in any case, marc did not provide me with the phone number to call his insurance company after i asked him several times to do so and sent him evidence of the damage. and finally, the light switch needs to be grounded. we have (eventually) learnt that we will never be finished. again, whether this is really true in practice awaits actual testing. and i was the one who lived in it — for almost three years! i know it’s scary, but you owe it to yourself to give yourself an honest chance at a happy life. 