Allen Galletti Finish Carpentry

I recently contacted Allen of Finish carpentry when I noticed that the roof in my horses stall needed immediate replacement. He was very polite over the phone and listened to my problem and concern for the safety of my horse. He originally stated that he would not be able to make it out to assess how bad the damage was. I called him back and informed him I was worried the roof wouldn’t make it through the week. He called me back and said that he would swing by and take a look and we would go from there. About an hour later I received a phone call stating that my roof was going to collapse any day now and I should have called him sooner. I immediately left work and headed down to the barn to meet him.
He was very polite and explained the problem, stating that there was nothing he could do that night since it was so badly damaged and it was dark. He stated that he tried nailing a piece of wood to support it but there wasn’t enough wood to nail it to. Then he stated that he would be back on Saturday to replace the support beam and it would cost roughly $ 200.00! not including the fee for him dropping by and trying to nail a piece of board to the roof (which he failed to do so)
I couldn’t wait until the weekend since I had moved my horse to a temporary stall that was going to cost me $ 21.00 a day plus my original board. I found another carpenter that was willing to come out in the rain and fix my roof for me and he did it for $ 85! amazing deal and he did a fantastic job! I am so happy with the job he did. When I called Allen to tell him I didn’t need him to come out anymore and asked how much I owed him from the night he came out to check out the damages. he stated that It was going to be $ 75! I couldn’t believe he would charge that much and he didn’t even do any repairs!!! what a rip off!!! I asked why it was so much. he said it was because he was there for 2 hours! I am paying him $ 75.00 to him for not doing anything. I WILL NEVER EVER USE HIS SERVICES!!! He will rip you off. He figures that he can charge you anything he wants because people around the barn use his services.