Business ProfileforElizabeth Evans Custom Homes

We have been working with this contractor to complete our project. We have had many issues along the way (no communication, failed inspections, no project management, etc.) but are finally getting to the end. We are now being billed for "change orders" that were never approved or discussed with us. The first time I heard about the change orders was after asking for a monetary concession after the 3rd failed shower pan inspection. The two change orders listed are: - Raising the height of the slab - Using the dumpster for our own debris We never asked to raise the height of the slab. We simply said yes when the concrete company (a subcontractor hired by the **) asked us how high it was supposed to go. The project manager on the site never once mentioned that the height described was above whatever the original quote was or that there might be additional costs. I knew nothing else but to assume that the minimum allowed height he could pour (which is what he showed us) is what the contractor would have scope. In terms of the debris with the dumpster. Yes, we had a pile of debris that the contractor took upon himself to throw in his dumpster. He did not confirm with us that we should be doing that and never communicated that there may be additional costs for doing so. We would not have agreed to either of these changes had we known about additional costs. To bring these up 1.5 months later after I have raised other concerns seems like a money grab. The contract clearly states that all change orders must be approved by both the owner (myself) and the contractor. These are just additional costs that are now being added and were never discussed at the time of the 'change'. I do not think it is fair practice to charge additional costs that weren't agreed upon. May 10 is the first receipt I have of any change orders. The slab was poured the week of March 15 and the dumpster was hauled off in mid April (I believe). (Apologies for the scattered screenshots)