Update
This case did go to court.
He sued because, I wouldn't make the final payment.
I counter sued in circuit court.
I won the case, but it was a small settlement.
I didn't get near enough for the bad work, the stress all this put us under nor all of my expenses back.
The main issue was the roof. It was unsafe, didn't use the boards he should have and it had 32 inch spaces
between the rafters.
Some of the things wrong, the inspectors and others called cosmetic. It wasn't cosmetic to us. We had to
live with it.
The house sold "as is" and at a loss.