Franks is a senior talkative tradesman. His prices were good and promises even better. He was contracted to do over our Bthroom and Kitchen and paint the rest of a 2 bedroom apartment. We agreed a price and signed a onepage simple agreement. As senior folk we hoped that we would get a smooth job done in the agreed time scale of 2.5 weeks.
We agreed to pay as the job went along. From the first day on site Frank was asking for money to pay the subcontractors up front, we kept the paymnets just ahead of the program but got constant complaints from frank that he was usung his money to keep the project on track. Over the next 4 weeks we had disputes about the quality of work, wether he was paying GSt, the plan we had agreed on, the constant demand for extras. He threatened to leave the job twice and I almost let him go twice, but the place was in a mess, he always left the tiling till last (his supposed skill) so he had things to do. I had to offer advice on getting him registered for GST because we agreed earlier that I would pay cash but on a GST paid basis. He came on with the "I,m a poor simple contracter" together with the tears. WE got the full performance. Anything he could try to extract extra money was up for a try. He was off to hospital on three seperate days for a operation (not sure if it's cancer Mate!), his daughter was giving birth, he went to Harvard Uni all sorts of stories to suit hs time managment failures and gain sympathy as the project proceeded.
in the end we ended the relationship, he dissapeared, has not responded to request to finish the job and clean the place up.
This man is a fraud, his work is inferior, his treatment of customers is a performance designed to extrat as much cash as he can. He took and extra $10,000 for extras after speaking to his subcontractors $4000 was overcharged. His plumber , cabinetmaker and electrician are great and I would use them again, but never work with Frank Pacher (Beker again.
I have reported him to ASIC (false business address in Sydney) To Vic Deprt Plumbers (no compliance certificate supplied) the Tax office for issuing an invoice without showing GST.
Steer clear of this man!