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You know, it's funny... I mangled a micro flat screwdriver bit, too. I was using it as a tiny pry bar. I must have been suffering temporary insanity.

Do you have a Fastenal store? Or go to their website. Around here, HD has terrible selection. Lowes has abt 2x the aisle space and better organized.

Are you really going to base a significant go/no-go decision on what a bunch of internet randos say on an online forum? If you're concerned that the first bid was an "Eff off" or "I dare you" number, then the next step is to get a second bid. Good luck with your project.

The quote you got from the second builder... how much was that?

Isn't proposed building going to be right in front of your house?

https://www.wihatools.com/bits/standard-bits/slotted/slotted-power-bit-10-pack Websites states that they're made in Germany. Wiha premium bits - exact fit precision machined Universal fit for all standard bit holders & power tools Wiha special chrome-vanadium-molybdenum tool steel Through...

Wiha is perfectly clear about COO. Not sure what the OP is going on about. My Wiha micro/precision tool are German made and priced accordingly. Wiha wrenches, made in Taiwan, are well made and priced like Asian made tools. Two out of five posts from a brand new GJ account are bitching about...

While I like the elegance of the proposal, it does feel like an answer in search of a question. Are there existing multi-tenant buildings which utilize this type of heating and billing design and or is this a clean-sheet idea?

The OP is bound by a divorce decree. The terms of which have already been negotiated and agreed. He needs to get his tools appraised. The time to demand half of her stuff or hand half of the tools back to her has passed.

"Construction advocate"

I used LP Smartside for my garage's wainscoting. There are other, durable, water-resistant sheet goods as well. I don't think a cementitious board would be among my top choice.

This kinda dovetails into where I earlier asked the OP why he though the builder would go BK if he (the customer) played hardball. Another poster mentioned that any dollar settlement will simply be clawed back by the builder. And I agree with that, as well. He's gonna cut corners. Or try to...

OP, you've mentioned the possibility of the builder going BK as a result of you going at him hard. What has led you to that belief?

Why? Are you familiar enough with the project to know with certainty that the failure of the builder to get this step correct won't result in follow-on problems? Or that there aren't other significant defects with the work that has already been performed? Nobody here knows what the "right"...

You may want to consider engaging a construction investigation/litigation expert, typically they'd be part of an engineering firm. And hopefully it goes without saying that you'd be looking outside of any of the parties involved with the project to date. You're at a critical point in this...

Do you know anybody with a FLIR camera? Instead of guessing where your heat is going, you can actually find out. How old are the windows, were they properly installed?

Cost for the floor joist material will run $100-150 per stick of I joist. With either 12 or 16" centers, depending on what the engineer says. So that's $3150 minimum and double that on the max. Just for the joist materials. $2 per foot for the subfloor. That's $2 grand there. Steel and hardware...

An Advantage double wide will fit in that space.

1/4" dryall installed by a good crew.

Nevermind.