C & J Basement Solutions LLC

My brother, sister, and I inherited a home and discovered that the basement had flooded, and that there was an obvious mold problem in the basement and sub-basement. c&j basement solutions discovered no mold infestation on the upper two floors, and my brother signed a contract on 11-14-20 and paid $7157 (1/3 of total) to treat and repair the damage to the basement areas. c&j basement solutions waited more than two months to begin work, and scheduled an inspection on 2/3/21 after the work was completed to do an inspection and pay the remaining balance. When my brother entered the house, he discovered that the entire house had been completely gutted. Walls, ceilings, doors, cabinets, sinks, stove, lights, oven, toilets, bathtubs— everything was gone. (See pictures) No attempt was made to get my brother’s permission to demolish the upper two levels, and c&j basement solutions was not authorized to do anything to these floors. My brother is a nice, non-confrontational person, and he paid the remaining balance (after c&j reduced it by a measly $2000). I preferred to sue c&j basement solutions. I was not prepared for the complete destruction of the home’s interior, and would not have permitted it if c&j basement solutions had attempted to to get authorization for the work. To make matters worse, I just discovered that valuable items were stolen from the garage. No one had access to the house or garage other than c&j basement solutions’ employees, and my brother made it clear that no items stored in the garage were to be disturbed or removed. The deadbolts on the house and garage were locked, and no doors or windows were broken. Some of the stolen items were large and would have been difficult to remove unnoticed. I have not yet decided what actions I can or will take against c&j basement solutions, but I would strongly suggest that anyone who doesn’t want to have their home destroyed and their possessions stolen should hire another company.