Pool builder from H**L!

[haze_1956]

I am at a loss why you still have this guy working for you !

He seems to be a "one step forward, two steps back" kind of guy.

Granted he keeps coming back, though apparently that is even rarely.

This is not a work ethic I would tolerate very long.

What is keeping you from firing him and having the work finished by someone else?

Most importantly - Have you already paid him in full?

[CarlD]

Waterbear:
I have three words for you: Get legal advice.

Why? You have continuing eroding problems that you KNOW will eventually cause some sort of catastrophic failure. He knows it, too, but doesn't want to admit fault or take the expense to fix it.

A lawyer friend of my brother's had a contractor screw up his bathroom, not finish and then had the gall to sue the lawyer! BIG mistake. By the time my brother's friend was done with him, the contractor was paying HIM thousands.

You are long beyond depending on this guy's good will and dealing courteously with him.

[mbar]

I agree with Carl -I would tell him that you will contact a lawyer if he does'nt fix the problems asap, sometimes just getting a good lawyer to write him a letter will help.

[CarlD]

I respectfully disagree with Marie--I don't think you threaten to get a lawyer, you get one and have him send the letter. I think you are past the "I'll call my lawyer" stage. That way he KNOWS you aren't bluffing and therefore won't call your bluff.

[cleancloths]

You are very patient my friend. At this point I think I might be more tempted to get a HITMAN than a lawyer

[sevver]

I don't think that I would even tell him I was getting a lawyer, I would just get one. If your foundation is eroding, my question is, where is the water coming from? If there is no help for the water coming from there, then why was there not any drain tile put in place to control where the water goes and the damage could thus be limited?
As for the lights, if the manual says that there should be enough wire to place them on the deck to change the bulbs, and he did not install them correctly then he is not living up to his end of the deal. As for him cracking the pad, I would think that he should bust it out, and repour it for you, and while he is at it, he should pressure test the plumbing to check for leaks.
Get a lawyer, and videotape everything. If I was ever to pay someone to do anything major for me, I would probably video tape daily, at least it will be available if you need it. So far though, I just do it all myself, coming out of a construction background though, nothing really phases me yet. I have never messed with an inground pool though, I would imagine that should it ever be desired, I would just research it and do whatever I could myself.