Well, after giving the contractor a piece of my mind on Saturday, we're off to a pretty good start today. He had the new guy come out and get started on the mess. Didn't get to meet him since I was at work but was very pleased with what he's done so far:
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Look at the first post in the thread to see what it looked like before. He was only here for a few hours so he hasn't started the baseboards & molding yet but if it's the same quality as the half-wall, I'll be very happy.
BTW, if you're following this saga both here & at the creek, you may want to stay here. I have a feeling my recent comments may get me the boot over there. One guy over there really hacked me off.