Dispute with a contractor: Am I unreasonable?

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8. What state are you located in?

You might look for the Contractors State License Board in your state.

Where I live, this is the rule of law:

The Contractors State License Board (CSLB) protects consumers by licensing and regulating California's construction industry. There are about 300,000 licensed contractors in the state, in 43 different licensing classifications. In addition to educating consumers about contractors and construction law, CSLB activities include administering examinations to test prospective licensees, issuing licenses, investigating complaints against licensed and unlicensed contractors, issuing citations, suspending or revoking licenses, and seeking administrative, criminal, and civil sanctions against violators. In fiscal year 2012-13, CSLB helped recover nearly $44 million in ordered restitution for consumers.

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That said, I had a situation a few years ago where I hired a contractor to fix-up my bathroom that has lots of tile in it and required new caulking and some minor renovations.

The man that I hired was completely incompetent and made a huge mess out of my bathroom, inside of the house and even outside front yard (he was dumping the caulking down the gutters outside!). He needed to retire yesterday if ya'll know what I mean!

With the mess he left along with his pay of $400.00 for this job that needed to be fixed up and fixed up fast it seemed at the time he left with promises that it would dry in a day or so. Some two weeks later, it was still not dry.

I managed to get someone to help with this mess and got it semi-fixed up to where it now is (still a nightmare really) and I went after this contractor's bond after finding out he was indeed a licensed contractor.

After filing that complaint, I got my money back (with the mess still intact for the most part).

Said contractor is no longer in business -- seems I was not the only complaint on record they had against him I was told.

It was a hassle yes, but the Contractor's Licensing Board in your state should be able to assist you at no cost.

Best of luck!