Cesar's Interlocking

We hired Cesar's Interlocking in September 2020 to install 17 stone pillars a metal fence, interlock driveway, metal gate on the driveway, concrete walkway all-around the house and change the concrete floor inside the garage. The owner, Cesar told us that the project would be completed at the end of November. However, the project turned into a horror story for us. We paid him upfront $81,000 - 60% of the total cost and then immediately after that he started delaying all work. Even though we paid him $81,000 upfront he neglected to secure the stones for the pillars and after an 8-month delay he started demanding more money and refused to install the metal gate, at which point we had to fire him as our contractor. He inflated all prices, and for example he attempted to
charge us $8,800 for a metal gate that he paid for $1700. He put poor quality sand in the driveway even though he charged us an excessive amount for the interlock driveway. The new concrete garage floor for which he charged us $10,000 has numerous cracks because his men did not install it properly. Avoid this incompetent, dishonest contractor. all He is an absolute horror story and caused us so much stress.