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Complaint Review: Chris Daignault - White Lake Michigan
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White Lake, Michigan,
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Chris Daignault
1295 Sugden Lake Rd White Lake, 48386 Michigan, USA
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Chris Daignault (AKA Star Renewal and The Painting Authority) Fake License, Fake Insurance, Fake Painter! White Lake Michigan
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TO PICTURES OF CHRIS DAIGNAULT'S PAINT JOB, CLICK HERE.
Chris Daignault slips under the radar by changing his "business name," when I met with him it was called Star Renewal. My first clue should have been he only accepted checks written directly to him, which he cashed instead of depositing into any legitamite business account. He also refused to furnish his TIN or EIN number so that I could submit a 1099 on the $8800 he received from me.
I first came in contact with Chris Daignault when I picked up his business card from a local establishment. During our initial phone conversation Chris assured me that he was a licensed and insured contractor. His business card does include a Michigan contractor license number printed on the back. He even provided two "references" where he supposedly completed jobs. Hindsight is 20/20 and I am now seeing all the red flags that I missed.
Our contract for service included a complete paint job, including primer, 2 coats of Sherwin Williams Duration paint, caulking, and spraying all molding. He showed up for his first day of service 2 days later then he was supposed to begin work. His crew applied primer and paint in two rooms. Overall I was happy with where the project was going, despite the tardiness. The next day he showed up to caulk with one other person and smelled like he had just left the bar. I mentioned to him this fact, which he denied. He only caulked half of my job, which was pointed out to him, but he assured me he would finish. He did not; instead he applied half-assed coats of paint everywhere leaving most windows un-caulked and many rooms with only one coat of paint. The worst part was the damage he did to all of the brand new molding, which he attempted to hand paint instead of spray.
I take full responsibility for trusting and paying this man, and as a result I have to pay at least $2000 to fix his horrendous work. Upon doing extensive research on Chris Daignault (unfortunately, after the fact) this is what I discovered:
The crew Chris Daignault used was not his at all; instead he paid some employees from All Pro Painting Company in Milford, MI to do some side work for him. He also used All Pro Painting's account at Sherwin Williams to purchase my paint at a discount. The worst part is that Chris purchased contractor grade paint instead of the high-end Duration brand I paid for and pocketed the rest of the money! Dave Buchanan of All Pro Painting has been helpful in allowing me to gather this information by providing me access to the purchase records for my job. (I am not 100% sure of the relationship that Dave and Chris have, but I do know that Chris has done work as an employee for Dave on outdoor paint jobs in the past.) I also discovered that Chris Daignault and his partner Bryon Widmyer were using a fake license number on their business card and lying about having insurance. My understanding is that they are STILL doing this to gain new business. When I filed my police report for fraud the detective informed me that Chris Daignault has multiple alcohol related charges against him and that my suspicions of him smelling like a bar were correct. Additionally, he did not apply second coats of paint in 2 bathrooms and of my 3 closets.
Unfortunately, I learned a very important, and costly lesson on requiring contractors to furnish copies of the license and insurance they claim to have. Chris Daignault will most likely change his “business” name again in order to avoid the complaint that has been filed against Star Renewal. Hopefully this complaint will help someone else from falling victim to this imposter’s claims of being a painter.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
More Lies
#2Author of original report
Thu, February 11, 2016
As expected, Mr. Daignault has used a series of lies to defend his unethical actions. Luckily for me the situation worked out. I filed a formal complaint with the Michigan Department of Labor. The case was referred to the Attorney General's office and Mr. Daignault was prosecuted. The outcome was that he is no longer to offer his services as a painter until he gets a valid license and was given 6 months to do so. Additionally, he has to make payments to the court that are to be mailed to me as restitution. Since Mr. Daignault has decided to refute that there was any wrong doing as well as imply that he is still working as a professional painter, I will be forwarding his recent post to the prosecuting attorney to let him know. Absolutely do not hire this man, he is not licensed and he has been told that he can not paint homes until he has a valid license. If you have any doubt, feel free to look at the pictures I posted of his "work."
CCD
White Lake,Michigan,
USA
The truth
#3REBUTTAL Individual responds
Wed, February 10, 2016
This is a direct quote Carol Tonkin Posted on the Ripoff report:
"When I filed my police report for fraud the detective informed me that Chris Daignault has multiple alcohol related charges against him and that my suspicions of him smelling like a bar were correct."
These are unsubstantiated allegations of serious criminal acts. The fact is that I have never had or been charged with an alcohol related charge in any state. It is a public record anyone can verify.
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Events leading up to the above post to Ripoff Report by Carol Tonkin:
On 10-30-14 I entered into a contract with Carol Tonkin to paint her new home that was under construction. The agreed amount was for $8,500.00 that included both labor and materials. Her builder informed me at the time that Ms. Tonkin was over budget and that he was behind schedule. I was not concerned at the time.
Ms. Tonkin asked me to use materials that I would use on my own home. I used Sherwin Williams Duration on all of her doors, casings and trim. The doors were sprayed and the casings and trim were brush painted. I used Sherwin Williams Pro Mar 200 on all of her walls and Sherwin Williams A 400 on all ceilings.
I received several payments toward the agreed amount for the job leaving a balance owed to me of $300.00. Ms. Tonkin was happy with the job until near the end of it. The remaining work would have taken about one day to finish, yet I was not allowed to complete the work. Ms. Tonkin states that I was late on arriving at her job when in fact the only thing holding me back was the completion of her drywall job that was being done by someone else. Ms. Tonkin also states that the police dept. told her that I had multiple alcohol related offenses, none of which are true. Anyone has access to these allegations simply by checking public records. Unfortunately, anyone can post anything whether true or not about anyone through this site (ripoffreport.com). This site does not require any information to substantiate allegations that people decide to post.
I did everything that I could to correct any imperfection which is common on any paint job. I have been a professional painter for over 25 years with many happy clients.
