Inevitably conflicts between owners and contractors do arise due to faulty work or delay in payment. Mr. Hughes has been in over 100 resolution disputes ranging from commercial to residential construction. His services in this field are as follows:

 

• Determining legitimacy of work change orders either formally or literally;

• Determining fair value of additional work performed;

• Determining if workmanship meets or exceeds industry standards and is compliant with the building codes;

• Establishing cost estimates to remedy problems or to complete the project;

• Calculating volumes of materials;

• Inspecting damaged and cracked concrete surfaces

• Inspecting damaged or flawed timber framing

• Inspecting damaged or flawed heating, plumbing and air conditioning systems;

• Developing reports including punch lists for estimating cost damages

• Testifying in court