Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations contractor liable

I am not a lawyer or an expert in working dirt. I feel most knowledgable once the pond is full of water; then I am in familiar teritory.

When it comes down to money, it changes a lot of peoples ideas, behaviors or opinions. You may have to accept some of the blame and negotiate a price for fixing. either way it needs to be fixed. I would think you should get a better price from the original contractor than one from a new one. Plus the original one already knows the problem, "underlying" dirt conditions and internal dirt work or layers. If you have faith / confidence in him, I would try and haggle a fixing or repair price. The price almost has to be cheaper than what a new high quality contractor would charge starting from where the dam is currently. Main difference could be in the quality or integrity of finished product. Hopefully either way the outcome would be the same and only difference would be in the price.