Outlander
Has anyone out there had any dealings with a firm called Thermawise, Levin, runs by Campbell Grant Senior ? They deal in the erection of Structural Insulated Panels (SIP’s) for a quick build, efficient insulation for a warm economical to run house.
I have had the most horrendous time with this builder, as he has not paid the subcontractors for the work they have completed (first fix) but I have paid him and am now withholding the final payment as instructed by my lawyer.
I reached an agreement with the subcontractors in that I pay them directly, but the builder objected and told the subcontractors not to continue. Happily they did not comply with his request and I have paid them for the completion of the work (second fix and all front of wall work) on the inside of the house.
Unfortunately a great deal of the work that the builder has completed has been failed by the local authority, therefore I have paid another builder to rectify the fail notice work.
There is one more item to complete before I can apply for another local authority CCC, but again I am at the mercy of the builder who has (10 months after the fail notice was issued) instructed his structural engineer to rectify the paperwork with an amendment.
I have a builder standing by to begin work but it has been another wait as the structural engineer has not given enough information to the local authority, so another 12 weeks wasted.
I have paid the Home Check to write a report for the builder, he concedes some work but contests much, even when confronted with the evidence. Now he refuses to ‘come to the table’, therefore my lawyer has met him on site and he agrees that some of his work is shoddy and does not see why he will have to pay for the work he did that has been rectified by a superior builder, nor does accept responsibility for work we paid him to have done when he pocketed the money and did not pay the subcontractors.
My lawyer has now been forced to file with the district court as this has gone way beyond my budget and patience.
The house is my retirement home. I have had to sell my home to pay for this (fixed term and fixed price) and I have stuck in a rental for a year, paying rent I can no longer afford. I should have been in my house in late February/early March, but here I sit, 66 years old and stressed beyond belief.
To date I believe he owes me in excess of $70,000.00 and I even offered to half the debt if he would pay up, but he either will not or cannot. So to court we must go.