Lehigh Valley Chimney and Masonry SCAM!!!!
Brian Pearsall
I WAS ABOUT TO HIRE THIS SCAM ARTIST UNTIL I FOUND THIS!!!! NOT GETTING MY MONEY SCAMMER!
For lehighvalleylive.com
A contractor was paid more than $3,500 by a Bethlehem homeowner but the workman never returned to complete the job, police said.
On top of that, a city inspector told police the work performed by Brian Pearsall, 36, address unknown, was not up to code and would have to be torn out and redone.
Carol Pratt in February 2016 hired Pearsall to make repairs on a storm-damaged home in the 600 block of Hayes Street, police said.
Pratt paid Pearsall $1,575 on Feb. 7, 2016, and he cashed the check, police said.
Pearsall worked on the house four times between February and March before telling the homeowner he needed more money to complete the job, according to police.
Pearsall told investigators the work included moving siding from a portion of the home to another; installing new gutters and downspouts; repairing a portion of the upper roof; and begin building the lower portion of the roof. He told police he used 2-by-8 sized lumber for the lower portion roof when police said he actually used 2-by-4 sized lumber.
The victim ended up paying Pearsall another $2,000 to complete the job and he cashed the check March 31, according to police. But police allege he never returned to complete the work.
The victim then received another estimate from another contractor who deemed all the work done by Pearsall deficient and needed to be undone before that contractor could perform the proper repairs. Steve Recchio, city building inspector, agreed, telling police no permit was drawn by Pearsall.
Lehigh Valley Chimney and Masonry SCAM!!!!