We had the unfortunate and unpleasant experience that a home owner can have hiring a contractor that is not honest and does not perform up to standard. This has been a total nightmare dealing with someone that felt the need to lie about anything and everything which started from day one on the job.


We live in Amador County and were doing a kitchen remodel when we found dry rot on the outside of our kitchen window as we were installing a new one. We thought we were doing all the right things by contacting many licensed contractors to get to know them and to get the best deal. You will find our story here along with the Contractor from Amador County that saved our home and our lives, Betlan Construction.


Part1 - Hiring The Wrong Contractor

We live in Amador County and were doing a kitchen remodel when we found dry rot on the outside of our kitchen window as we were installing a new one. Our window installer informed us that we needed to find a contractor to fix the dry rot, so we started to interview many.  We thought we were doing all the right things by contacting many licensed contractors to get to know them and to get the best deal.

We picked out the contractor that was going to repair our home of dry rot, or I should say, “My husband picked the contractor”.  This contractor shows up with his girlfriend and they say all the right things.  They bring many samples of product to reside our home to give us the opportunity to pick what style we want.


On our contract the contractor has added 
  • The job will be finished in One (1) Month.
  • All payments to be paid at completion of the job.
  • Contractor to remove dryrot.
  • He is going to take all debris to the dump which is included in the contract price.




    I will be continuing this.  Stay tuned.
    2 Responses
    1. Anonymous Says:

      I would like to know who this contractor is. I see that it is a contractor in Amador County. I will be back to read more on this.

      Thank You for having this blog.


    2. Home Owner Says:

      We will be updating our story on this contractor that ruined our home and put us in harms way which could have been fatal to us.