Drive getting redone bloke not turned up
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wjwren said:
Yes i agree tradesmen are notorious for letting people down. Yes I have his address and it's matched up after looking on facebook at his girlfriend and then companies house who has an interior design company.
Looking at his girlfriend on facebook, very nice, lets have pictures then
hyphen said:
maybe has had a 'heavy' easter holiday and is recovering.
Lots of mates of mine are builders, tilers, plasterers etc and it will be this; easter weekend it's a cert.I'm always wary of paying tradesmen halfway through a job too as very often it'll be straight down the pub and they won't be back til it's spent.
As an aside - I know a few who are golf fanatics - if it's a nice day then whoever is expecting them to turn up that day is going to be waiting fruitlessly.
Before anyone flies off the handle at me - I just say what I see. I know no all are like this.
He'll be finishing other jobs
I was recommended a house alarm company, quoted and said they would come Tuesday, we said no as we had flooring being fitted and wanted it fitted beforehand. Ok no problem I can do Monday AM
Monday AM rolls and he says he can't make it but can be there early on the Tuesday.
They work to their own deadlines
I was recommended a house alarm company, quoted and said they would come Tuesday, we said no as we had flooring being fitted and wanted it fitted beforehand. Ok no problem I can do Monday AM
Monday AM rolls and he says he can't make it but can be there early on the Tuesday.
They work to their own deadlines
jaja4421 said:
blueg33 said:
Dad died is the oldest excuse in the book and can only be true once per cowboy customer
FTFY 
Delays getting started and finishing off.
Agreed a "special" price quoted for the job (as they were doing work around the corner anyway, and had a deal on some bricks).
Then after completion wanted about a grand extra for unforeseen stuff - all nonesense of course. Didn't pay the extra.
Never did come back to correct the snags. Slippery git.
Coincidentally, his dad had also just died. It must be a really dangerous trade to let your sons embark on.
Jarcy said:
jaja4421 said:
blueg33 said:
Dad died is the oldest excuse in the book and can only be true once per cowboy customer
FTFY Delays getting started and finishing off.
Agreed a "special" price quoted for the job (as they wear doing work around the corner anyway, and had a deal on some bricks).
Then after completion wanted about a grand extra for unforeseen stuff - all nonesense of course. Didn't pay the extra.
Never did come back to correct the snags. Slippery git.
Coincidentally, his dad had also just died. It must be a really dangerous trade to let your sons embark on.
He was such a plonker that he took the edges and the seals off the large kitchen window and just left it in place. Turned around, had a rummage for some tools, turned back to see the window now heading for him.
He put his hand out to stop it, said window broke and cut out a lot of his arm right down to the bone.
I got home from work to a kitchen covered in blood. It was everywhere. It had sprayed up the walls and had pooled on the floor. Apparently, he only survived as the chap working with him had the presence of mind to tourniquet his arm to stemp the blood flow.
Ultimately, he recovered to a certain extent. But he had to have a lot of surgery to repair the bits in his arm.
The kitchen window was replaced with wood boards for a few weeks. When the chap returned he just sat on a chair and told his assistant what to do.
wjwren said:
No replied last night saying he needed couple days to sort himself out. I looked on his FB page and he was starting a patio on Friday so I guess he is busy there and doing that.
So he lied to you when he couldn't start on Friday?OP I think you know the answer here, get your money back and find an honest tradesman. I personally wouldn't agree to a tradesman asking for over £1k+ as a deposit - if he runs a good business then there should be sufficient cash in his business to pay for supplies before embarking on a job. He should also have accounts in good standing with local builders' merchants so wouldn't need to get money from customers before starting.
Sounds like the business is in financial trouble.
imdeman87 said:
So he lied to you when he couldn't start on Friday?
OP I think you know the answer here, get your money back and find an honest tradesman. I personally wouldn't agree to a tradesman asking for over £1k+ as a deposit - if he runs a good business then there should be sufficient cash in his business to pay for supplies before embarking on a job. He should also have accounts in good standing with local builders' merchants so wouldn't need to get money from customers before starting.
Sounds like the business is in financial trouble.
I think your missing the point of a deposit. OP I think you know the answer here, get your money back and find an honest tradesman. I personally wouldn't agree to a tradesman asking for over £1k+ as a deposit - if he runs a good business then there should be sufficient cash in his business to pay for supplies before embarking on a job. He should also have accounts in good standing with local builders' merchants so wouldn't need to get money from customers before starting.
Sounds like the business is in financial trouble.
Its not to pay for the materials straight away, its to cover the material cost incase the customer is a t
t and does not pay the bill at the end. These things work both ways.
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