CockySOB
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GunnyL said:Sounds like a crappy contractor. Unfortunately, they DO exist. From the sounds of it, you might want to talk to a lawyer about it.
The payment thing isn't a bad idea, but an even better one is research your contractors before hiring another one. Ask your friends, people at work -- there ARE good ones out there that have no problem honoring their contracts and/or doing good work.
I don't really have the desire to do bathrooms or any other rooms, but I DO posess the skill, and would rather suck it up and do it than pay for more than the cost of material.
The best rule of thumb to go by if you don't personally know the contractor:
if they can start immediately, they probably aren't that good. The best contractors will have to schedule your project(s) for a later date. They'll probably to an initial inspection pretty quick, but actual work won't begin for a couple weeks to a couple of months.
They are worth waiting for.