Horrible unlicensed contractor

[Keegan Darby]

Hired a contractor and paid him $11k to do framing, electrical rewiring, new plumbing throughout. 

Long story short that contractor was incredibly slow and unresponsive (took him 5 months to complete the above). 

We have since brought on a new contractor and they are commencing work on the home and come to find out all of the plumbing needs to be redone and the electrical as well as none of it was done properly. 

What steps would you take with the first contractor? He is unlicensed and was recommended from a friend. 

Yes, I know we should’ve vetted better and not hired someone unlicensed. 

[Chris Seveney]

Quote from @Keegan Darby:

Hired a contractor and paid him $11k to do framing, electrical rewiring, new plumbing throughout. 

Long story short that contractor was incredibly slow and unresponsive (took him 5 months to complete the above). 

We have since brought on a new contractor and they are commencing work on the home and come to find out all of the plumbing needs to be redone and the electrical as well as none of it was done properly. 

What steps would you take with the first contractor? He is unlicensed and was recommended from a friend. 

Yes, I know we should’ve vetted better and not hired someone unlicensed. 

 Basically there is nothing feasible you can do. You cannot file a claim against him which you can do against licensed contractors with the jurisidiction because he is unlicensed. Your best bet is to lick you wounds and move on. You can try and sue him but you will probably spend more money than what you could recover.