Roofer not finishing job
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I had a new roof put on last year as part of an extension, £7k. Part of what the roofer was going to do involved replacing couple gutters and putting a downpipe on. I paid him the money in October and said can i can i get you to do the gutters once ive put the drain in on new patio. Ye no problem etc. He is someone we know through a family friend and seemed a decent chap.
Cut long story ive text him million times, he repsonds by saying il come tomorrow etc then never turns up. This has happened around 20 times. Small claims?
Id normally think sod it il just stick the guttering up myself but it will cost £100 to get the bits and more to the point he is so f
king arrogant about it.
Cut long story ive text him million times, he repsonds by saying il come tomorrow etc then never turns up. This has happened around 20 times. Small claims?
Id normally think sod it il just stick the guttering up myself but it will cost £100 to get the bits and more to the point he is so f
king arrogant about it.konark said:
If you never want to see a tradesman again, pay in full when there's still work to be done.
This. They are absolute shockers for it.My sister is going through the same issue - unfortunately it's a LOT more than £100 that's involved, and the builder is one of my best mates. I did warn her.
Dog Star said:
konark said:
If you never want to see a tradesman again, pay in full when there's still work to be done.
This. They are absolute shockers for it.My sister is going through the same issue - unfortunately it's a LOT more than £100 that's involved, and the builder is one of my best mates. I did warn her.
magooagain said:
Do you have the extra work in an estimate?
What extra work? The original post suggests it was included in the cost for the job.OP said:
I had a new roof put on last year as part of an extension, £7k. Part of what the roofer was going to do...
The question is whether or not there is sufficient detail in the quote or invoice to quantify the sum claimed.PAULJ5555 said:
Someone should create a website like they have for rentals bonds.
Customer puts money in before the job is started so the builder knows they can pay, the builder gets it when both sides are happy and the job is finished.
Do you not know that internet based escrow services already exist?Customer puts money in before the job is started so the builder knows they can pay, the builder gets it when both sides are happy and the job is finished.
For instance. Residential building work is even used as an example.
Alucidnation said:
Dog Star said:
NotBenny said:
one of your best mates is trying to rip off your sister? and you're still calling him one of your best mates?
It's not that - he is just dreadful at finishing jobs. It's a tradesman trait.I have a similar problem with a tradesman all i need is him to come back and do some finishing touches i can't get him to answer the phone or Emails.
All i want is for him to do as he has been paid for.
But as he won't answer the phone or communicate with me at all iv'e had no option but to go the small claims route maybe that will focus him enough to ring me.
All i want is for him to do as he has been paid for.
But as he won't answer the phone or communicate with me at all iv'e had no option but to go the small claims route maybe that will focus him enough to ring me.
Alucidnation said:
singlecoil said:
Because they are thick and short-sighted.
Bless, have you also been wronged at some point in your life?To be fair, I find that most nowadays just do st work, rather than not finish.
But, I am still surprised of the amount of people who are happy to hand over all the money, before a job is finished, regardless of how well they are known.
We have just finished a large project where the client was being messed about a lot with the builder not finishing, so he kept the best part of £5k back.
Eventually, the builder did come back, only to collect the small amount of tools he had left.
t work, rather than not finish.But, I am still surprised of the amount of people who are happy to hand over all the money, before a job is finished, regardless of how well they are known.
We have just finished a large project where the client was being messed about a lot with the builder not finishing, so he kept the best part of £5k back.
Eventually, the builder did come back, only to collect the small amount of tools he had left.
If he was on a local trades people site, you would probably find the roofer had already been slated by previous dissatisfied customers. 
Reading threads like this, one could be excused for thinking all trades people were the same, devious, incompetent or dishonest.
In the interests of balance, can i just add that I had a lot of hedges cut by a local contractor, some before Christmas, some in January.
He works for a lot of the local farmers, trimming their hedges, indeed that is how I found him, through my local farmer.
All the right machinery, all the correct health and safety equipment, and care taken around my cars and pets.
The work was finished three weeks ago, I am totally happy with the job, and the price quoted was very fair.
I haven't even seen a bill yet, never mind parting with cash.
I will be calling him if I haven't got one in the next few days.
And singing his praises to anyone who asks.
Reading threads like this, one could be excused for thinking all trades people were the same, devious, incompetent or dishonest.
In the interests of balance, can i just add that I had a lot of hedges cut by a local contractor, some before Christmas, some in January.
He works for a lot of the local farmers, trimming their hedges, indeed that is how I found him, through my local farmer.
All the right machinery, all the correct health and safety equipment, and care taken around my cars and pets.
The work was finished three weeks ago, I am totally happy with the job, and the price quoted was very fair.
I haven't even seen a bill yet, never mind parting with cash.
I will be calling him if I haven't got one in the next few days.
And singing his praises to anyone who asks.
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