Got Cha!

I had to wait a year to write this review, so as to cool off from this negative experience with Jack Carver aka Gotcha Covered. After a year of contemplation, I decided that it was probably better to let other folks digest this story, so they can decide for themselves, given the safety issues and deceptions I experienced with this vendor. I hired Jack to install motorized and manual blinds at two homes, one a rental, the other my personal residence. Jack had a license to perform and install ONLY low voltage motorized blinds. Jack claimed to have an licensed electrician to perform high voltage (120 V) work need to power the blinds. Jack does not hold a legitimate high voltage or 120 V license. What happened: Jack performed faulty and hazardous work that was not to code at both homes. I discovered an overheating power supply stuffed behind a wall (stud bay) that had exposed 120 V connections. This was at the rental property, and could have easily started a fire, endangering my tenants. Additionally, the low voltage wiring for the motorized blinds was daisy chained together, to save having to buy a power supply for each large blind (money saving short-cut). I was forced to hire a licensed electrician to review and fix all the electrical work, because Jack refused to cooperate and own up to the issues. At my personal residence, a high voltage power outlet was incorrectly installed and wired, and the low voltage wiring was daisy chained to save having to buy a power supply for each large motorized blind. The blind size requires an individual power supply. I was forced to hire a licensed electrician to review and fix all the electrical work, because Jack refused to cooperate and own up to the issues. Alarmingly, at homes, nobody, including my wife and other tradesman, saw the purported "licensed electrician" that Jack uses for 120 V. The licensed electrician I had to hire to fix Jack's work, stated in a letter forwarded to the contractors board: "no licensed electrician would perform such slipshod and hazardous work...." The above fiasco was in addition to blinds cut too narrow (big light gaps), blind pull bars falling off (no hems), and the list goes on, but I won't bother the reader with more negatives. The take home message here is get multiple bids from larger reputable firms. I had hoped to support a local independent, but it back-fired, as I lost a fair chunk of money rewiring both houses and hiring a blind company to redo all of Jack's work. What a shame, truly.

Tuco's Child

I had to wait a year to write this review, so as to cool off from this negative experience with Jack Carver aka Gotcha Covered. After a year of contemplation, I decided that it was probably better to let other folks digest this story, so they can decide for themselves, given the safety issues and deceptions I experienced with this vendor. I hired Jack to install motorized and manual blinds at two homes, one a rental, the other my personal residence. Jack had a license to perform and install ONLY low voltage motorized blinds. Jack claimed to have an licensed electrician to perform high voltage (120 V) work need to power the blinds. Jack does not hold a legitimate high voltage or 120 V license. What happened: Jack performed faulty and hazardous work that was not to code at both homes. I discovered an overheating power supply stuffed behind a wall (stud bay) that had exposed 120 V connections. This was at the rental property, and could have easily started a fire, endangering my tenants. Additionally, the low voltage wiring for the motorized blinds was daisy chained together, to save having to buy a power supply for each large blind (money saving short-cut). I was forced to hire a licensed electrician to review and fix all the electrical work, because Jack refused to cooperate and own up to the issues. At my personal residence, a high voltage power outlet was incorrectly installed and wired, and the low voltage wiring was daisy chained to save having to buy a power supply for each large motorized blind. The blind size requires an individual power supply. I was forced to hire a licensed electrician to review and fix all the electrical work, because Jack refused to cooperate and own up to the issues. Alarmingly, at homes, nobody, including my wife and other tradesman, saw the purported "licensed electrician" that Jack uses for 120 V. The licensed electrician I had to hire to fix Jack's work, stated in a letter forwarded to the contractors board: "no licensed electrician would perform such slipshod and hazardous work...." The above fiasco was in addition to blinds cut too narrow (big light gaps), blind pull bars falling off (no hems), and the list goes on, but I won't bother the reader with more negatives. The take home message here is get multiple bids from larger reputable firms. I had hoped to support a local independent, but it back-fired, as I lost a fair chunk of money rewiring both houses and hiring a blind company to redo all of Jack's work. What a shame, truly.