Житель Техаса требует возврата 25 тысяч долларов за незаконченную перестройку гаража

Central Texas homeowner disputes construction company after stalled garage conversion COPPERAS COVE, Texas (KWTX) - (EDITOR’S NOTE: A prior version of this story excerpted a statement by Texas HomePro in a manner that was imprecise. The story has been amended to include the full sentence from the company’s statement, making clear that Texas HomePro disputes the homeowner’s valuation of its work.) A Central Texas homeowner is now speaking out against the construction company he hired to do work on his home, claiming he was left with an unfinished garage following weeks of delays and poor communication. While the company acknowledged these delays, in an email to KWTX they disputed the impression that they abandoned the project. Back in March Devin McGurk reached out to Texas HomePro about a garage conversion. “We were doing a lot of research in our area of local construction companies and Texas HomePro was one on top of our list because they had such good reviews, like we seen they had awards from the city,” McGurk recalled. Work begins, then stalls For the first couple of months McGurk says Texas HomePro was great, describing their employees as very professional and helpful. On April 7, he wrote the company a check for $37,674.29. “We paid them in full because they offered a 5% discount,” McGurk said. Demolition began June 8, workers coming out to do the sub-flooring, rough-in plumbing, some HVAC work and the framing. But then in July McGurk says things seemingly came to a standstill, claiming July 10 was the last time anyone came out to the house. “There’s just been no... like a lack of communication,” McGurk shared. “They’re saying this person’s going to show up on this day, they don’t show up. Or we’re going to be here all week to do this and this, and then they don’t show up.” Almost three weeks later, on July 28, Texas HomePro’s project manager confirmed an electrician would be at the house the next day to do electrical work. “The electrician didn’t come, so then it was probably like 10:30-11 I texted the project manager and I’m asking like when is the electrician coming out, and he’s like he’s not there?” McGurk recalled. He and his roommate decided to cut ties with Texas HomePro that afternoon. The next day, they issued a formal legal demand seeking just over $25,000 for the unfinished work. “We already requested $25,000 back from them ... cause I want to pay them for the work that they have done, the people who have come out and have done a good job, so it’s fair to make sure of that,” McGurk explained. “But they are stating that my numbers are wrong, they don’t owe me this amount of money.” “Now they have until the 5th of October to either refund the money or finish the project, or be prepared for us to sue them,” McGurk said. Texas HomePro responds Joshua Beal, the owner of Texas HomePro, emailed KWTX the following statement: “To be clear, Texas HomePro disputes that the work it performed was worth only $12,000. Their demand for $25,000 on a $37,000 project after full new HVAC, plumbing, electrical and framing are complete or close to complete plus demo means that all the work performed is only worth $12,000 which is a clearly not the case for the amount of work that has been done and documented and an unjustified amount and ridiculous request. “Texas HomePro acknowledges that this project experienced delays and subcontractor scheduling difficulties. Progress was slower than anyone involved would have preferred, and we understand why the homeowners became frustrated. What we strongly dispute is the impression that Texas HomePro collected nearly $38,000, performed little work, abandoned the project and then simply refused to return the homeowners’ money.” Homeowner shares experience online Earlier this month, McGurk shared his experience on Facebook, saying he wanted others to be aware of his story. “That’s when everything started flooding in. There’s been multiple other people saying we’ve worked with them, they left our house a total mess like they actually created more problems, we’re having the same issue, they’re not communicating with us,” McGurk said. Texas HomePro responded by saying they serve approximately 400 customers a year, adding that at that volume, occasional project, warranty, accounting and subcontractor disputes occur. According to the Better Business Bureau, Texas HomePro is not BBB accredited and has a B-minus rating for failure to respond to complaints filed against it. Copyright 2026 KWTX. All rights reserved.