What are you hoping for? That he come back to fix the siding, which he likely thinks was installed well (or doesn't care)? I assume you don't want him doing any more work on your house. At this point I think you are SOL. Are any of the contractors you had to come look at the house willing to take on the job of fixing the siding and completing the construction?

Report him to the contractor's licensing board in your state. Hopefully he is actually licensed and it will put a black mark on his record in case future potential clients check his record.......

You should find yourself a good contractor to work with who will help make sure that your house is completed properly......

Yes, other contractors will take the job on - at a tune of a few grand to fix and complete siding work that we have already paid for. Short of ripping all of the siding off and reinstalling new siding, that won't fix everything. That would cost about $35,000 that we have already spent. So, you are SOL when you pay a contractor for work and find out that they did not follow installation instructions and voided all of the warranties on your siding?

Does the fact that I have an invoice detailing all of the work that was done (and thus paid for) mean anything? I have copies of those, checks, etc. It has exact square footages of siding installed I paid for and everything.

Make sure to take pictures too of the shoddy workmanship. That plus the invoices may help in going after the guy but my point is that even if you go after him, lots of these guys are known for declaring bankruptcy and then just opening under a different company name.

Your recourse is to sue him, but even if you win it'll be difficult to get him to pay - if he even has the money. The fact that he is already not returning your calls and telling you that he doesn't care if you report him doesn't bode well, I'm afraid. And of course you'd have to prove that he installed it incorrectly.

Away?

I can actually prove that it was installed incorrectly. We had the manufacturer come out. We have taken photos of where it was not installed according to manufacturer recommendations.

You might try small claims court .. It's less expensive for you

I think that "installed correctly" can often be misleading. I would be willing to be that TONS of contractors are installing anything and everything not according to the manufacturer's guidelines. Usually, the manufacturer is very specific about practices and it would be "harder" (read: more expensive / time consuming) to do in the field, and then you get into "per the manufacturer's instructions" and "industry standard practices".

And then - it also is the nasty little secret that usually voids the warranty of the material manufacturer, but having things installed not in according with their instructions.

And of course, you, as a homeowner, are supposed to know all this and be 100% specific in your contracting.

Yeah - good luck - the cards are pretty well stacked against you.

I can understand the small details of installation not being done. However, when there is such gross negligence that Miratec is warping within 5 months of install? That seems a bit much...

A year later, not sure you'll see this but I'd love to hear who did the work. It describes my contractor to a T. That and your screen name makes me awfully curious. Minnesota?