Had historic written quotes from a contractor of $2500 for porch and $3500 for under the house. Earlier this month we had the contractor out to give us current quote to include a little work on the garage in addition to the work on the 2 historic quotes. He quoted a total of $7000 for all 3. He completed the garage but told use the work under the house he was unable to do and that he expected us to pay $6500 for the porch and the garage. The porch is still not complete and he now wants $4700 for the work he has done and that amount does not include any further work. We have offered $3500 as a very fair amount for the work that has been done (even though not complete). He is threatening a lien. What are our options other than of course paying the full $7000.
You can settle with him, or you can let him file the lien and then you can file suit to challenge it in court. There is really nothing that you can do to prevent the lien from being placed initially. Give us a call if you need some help with it. 504-323-5885.