We start with homeowners who used a popular website to find a crack. Thumbtack built a system to connect you with contractors you can trust but we found many you cant trust, many breaking the law from the moment you make contact. When carry polak wanted to landscape her front yard. Every year i do the project on the house. Reporter she went on line to find a landscaper. She was drawn to thumb back, the site that boasts we bring you the right pros for every project. Carry found a land skamer and agreed to pay him 8,000 but he bolted before the job was done. I feel like he stole from him. Reporter she hired a second contractor through thumbtack to finish the job. He did, for another 9,000. It was painful im glad its done. Reporter both contractors from unlicensed even though state law requires a license. The first landscaper used to be licensed but the state revoked it ten years ago for the same behavior abandoning a job after collecting most of the money. Yet thumbtack allowed him to sl