Just a final update on suit against the PB. Of course the attorney is the one that came out ahead, he made $1500.00! The PB and I reached an out of court settlement. He has agreed for me to keep the final payment of about $5800.00 that I owed him. I have to pay the concrete company- they agreed to discount their bill about $700.00 and settled for $1100.00. PB paid 1/2 my attorney fees ($750.00). So, I'm out the $1100.00 for concrete, $750 for my attorney, and $200.00 filing fee. I have about $3750.00 left to apply to fixing the stained deck. Moreover, now I don't have to worry about anyone putting a lien on my house. I could have went to court, but decided to absorb some loss myself, so that we could get this behind us.