TEMPLE, Texas — As we continue following the 6 Fix investigation on Ground Up GC, a local contractor shared with 6 News his sour experience with the company.
Matt Turner has owned Turner Brothers Remodeling for over 25 years and has completed dozens of projects across Central Texas. Turner says he sometimes takes on subcontracting work on the side to find extra work.
On Craigslist is where he found Ground Up GC.
"He put an ad on Craigslist looking for subcontractors for decks in the Temple area," Turner explained. "I've built a lot of decks in my life and I said this is great. This is what I like to do."
From there he got in contact with the owner, Raymond Lynwood, discussed the project, and how he would be paid.
Turner said Lynwood agreed to pay him $2,750 for the deck job and it would begin August 26th. He added that Lynwood agreed to meet him at the home with the materials needed to do the job.
"He was supposed to have met with me Monday morning at the job," Turned said. "He set a semi trailer jack knife in front of him on the way to Temple from Austin. So he couldn't make it. So he was supposed to come the next morning, and the next day he never showed up."
Turner continued working on the project with the materials he had but still had yet to receive any communication with Lynwood. After a week, he stopped working on the project.
"At this point, he owes me about $1,500 for what I've done."
This is a similar issue another customer, Thomas Rorie, had with the company. He found the company on Angi's and paid the company $1,825 to level his home and they never showed up.
On a number of different websites online, there are also mixed reviews on this company too.
"If this man doing it to two or three people. more than likely he's doing it to 20 or 30 people,” Turner said.
According to some customers the owner, Raymond Lynwood, goes by a number of different names. those include Robert Lynwood, Robert Link, and Raymond Link.
After this situation, Turner says he learned to always do business with someone in person and not virtually as it makes people vulnerable to getting taken advantage of.
"He's making it hard on a working man like me because now the homeowners don't want to trust anybody," Turned explained. "If you're full of theft in your heart, then they're going to think everybody is that way.”
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