A skylight is supposed to bring sunlight into a house, but an Omaha homeowner gets rain instead despite hiring a contractor to fix the problem in January. He's not the only one who's frustrated.

Jim Ferguson paid WeatherLock Home Improvement $7,000 down for siding and two new skylights 10 months ago, but months later rain poured in and so have the excuses from the contractor.

“I haven't seen this project,” says WeatherLock owner Jamy Boutin. “I'm so sorry dude."

"It's been six or seven months I believe, this stuff, garbage and rubbish has been piled up waist-high,” says Ferguson, who lives near 152nd and Harrison.

Next door neighbor Larry Lopez, who also hired WeatherLock, is Homeowner Association president. "Since January and we're now October and still not complete. People who do business like that, it's no wonder they get such a bad rap.

Boutin did find another subcontractor to finish the siding on the town house and also to clean up the mess left behind in the back yard for months.

He says his company was once a million dollar business with many satisfied customers. "All happy and everything's done and very satisfied.”

Now it's closed and on the Better Business Bureau’s consumer alert list. "I'll be honest with you, it is my fault,” says Boutin. “It's because I didn't do enough of the background check into my guys to make sure they were going to be working every day doing the best work."

Boutin promises this and six other jobs left unfinished will be completed within a month. "There's no one person we'll leave hanging. I will get everything settled out with everybody."

The Better Business Bureau says we should get three estimates on large projects and don't always take the lowest bid. The bureau also recommends not putting more than 30 percent down and getting lien waivers before paying the balance.

In this case, WeatherLock has a similar name to other siding companies with good reputations, so don't be confused.