The plaintiff contractor brought a construction lien action against the defendant homeowners for unpaid amounts and extras on a fixed-price home renovation contract.
The homeowners counterclaimed for construction deficiencies and incomplete work.
The court found that the parties had varied the contract by conduct to allow for extras without written change orders, but the contractor only proved entitlement to a few of the claimed extras.
The court dismissed most of the homeowners' deficiency claims due to unreliable expert evidence, but awarded them several credits for incomplete work and unapproved material substitutions.
Ultimately, the court found the homeowners breached the contract by failing to pay the final installment and granted the contractor judgment and a valid lien for the remaining balance of $8,277.97.
