Arcoat General Contractor Inc. No Longer In Business

Arcoat was contracted to perform renovations on the home that we purchased. During the course of renovations, faulty plumbing was installed in one of the upstairs bathrooms and subsequently the leak caused water damage and mould to develop in one of the lower level rooms. The owner Carlos, was notified of the issue and they came to repair the faulty plumbing lines but refused to acknowledge the water and mould damage despite clear evidence of the issue. A mould inspector was then hired to come and perform testing which confirmed what we already knew. A report with the results was then given to the contractor but they still continued to refuse acknowledgement of the issue. We ended up paying out of pocket to remediate the issue and repair the damaged room, some of which was performed by myself to save costs. We then sought legal counsel on the matter and offered to settle the issue out of court, but the contractor continued to deny responsibility for the issue -- dodging phone calls, emails and letters from our lawyer's office for weeks, then months. We ended up suing them in court and won the lawsuit but then came to find out that the company closed their doors, leaving us with no recourse for the damages. Completely dishonest and irresponsible, this is the kind of company that gives general contractors a negative stereotype. Would advise anyone refrain from working with Carlos in the future in whatever shape or form he ends up in next.

Arcoat was contracted to perform renovations on the home that we purchased. During the course of renovations, faulty plumbing was installed in one of the upstairs bathrooms and subsequently the leak caused water damage and mould to develop in one of the lower levels rooms. The owner Carlos was notified of the issue and they came to repair the faulty plumbing lines but refused to acknowledge the water and mould damage despite clear evidence of the issue. We then had a mould inspector come and perform testing to confirm what we already knew. A report with the results was then given to the contractor but they still continued to refuse acknowledgement of the issue. We ended up paying out of pocket to remediate the issue and repair the damaged room, some of which was performed by myself to save costs. We then sought legal counsel on the matter and offered to settle the issue out of court, but the contractor continued to deny responsibility for the issue -- dodging phone calls, emails and letters from our lawyer's office for weeks, then months. We ended up suing them in court and won the suit but then came to find out that the company closed their doors, leaving us with no recourse for the damages. Completely dishonest and irresponsible, this is the kind of company that gives general contractors a negative stereotype. Would advise anyone refrain from working with Carlos in the future in whatever shape or form he ends up in next.