VB Home Improvements - No Longer in Business

What a NIGHTMARE! Val, the guy whose company this is, is everything to avoid in a contractor. He did not honour the contract we made; he did not do anything (averaged 8 hours a week for more than 4 months!); and what he did was sloppy work some of it not to code. He told me things that are ridiculously untrue, and yelled at me, blaming me and trying to bully me for his lack of responsibility and dishonesty. Unfortunately, I paid him more than I should have (I thought giving more up front would be a gesture of good will and an incentive), and now he is refusing to return what I am owed and need to pay a real professional to fix his mistakes and finish the job, so I am forced to sue him in small claims court. I would not be surprised to find that I am not the first to do this. Do NOT have anything to do with this person.