Good luck trying to find a reputable builder to come in at this point. we had similiar issues with our build, ie not built to plan, shoddy craftsmanship, workers comp issues ( PB had no WC isurance) and we were not able to get another builder to even touch the project until we resolved the contract legally in court, which was 13 months later! If your under contract with original builder, the other good guys won't touch it with a ten foot pole.. we are located in Ventura County, CA.

Hi dogue lover,

Wow - you have really been through it. Hope things are getting better for you!

I am not trying to find someone to take over an existing contract. There are things we want to change as soon as the existing PB is out of the picture, and we're trying to find someone else. So far, no one has cried attorney in our situation, and hopefully won't!!!

dancing- this ordeal took place 2/2005 and was completed 9/2006. so its years ago now and we've been swimming for almost 3 years. it only took about a summer of fun swimming with the family to put all the stress and grief behind us. If I remember correctly we were supposed to sign a certificate of completion with our first builder at completion of the job..that is until he tried to play hardball and filed a lawsuit against myself and also leined my house. for me refusing to make my 3rd payment of 5 total. He already had $38,000 of my money and all we had was gunite finished and done incorrectly not according to plan. Needless to say this arrogant idiot lost his case in court and ended up having to pay me to walk away a winner with a confidential judgement in our favor.. Sure I received $XX,XXX amount of cash back, but let me tell you, nobody won or wins. My family went without a usable backyard for over 12 months . we eventually got another PB to finish but only after the first contract was absolved by both parties involved in the court judgement and I was able to finish with another PB . Don't you feel it will cost a considerable amount of coin to hire someone else to do it right? also what about the original PB's warranty? Good luck with this one!