Mon, November 26, 2012
During the recent Super Storm, Sandy, we were hit hard! An enormous oak tree fell and struck our house and garage causing massive damage to both, which was made worse by the water damage from the torrential rains. Charlie came out immedately and helped us start to mitigate the damage as much as possible until the clean-up and repair work could be started, and this was before I even gave him a deposit.
The very next day, he came with a three man crew and began to remove the tree and begin repairs. The whole job, includng a new roof on both structures, drywall & flooring removal and replacement, mold and mildew treatment, and debris removal and haul away was completed in three days.
Charlie was on time, and on budget throughout the entire project. He and his crew were knowledgable and stayed on task, to complete the project a day sooner than estimated. The price I was given at the begining, was the price I paid at the end.
They did quality work in all respects. I have been planning to remodel my kitchen next year, and I have already chosen to have him do the work. He came highly recommended by my sister who has used him for eleven different projects, at her various rental properties, over the last few years, with rave reviews at the completion of each.
I honestly can't say enough good things about my experience with Charlie, he got us back into our home with speed and quality workmanship!