dodgy builder

[wothaveidone]

i had a builder do some work in my bathroom & cloakroom, he wouldnt give me a job quote so he charged me a day rate of £100 + cost of materials. i asked him if he could tell me how long the job would take he said he might be able to get it done in 5 days i said that was good as that was all i could afford. well he had his 5 days & didnt finish the job, he has left me with no door on the bathroom a toilet that is not screwed down a half finished bathroom, & a cloakroom with compound filler on the wall instead of plaster. i still owe him £200 & he has my door keys which he wont return until he gets paid, but im really not happy with his work & how long it took him to get so little done in the time.

 

[joinerjohn]

Change your door locks as soon as possible and report him to trading standards if your unhappy with the standard of the work done.

 

[gregers]

yep defo change locks,take photos etc

 

[^woody^]

And when you ask someone to change the door locks, get a bloody quote first.

Tell the builder that the rest of his money is being used to pay another builder to finish his work, and for the lock change.

 

[foxhole]

"might be able to get it done in 5 days" is no guarantee, and we only have you view as the quality of his work.You may get a more considered opinion with a better description and/or photo's.

 

[merlin50]

"he wouldn't give me a job quote" that is when you should have got rid of him.
you gave him your keys if he is a bad sort of person he will have copied them.

change the door locks and right off the £300.00 you have paid him.

 

[Nige F]

i had a ***** do some work in my bathroom & cloakroom, he wouldnt give me a job quote so he charged me a day rate of £100 + cost of materials. i asked him if he could tell me how long the job would take he said he might be able to get it done in 5 days i said that was good as that was all i could afford. well he had his 5 days & didnt finish the job, he has left me with no door on the bathroom a toilet that is not screwed down a half finished bathroom, & a cloakroom with compound filler on the wall instead of plaster. i still owe him £200 & he has my door keys which he wont return until he gets paid, but im really not happy with his work & how long it took him to get so little done in the time.

***** = ***** . another £300 that will never have tax paid on it ( of course the OP paid tax - it`s their hard earned money ) Another expensive lesson learned - no wonder the country is in a state No different to Lord of Ealing