BC woman says she lost over $117K in mobile home renovation: "This was my dream" 

Indian contractor, wasnt that a clue? and who gives 100% deposit on reno?

You have to be careful with these Indian contractors guys.

Never prepay contractors. Never.

Never trust them! Liars and thiefs.

Name of business: Pretentious Name of business owner: Rippie Indian contractors sense of humor 100% 😂😂😂

This is what happens when we import low quality low trust people.

Scammers. All of them.

what type of name is "Pretentious Homes & Designs." You would never do business with a company name like that

Diversity at its finest...

Tons of hacks out there. And despicable, no morals.

never pay in full, installments is a must.

This year is going to be worse than the last, no doubt about it. Due to poor investment decisions that I would not have made if I hadn't been so concerned about my portfolio, I lost a significant amount of money last year. I continued to invest, but I was undecided about whether to begin making house payments. I eventually sold my jobs, and the house required more work than I had anticipated. I'm not sure how much longer I can continue in this manner.

Shocking that it is a Indian Contractor🙄 . Worksafe just shut down one of their sites here in Chilliwack. Their entire house is leaning and off square. I am waiting for the city to order it demolished

' Goes by the name of Rippee'. RED FLAG!

Ok Jill the name of the company and the name of the owner should have been your first red flag...

Rippy off.

This story although sad, does not sit well with me. I have been renovating houses for 30 year+ I would never invest $117,000 in a mobile home ( trailer). Where does a person who lives in a trailer get $117,000 for Reno’s. ???

Hire someone to do some minor things for $1500, no contract for cash ? I can see it... Getting into a $100k job without a formal contract and documentation ? I don't want to "victim blame".. but cmon lady.

Hired a _______, got ripped off. Nothing to see here.🙄

Very sad....take him to court!

I've worked for builders in BC, I wouldn't let them anywhere near my house.

This is terrible!!! I'm sorry to hear about your story.

NO Maintenance = NO Contracts = Bad Guy 90%

I paid mine 4K a week and they had to ask where and what to buy with receipts

Did you get references and see some of their work?

Could you repeat that name slowly.

Av 117k down payment on the averaged priced $450,000 home in Abbotsford would have made a lot more sense. A mobile home has no resale value.

I've owned a couple of used RVs and I'm aghast at what the former owners have done to them. My fear is that they have gone into business and claimed that they know RVs

Rippy stands for I'll rip you off.

Mobile homes in Edmonton sell for 50 thousand dollars or less. How could one possibly spend 117K to renovate a mobile home that sells for les than that brand new?

Caveat Emptor! You must have a written contract. Unsure about contract content? Ask a Lawyer. Step 2 if giving any funds for a project, require they provide you a Surety Bond and or Performance Bond. Not sure? Ask a Lawyer and/or Hire an independent Project Manager. If you have no Surety Bond Insurance to offset funds you give a Contractor, stop do not start. Simple.

My mother said stupid is stupid does sorry buy not sorry wake up lady neverrrrrr pay anyyyyyone before you check work

It’s tempting to renovate a mobile home but it rarely is worth the cost.

siding was spelled with a "c"

Evergreen Construction in New Brunswick must be related to these folks from Pretentious Homes & Designs.

Exactly why I never hire any trades simply I can do it all far better.

This kind of scam is as old as - well...okay...from my experience about 40 years. Way back then people used to talk about the new townhouses being built, the inspectors coming in, approving everything...and then, the real work would begin. They would take the insulation out of the walls, to be used in the next development and the entire scam would be perpetuated over and over and over again.

Man I hate seeing people getting ripped off like that. Way too many scammers out there, especially in "contracting". I wish I even knew how to find a reliable contractor.

why does the news reporter look like quadmire and lois had a baby irl

Sending luv ❤❤❤ Get those scammers !Hope you catch them!

This is what Canadians died at Vimy Ridge for??

If you look up the price for a Mobile home she could of bought a new one unfortunately she is not a good biz minded women.

Is anybody surprised?

Nothing a few turns of the screwdriver can't fix.

Gee… I wonder which country he fled back to 😂😂😂

So the contractor had to pull an electrical permit for panel install. Technical BC inspects panels from their office these days I guess

never call someone by there word always call real companies that been around the block 50 yrs , other wise you will be easy target

You know what ? The courts wont do anything for her.

Don't ever let an unknown contractor or contractor you never worked with before gut your entire home. Let them do a small room like a bathroom first to see their work before you proceed further. Never give them all the money up front. A reputable contractor will take payments in installments as work is completed. And always put it into a written contract. The simple fact that it was not in some type of formal written contract suggests that this lady was trying to cut corners and pay cash under the table type of deal (maybe not but it happens when there are no formal contracts)

The deficiencies are minimal

Its like opening a can of worms to fixer upper a mobile home

This woman is a victim whether she signed a formal contract or not. She was looking for a "fresh start" and is a recovering cancer patient, and someone cunning enough convinced her to trust them. Disgusting. She may not be business savvy, or it may be someone who convinced her well they could be trusted - in happens ALL the time in business, and people should not be so quick to judge her.

She should have done her homework but she didn't. I would never spend thousands and trust the renovation of my home to a company only in business for less than 4 years, on "word of mouth." That is ludicrous. My guess is this dude gave her the lowest quote so she ran with it. She didn't do her due diligence and sadly now she's SOL.

Well, I would say that the B.C. Government is so far behind licensing laws that they are to blame !

Cry me a river... law doesn't protect idiots 😂😂😂

$117,000 stolen for trailer renovations? How much is a brand new trailer?

What is "The breaker box was mounted upside down?". Those Siemens panels are designed to be mounted in any configuration on the wall. Doesnt matter if you clock it 90*, 180* or 270*. There is no 'upside down'. Just the stickers on the panel cover are wrong side up maybe, but they can be easily removed and replaced, or the panel cover can be flipped 180 degrees. As the installing electrician, you literally clock the panel to the best fitment/install scenario for the wiring. Mounting it in front of a water heater is a different story.. but who knows what happened there. What came first, the electrician or the plumber? Not defending this shady builder by any means, but there are a number of 'faults' they showed/covered in this story, that are either very simple fixes, or are blown way out of proportion to start. A hole in the drywall for a plumbing shutoff valve is a much different level of concern, than say structural framing issues or water ingress/mold would be.

Why is this not a serious crime??????

Rippee offee unfortunately feel awful for this poor lady

A "formal contract" isn't worth the paper it's written on. Given how the job was managed, a piece of paper would not ensure better workmanship. The real problem was trusting those clowns in the first place. The construction industry is a shady business where all trades have to be baby-sat to get things done. It's a sad reality in this industry. I have been in construction 25 years and I see this every day.

The disaster is spending over $100K on a mobile home. Hardly living the dream if basically a trailer is your greatest goal in life.

She must own the lot. its worth more than the home. if this location is south west Abbotsford it would be worth a fair amount

the contract is useless if both parties are not honest and accountable

So sad

The B.C. Government needs to concentrate on consumer protection laws instead of aiding drug addicts !!!!

For that price she could have bought a new one

I think you could buy a new one for that much

Notice a trend people. Foreign contracting

The free market working as designed

Yea real name Rip Off

Giving some great home builders a bad name

who spends that on a getto trailer lol

How can they do that too people.. this is horrible the people doing this should be stopped an jailed ... I feel very badly for this women an her loss. ....🎉🎉❤❤

her dream to own a MOBILE home. ?? ? how did she get the loan for a MOBILE home it's the worst investment no bank will endorse this

Anne, you're literally a ray of sunshine. Your employers don't deserve you. Thanks for always having your moral compass pointed in the right direction.

Poor woman

tofu and hummus industries how do you like those apple brown betty in a pan

You can buy a new mobile for hole for that amount of money.

There should be new laws put in for people doing this too people .....❤❤❤❤❤

Seems that there are alot of dake companies in Ontario and western provinces

Hey Trudeau give Mr. Gill a minute of silence in the parliament when the MP’s are back in Ottawa

Only go through places like home depo or lowes or rona

much better and cheaper to order a new mobile home from China. The rest of the installations are straight forward.

How about when you deal with a Canadian Old Stock Contractor who fills you with confidence but then he is not the one who does the actual work. He sends in God only knows what, off the boat, to do the work. The Homeowner can't win nowadays.

🤦

oh my God hahaha.. the business name and the owner's name...should have been her first clues, the guy is a scammer and a low skilled person.

The name says it all, you’d be crazy to expect they do the job correctly, it’s typical of them

Hahahaha!!! New Canada.

I hope some people come together to help her.

117k in renos on a 70k trailer ??? poor decision !!

Jagpreet strike again

Abbotsford noo bhi pind banaye. Balay balay chakde pathey

East Indians that was your mistake

First flag Sukh.

loooooooooooooooooool

Capitalism, now people know not to hire those contractors

tupakjill 👳‍♀️👳‍♂️

Braunbilders

Why would you reno a moblie home? That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard

oh booo hoo...why is everything about the bourgeois????