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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just make sure you don't pay in advance.  That will most assuredly result in it not being done.

But, seriously, your contractor can't schedule subs until the contractor knows when your materials will be in.  Just because the materials have an anticipated arrival date does not at all mean they will get there by that time. 
 And subs are backed up too.  Penalties won't help unless it's the contractor's fault and if it's a materials problem, the penalties most likely won't apply.  [/quote]

Our contract has milestones, so we've paid some amount for the initial deposit and the first milestone he completed, but not the bulk of it.  Even when materials have showed up, it often takes a week or two for the sub to actually get out to install.  There's at least one task that has no back ordered materials that's been sitting undone for nearly a month.    [/quote]

It might take him a week or two to get the subs out after your materials arrive due to their availability.  Your contractor can't pay people to stand around and do nothing.  And possibly the materials that are sitting are waiting for a sub that needs to do other work on your project for which the materials aren't present yet.  And, there might be inspections that you have to schedule that can take time to get done.  You didn't say how complex and large your project is.  I'd just talk with the contractor about all of this and try to get a better idea of the timeline so you aren't so frustrated.  Other than making sure you don't agree to any advance payments and that you have money you can hold back until all is completed to your satisfaction, I'm not sure what else you can do.  It's a very frustrating process.[/quote]

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