I'm just curious, but are there no building inspectors in your area to enforce codes? Seems some of that stuff should have been easily caught. As a contractor for the last 41 years I'm no big fan of inspectors, but in this case they could have saved you and your contractors a lot of money and headaches.

Know fat, know flavor. No fat, no flavor.

I tried going vegan, but then realized it was a big missed steak.