Do all men ignore the details?

I only do the best work and use the best materials regardless of what I’m being paid. As a consequence my clients are wealthy and are on a waiting list.

I plead guilty. When we built our house, I got my best friend to do the inspections with my wife. He has a degree in building construction and is quite detail oriented. I was working out of town, so it confused our builder. I would do one walk through with my wife. Then my friend would do the next one. He probably wondered if she was servicing both of us.

you can sue him in SC court.

I hired a guy to put up a fence and that didn't work out so he KEPT all the money I paid in advance and now I have to sue in court... $1700 to be exact. He never did one minute or work and he got refunded for the useless fence panels but certain people try things and it happened to both of us...and its not about gender, its about character...

Its that kind of world. I hope you get your money back. Make sure you bring as much documentation as you can. You probably wont need a lawyer. He will have to show how he can pay in order to get out of there...and if he is working you will get paid back. I hope I do too.

Just a bad contractor taking advantage...

I've always been leery of hiring, or buying/selling with, relatives or friends of friends, having seen too many relationships marred or destroyed as a result.

You'd think you'd wanna get a good reputation for perfect or great work

You get what you pay for

No, some people are cheap, some are lazy, some are proud of their work. Not always easy to tell the difference.

It seems more likely that he can't be bothered either because a) he doesn't want to spend any more time and b) doesn't want to use more resources - he's just thinking of his profit.

These people aren't real men.

Still having trouble from the last post I see

Don't you pay as the work goes along

You're paying for a service that's supposed to include quality items, his using poor quality is actually stealung from You. Most of my paternal relatives are in housing construction one way or another, from electrician, to drywall, foundation layment, framing, roofing, as well as windows and doors too, several cousins do remodeling/renovations for both upgrade and insurance work. You need to go straight to your local licensing board and put in an official report and complaint, as well as talk to a lawyer to get a discovery to find out exactly how much he's ripping you off, and to sue. His bid should have included listing specific material brands and items, their cost, and his specific labor.