Why dont you just take the 'plumber' to court if you still feel raw about it?
It seems you have more than enough proof that his work was questionable.
Are you sure he was a bona-fide plumber? I cannot see how he was demanding so much money off you for the kind of work you mentioned . . . . My God, even if you ripped all the plumbing out of a house and reinstalled new gear everywhere you would be hard pushed to spend 20 grand plus!!!
It all sounds seriously suspect to me . . . . It does sound like the sort of work an iffy builder type might do.
You could always call Cowboy Builder I suppose - there is a certain annoying bald bloke on there who might be interested in taking them 'to task'!!!!
Or alternately just walk away from it. Sounds like you have had more than enough stress already thats for certain!
It seems you have more than enough proof that his work was questionable.
Are you sure he was a bona-fide plumber? I cannot see how he was demanding so much money off you for the kind of work you mentioned . . . . My God, even if you ripped all the plumbing out of a house and reinstalled new gear everywhere you would be hard pushed to spend 20 grand plus!!!
It all sounds seriously suspect to me . . . . It does sound like the sort of work an iffy builder type might do.
You could always call Cowboy Builder I suppose - there is a certain annoying bald bloke on there who might be interested in taking them 'to task'!!!!
Or alternately just walk away from it. Sounds like you have had more than enough stress already thats for certain!