Business ProfileforBilly Roach Renovation, LLC

I contracted Billy Roach LLC for a home renovation in Aug 2021. Expected timeline was 4-6 weeks. Estimate was $36k with max $65k; it was noted that deviation from estimate would be due to material choices and "unforeseen details discovered during demo." 50% down payment made on 9 Sep 2021. As of 13 Mar I have paid $44k and the project is still not finished. I was at the office in person on the week of 24 Jan and was told that the project would be done within a week and that I had "a few thousand" in excess funds in my escrow account for the project. At that point I had paid $39k to date. Later than week I received a bill far in excess of what I was expecting (totaling nearly $70k, see attached). I subsequently expressed my surprise in writing and asked for an itemized bill. I have yet to receive an itemized bill. In addition, Billy R**** (the person, owner of the business) has threatened to place a lien on my house if I do not remit payment (once on the phone, once in email; see attached). This is in spite of the fact that the project is not yet finished. I have expressed willingness to settle costs once I can see an itemization as to where money has gone, but that has not been provided. Billy did provide a summary of costs broken down into a few categories, but has yet to answer specific questions about how actual costs deviated from expected costs and I have no receipts or invoices to make this determination on my own. For example, "estimated materials cost" is triple what was budgeted. Furthermore, his most recent summaries have line items labeled "administrative costs" and "profit" that are far in excess of initial estimates - it is unfair to bill for an additional profit share in light of all this. I did send Billy a counter-proposal, to which he has not responded (see attached). I was initially willing to forego losses incurred as a result of all of this, but at this point I am not inclined to do so. Any and all help is appreciated.