NARI and the WOAI Troubleshooters Team Up

Ms. Callie Cooper, a San Antonio resident, was swindled by a local remodeling contractor, Jack Burkett, out of some money she gave the contractor to remove an existing wood deck and pour a concrete patio in her back yard. Burket, not licensed with the City of San Antonio Development Services [210-207-1111], started the contracted work but never finished although Ms. Cooper had paid in full.

After calling the WOAI Troublshooters reporter Brian Collister, Callie was delighted to hear that the San Antonio Chapter of NARI was willing to help finish the project. Brian contacted us regarding Ms. Cooper's plight to see if any of the members of NARI could help see the project through. Rather than just guiding Ms. Cooper through the legal system in dealing with contractors, we went one step further and decided to complete the project for her as a way of telling all involved that there are still reputable remodeling contractors who care about their work and their industry. NARI represents the best of the remodeling industry and contractors meeting the high quality requirements of the organization can be trusted to do an honest, quality job for homeowners.

On 8/19/2005 a founding member of the local chapter of NARI and local Remodeler Rudy Niño, CGR with SA Building & Remodeling saw the project through with the pouring of the concrete at Ms.Cooper's backyard patio. “This man [Jack Burkett] took advantage of a very sick lady [Ms. Copper has cancer] and must not have a conscious at all.” Niño continued by saying that “Selecting the remodeling professional who is best qualified must be a difficult task for some.”

The San Antonio Chapter of NARI’s part in this was to help Ms. Cooper as well as show residents and homeowners in the San Antonio, Bexar county and surrounding areas that there are good and reputable contractors in the industry.  As the industry spokesgroup and representative of the best of the industry, NARI is the organization to look for when trying to find one of these quality contractors. The high ethical and quality standards that NARI members abide by are represented by the professional remodeler that deserves credibility.

To find out more about selecting a reputable contractor, click here.  Also, see a list of the current NARI members in the Find A NARI Pro member listing.

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Callie relaxing while crews get ready

Slab being poured

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