Hi Mike,

I really feel for your pain in this type of situation. I had a senario where my initial pool builder went out of business just before pre-gunite inspection on our pool. The one thing you want to do today is to find out who the license authority is in your state. I'm assuming that in Texas contractors must be licensed. If so you need to file a complaint quickly. I know here in AZ you can file a public complaint that must be followed up by an inspector. Failure to complete a job is one reason you can go after them.

Other than that I would be a pain in their side. Find out if they ever took out any bonds or insurance for the project, if so you might be able to get money from that. If none exist then there is really nothing more you can do but contact a lawyer and file a civil judgement.

But I would start doing it the sooner the better.

Eric