[ontap]

This is part of the bargain we are getting using cheap labor. Why couldn’t the contractor be held responsible. Could it be he is in Mexico right about now. Just asking!

[jiggyboy]

Why not just sue your builder when an irreparable problem arises? Homeowners usually don't have the right to. Most new-home sales contracts state that the customer must go through arbitration before they can even think about bringing their complaint to court.

Probably one line in one of the fifty forms they have you sign at closing, after refusing to provide it to you beforehand.