Are we being reasonable with contractor?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are being totally reasonable and if they are not doing the work now when they want the money there is no way they will do it once they've been paid.

What a crappy contractor. Please do us all a favor and go on checkbook/angie's list/etc after this is all done and review them.

this. if they are pestering you for payment and refusing to finish the job, you can imagine how fast they are going to finish it if you pay them now. if you pay them, you will never see them again.

and please, give a review of the contractor, so others will know to avoid it

[Anonymous]

OP here, thanks for all the feedback.

We are going to leave reviews of the contractor. The frustrating thing is the subs are awesome! We've done one other remodel and one other major repair. Those contractors were much better to work with, but the quality of the actual work didn't touch these guys! My husband is super, super picky and he's been very happy.

[Anonymous]

DON'T PAY. BTDT. I cannot emphasize this enough. He will not finish.

[Anonymous]

DO NOT PAY THEM ANY MORE OF YOUR MONEY. Ever wonder why the insurance company is holding 1/3 for 10% of the work. Its because they know that if they hold less it won't get done.

If they failed to give you a schedule then you should presume that it is due when completed. I can assure you that it will cost you more than 10% of the total to have someone else do the last 10% of the work.

[Anonymous]

as other have said, do not pay. i wonder if you could also make a list of what needs to be done, send them a letter listing the work that needs to be done, and giving them a deadline, adding that if they do not do it by the deadline you will hire somebody else to finish the work and deduct that cost from the payment you still owe them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: don't give him any more money. This is a standard contractor's play. Once you have handed him the money, he's gone and you will have to sue for completion and the judge will tell you you were stupid to make the final payment without the final walkthrough and punch list. Your only leverage to get him to finish is the money. He's off on "new starts" he wants to finish before snows come. So to get his attention, just refuse to pay. He hasn't held up his end of the contract.

I paid in full once, OP - never again. You're doing the right thing.