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Originally Posted by John Doe
This is the first and last comment I will make on the subject, but be careful when telling someone to withold money from a contractor--depending on the laws in various states, the contractor may be able to go down to the courthouse and simply enter a lien on his home for witholding payment, thus clouding the title to the property and possibly harming his credit or ability to sell or re-finance.
Thorsen, check out contractors/mechanic's liens in your state and good luck.
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John Doe is 100% right, don't withold payment from the contractor.
My folks built a second home about 15 years ago, and the general contractor didn't pay all of the subs. Imagine that.
So, they all went down and filed liens on the house. My folks had to pay the subs(in effect they almost had to pay for the house twice), and then go after the gc for the money. It wasn't pretty, and it's no fun getting phone calls from some dork, telling you that he is going to own your house soon because he didn't get paid $1200 for garage doors and openers, as an example.
Take lots of pictures, and document arrival times and departures of the crew. Make sure these people have workman's comp, liability insurance, and are bonded. Get copies of the workman's comp and insurance coverage for your records, the last thing you want is for one of these people to fall off a lader or something.