The move comes a week too late for two Warren County residents feeling scammed.

An injunction hearing is scheduled Friday morning in Warren Circuit Court for James Culp, owner of Missouri-based Asphalt Products, according to attorney Scott Bachert.

Culp has been in Warren County since early November doing driveway paving as a private contractor, Culp said.

Culp’s contractor’s license was suspended Nov. 28 for not having workers’ compensation, but he denied going door to door soliciting work.

&#8220There’s no such thing as leftover asphalt,” Culp said Monday.

Jay and Glenda Bailey disagree.

The retired couple live off Social Security and were quoted $1,700 for driveway work. By the time the work was completed, Culp wanted closer to $6,500.

&#8220There was no contract, no nothing ’til after it was done,” Bailey said. &#8220I just took his word of mouth.”

Bailey disagreed with Culp, and though he was angry, paid Culp the money.

Bailey said Culp cashed the check before he could stop payment.

&#8220I was totally ripped off, and was totally taken advantage of,” Bailey said. Bailey then filed a complaint with the contractor’s licensing board.

County resident Debbie Brizendine was more fortunate.

Time was on the side of Brizendine, who needed at least a week to transfer money from an out-of-town bank account before she could pay Culp for work completed Friday.

Brizendine said she was initially quoted a price of $3,200 for her driveway, but by the time the job was done, the price had gone up to $7,198.

&#8220That’s a long way from $3,200,” Brizendine said.

Brizendine was shocked at the price. Then said she became scared, because the work had already been done and she didn’t know what to do.

&#8220Then he said that it needed to be sealed, and he would do that for $8,500,” Brizendine said.

Saturday morning, Brizendine had a friend look at the paving, who said it was substandard work.

After she found that Culp had yet to cash the check, she put a stop payment on the check.

Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon filed felony charges against Asphalt Products in March for defrauding Willard, Mo., residents in an asphalt scam.

&#8220After he left, I was really suspicious. I looked on the Internet and the first thing I found was the felony charges from the Missouri attorney general,” Brizendine said. &#8220It was almost verbatim to what they told me.”

Culp may be out to make more victims, according to Bachert – Culp ordered two loads of asphalt from Kenway Paving on Tuesday.

&#8220If anybody in a situation where they’re quoted one price to do a job (and) halfway through the job or at the end they’re presented with substantially more than what they were quoted, they should contact the contractor’s licensing board or the attorney general’s office immediately,” Bachert said.

The Bowling Green-Warren County Contractors Licensing Board offers the following common-sense tips for homeowners:

€Get estimates, agreements and work dates in writing.

€Agreed price should be listed on estimate before signing.

€Verify company phone numbers and address.

€Get a second opinion when possible.

€Avoid up front payment and never pay for incomplete work.

€Be cautious of door-to-door solicitors.

€Check identification before allowing workers into your home

€Check company credentials and references.

€Check for proper business registration.

€Check for complaints with the Contractors Licensing Board.