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What protects a homeowner when a contractor does bad work
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:22 am
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:22 am
I am in Mississippi and it seems that the GC I hired is basically done with the job in his mind (retaining Wall and Concrete Slab for shop). Specifically, the wall has a lean in it and the slab has some lazy work on it.
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Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:25 am to Skip Winkman
Have you paid him?
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:25 am to Skip Winkman
Small claims court maybe?
I had a contractor frick up a small retaining wall. My fault, I went cheap and fast option (cheap, fast, good - pick 2). I picked the wrong 2
He refused to fix it until I blasted bad reviews on every review website. I also told him I'm going to let my neighbors know on our neighborhood facebook group how bad it was and he does a bunch of work for people in my neighborhood. He agreed to fix the wall if I took the reviews down, which happened. I got lucky though. wasn't worth it to go to small claims for $4k IMO.
I had a contractor frick up a small retaining wall. My fault, I went cheap and fast option (cheap, fast, good - pick 2). I picked the wrong 2
He refused to fix it until I blasted bad reviews on every review website. I also told him I'm going to let my neighbors know on our neighborhood facebook group how bad it was and he does a bunch of work for people in my neighborhood. He agreed to fix the wall if I took the reviews down, which happened. I got lucky though. wasn't worth it to go to small claims for $4k IMO.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:26 am to bbvdd
I have not paid him in full but about 75% has been paid
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:29 am to Skip Winkman
Additionally, he was a family business where his sons were working as well probably 17 and 18 years old, I did catch them working unsupervised on occasion, which I voiced concern and he promptly started supervising
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:35 am to Skip Winkman
I would tell him that you are not happy with the work. If he wants the balance, he needs to fix the work to your approval.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:41 am to bbvdd
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I would tell him that you are not happy with the work. If he wants the balance, he needs to fix the work to your approval.
would almost guarantee he'll walk. doesn't care about that last 25%.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:43 am to Jmcc64
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would almost guarantee he'll walk. doesn't care about that last 25%.
That a lot of margin to leave on the table.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:47 am to CapitalTiger
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That a lot of margin to leave on the table.
He makes out better losing 25% than replacing the retaining wall.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:53 am to CatfishJohn
The bad thing is the GC had great reviews highly recommended, and I saw some previous work that was stellar
Posted on 6/30/26 at 10:59 am to Skip Winkman
your contract should state clearly what relief is available and for what reason(s). Obviously, if you are unhappy don’t make final payment until you are happy
Posted on 6/30/26 at 1:35 pm to CatfishJohn
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He makes out better losing 25% than replacing the retaining wall.
Given it's concrete, it's probably better cheaper to lose the 25% than to demo and re-pour.
How bad is it OP? Did he add a footer on the wall? Was it tall enough to warrant it.
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:09 pm to Skip Winkman
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What protects a homeowner when a contractor does bad work
Your money
Posted on 6/30/26 at 9:36 pm to WhiskeyThrottle
He did do footers I’m thinking it was the teenagers and other “workers” he had doing the job. He is blaming all short comings on rain it’s like a built in excuse
Posted on 6/30/26 at 11:23 pm to Skip Winkman
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about 75% has been paid
Are those standard terms for stuff like this?
Genuinely curious. Ill be building a house soon, and ive never hired anybody to do any kind of home construction stuff before. Have always done it myself. I figured something like 10% up front and 90% after sign off would be standard?
Posted on 7/1/26 at 8:22 am to Skip Winkman
a solid contract
Posted on 7/1/26 at 8:43 am to Skip Winkman
I tell folks, I’d rather write 100 checks, than one. Always own them some money, have them coming back to get a check.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 9:27 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I don’t know if standard, but I would get 10% to start, and then a check when significant milestones were reached, such as drywall done- get check for drywall, flooring - check, doors and windows - check, and so on. Then at the end of the job and all was well, get the remainder.
Posted on 7/1/26 at 11:17 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I did a benchmark system with him as he completed steps I paid him for that specific task. He started off strong like all "contractors" do but has fallen off crazy style
Side note: I arrived home yesterday and he was working with a consultant on the retaining wall, funny thing is the consultant was chewing him out on what he needed to do and what he did wrong....the look on my contractors face was priceless because I heard what the consultant said and he probably didn't want me to
Side note: I arrived home yesterday and he was working with a consultant on the retaining wall, funny thing is the consultant was chewing him out on what he needed to do and what he did wrong....the look on my contractors face was priceless because I heard what the consultant said and he probably didn't want me to
Posted on 7/1/26 at 5:42 pm to Skip Winkman
quote:well what did he say?
heard what the consultant said and he probably didn't want me to
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