The contract is clear and he did not follow the terms of the contract.As a complete sidenote, unless you house is a monster and he has to replace all the sheathing on the house, no way $17k of increased costs would of been incurred. 

Selling contracts out of the back of a truck or in a coffee shop.

I personally drive there from Central Florida with my truck and pick the vanities up in person as shipping isn't cheap.Their prices are amazing, especially their "specials".

The guy bought a house, and a nice truck and put it under the apartment complex as "expenses" which is why I'm guessing they are so high.  

On top of the hourly wage you've got the cost of their tools, supplies, truck, insurance, workers' comp etc...So with all of that in mind you're better off just replacing this fridge.

I have trucks/tools/supplies etc that I have been including as expenses on my contracting business in the past, but considering that I don’t expect to be reporting any business income, if I filed taxes the way I have been I don’t think the IRS would see my business as operating to produce a profit. 

Perhaps offer to pay for a truck to take their belongings to a storage locker and pay for the first month of storage.

I had monster toilets from the 20's that leaked around the flaps because of the hard water when I first bought the place.

However I work a monster schedule so time to flip on the side is pretty much non-existent.I come to BP for help!

All in all we are trucking along but some poor decisions on contractors, missed items on due diligence, and new issues have drained our rehab capital.