Poor quality plumbing tradesman on site - photos added -am I being too harsh?

[EAST61]

What is the method of payment you have agreed to?

 

[Roscoepeko1]

Not discussed wont be cash tho - if he wanted cash id expect someone to tell me - was going to do bank transfer on invoice -

 

[gasbanni]

I’ve seen this work before.

You didn’t use this guy did you?

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East 61 you had me in stitches hilarious !

 

[gasbanni]

Guys this aint no wind up fine having a chuckle im all for that but dont doubt the situ - its live now and he about to ask for payment !!!

Bloody hell !!

 

[Roscoepeko1]

East 61 you had me in stitches hilarious !

Me too to be fair ....

 

[HERTS P&D]

What is the method of payment you have agreed to?

 

[sparer]

He must know what he'd done with that cistern is dodgy. I'd refuse to pay him.... or at least my missus would (she's better at that kind of thing lol )

 

[Lmfao]

OP, it is NOT acceptable. The image ....

shows this to be true.

No way would anyone do this and consider it 'ok'. ( I have this real nice bathroom and would be happy to have bits of batten on show)

He should have removed tiles (if necessary) and altered whatever was required.
Are you paying peanuts mate....getting a cheap job?

I would NOT accept this in any way or form.

Just saying....still laughing

 

[Lmfao]

At the very worst you would run it round and box it in, or box behind. then tile it....you wouldn't do that.......giggle

 

[Roscoepeko1]

OP, it is NOT acceptable. The image ....

shows this to be true.

No way would anyone do this and consider it 'ok'. ( I have this real nice bathroom and would be happy to have bits of batten on show)

He should have removed tiles (if necessary) and altered whatever was required.
Are you paying peanuts mate....getting a cheap job?

I would NOT accept this in any way or form.

Just saying....still laughing

job quoted at £250 I have been left an invoice for payment.

 

[Roscoepeko1]

Granted i'm not putting whole new suit in but still if i didnt care at all id not be fitting Grohe mixers .....

 

[EAST61]

Just goes to show that you can’t trust these review sites. This guy is rated 9.9/10 with a decent sample size of reviews.

The fact is the only way to get a good tradesman is through a recommendation from someone you trust - and then you have to be prepared to wait cos they’ll be fully booked for weeks.

 

[transam]

well at least there are some caps on the screws through the baton , nothing worse then exposed screw heads imo

dob of paint on the wood and u will be laughing

 

[Roscoepeko1]

Is £250 peanuts or the price to expect for straight basin and wC swap and pan connector swap on another.

Should it be more?

 

[sparer]

There are so many ways that this could have been done properly quite easily. The swan neck that someone suggested earlier is one way. You can buy flexi right angled pan connectors from Screwfix. At the very least he could have realigned the pipe with a MULTIKWIK MKO100 abeit not very nice looking. If he supplied the pan, i'd be asking why he chose that one and not one that he was able to fit neatly.

Maybe you could pay him for the materials (toilet and sink) and some for the mixer tap installation and tell him he'll get the rest when he gets rid of that battening. See if he comes back or not.