A home repair show that helps Coloradans recover from shady contractors is accused of hiring just such a contractor for a project in Larkspur.
Rico León is helping Denver families navigate their worst home renovation nightmares as host of the new HGTV series “Rico to the Rescue.” Watch on Saturday nights to see what your neighbors are dealing with and maybe even get some advice you can apply to your own home project.
Jon Schauer, a captain with the Denver Fire Department, was building his dream house south of Castle Rock when he had a tiff with a fellow firefighter who was helping him for free. Schauer then tried unsuccessfully to finish the job on his own until, in spring 2023, he was invited on the show by Watt Pictures, the New York studio behind “Rico to the Rescue.”
“Everything ended the way I hoped it would,” Schauer said as the episode closed. “Friendships are back together, I have my dream. I don’t know what else I could ask for.” “I went above and beyond for that man, to the point of actually stepping in front of production and producers and saying, ‘Let’s just bite our tongue, let’s just finish the episode and move on,’” Zadeh said.
“He didn’t pay a single cent for it. Not one penny,” the contractor says of Schauer. “It’s a $60,000-$70,000 deck that I essentially did for him because he was refusing to pay for it and the deck was falling apart and the show — it didn’t look good on TV. So, I took it upon myself.” The contractor claimed that he spent $150,000 of his own money to finish the episode, which provided him with marketing. He plans to countersue Schauer and expects Watt Pictures will as well. Zadeh said that lawsuits from unreasonable homeowners are common.Read more on BusinessDen.F-16 fighter jets to fly over Denver, Front Range for Veterans Day celebrationUpon Further Review: The left side of the Broncos’ FG protection unit had been a blinking red light.
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