Add my vote to all of the above! And since I'm not very trusting, I'd pay for an inspector to peer at the work that's been done. It sounds as though the GC has a lot of personal stress, and that can really affect the quality of work even if he means to do his best. He simply may not have paid close attention to the crews as the various jobs were underway. You should have a copy of all the municipal inspections, and if a bank was involved, whatever documentation they provide regarding inspections. However, the GC's refusal to provide the required finacial documentation [receipts, invoices] of expenditures goes way beyond the limit of needing compassion. If you can, get a lawyer familiar with building practices. It's one thing to trust a GC to figure out what you actually mean when you're telling him what you want. It's a whole different thing to trust him with your funds without ever having proof of what has been done with those funds, especially when he exhibits signs of extreme personal dislike after being asked for the receipts. Verbal attacks upon the other person is classic distraction methodology of bullies, especially male upon female... (I think the females are expected to cower and agree with the rightness of his statements). But the red flag he exhibited by attempting to bar you from the site along with demanding to speak to not-You! [meaning only your trusting DH], is that he is distracting you from demanding valid accounting of his actions.

Frankly, for DIY and for bang for the buck, I think you'll be hard-pressed to beat the big-box dollar-a-foot stuff. I installed Menard's version of same in a rental property of mine 6-7 years ago and it has been pounded on daily by a 65-pound dog, a person in a wheelchair, and that person's assistants. Now it is starting to show some gouges and deeper scratches, but, for the money, it has greatly exceeded my expectations. The only thing I would be careful about is using this laminate in a wet location (kitchen, bath) unless the box says it's okay to use in such locations. Another option for you, depending on how much floor you need to cover and how quickly you need it, is to check flooring places for remnant lots -- leftovers from bigger jobs, broken boxes, discontinued styles, etc.

My husband had already set up an account, but did not fill out the profile. I filled that out. I'm wondering if I have to navigate away to see it "post" correctly with a nickname. Since I'm logged in, it knows who I am, etc., I can't think of any other reason it didn't put up the name and date!

It’s been about a week. I’ve written reviews for products, but only one for a contractor. How many contractors would one need to review?