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I know verbal contracts are also enforceable, but it would be him having to sue me, not the other way around, as I still retain 25%+ of his fee and it is that which I would withhold... I expect to resolve it amicably, with him either adequately explaining the costs (and also why he insisted I...

The difficulty is that I normally do everything in writing when it comes to having work carried out. Out of the three electricians that quoted for the work, this one was my preference, but he didn't actually get a quote to me, he said he'd sent it by text, but I didn't receive it. So I...

Hopefully! Well, I have another quick query - is it normal to charge extra for a spur? I've got two, one for the hob ignition and one for the oven - and he has charged me £75 per spur - plus £55 for the other socket - which, effectively means, a cost of £130 to fit an appropriate...

Holm: yes, one of the switches is for the hob ignition to be isolated, and there is a separate one for the oven - the other one is, as the electrician said, to turn off the power to the kitchen in its entirety (not the lights). Stargazer: The additional switches purchased are a fused spur...

Stargazer: The sockets as are follows: 1) 5 x two gang 2) Three spurs - ignition (for hob), oven and extractor 3) For the isolation switch he told me to purchase a 1 Gang 45A DP Switch, which I have done. I'm going to presume he knows what he's doing, unless I'm told otherwise, and I...

Stargazer - the other sockets aren't run off from it. There are a whole lot of cables, but the isolation socket is run directly from the cable in the wall, and isn't connected to any of the other sockets. I presume that is correct?

Once again, thank you all for your comments. I am very happy to say that it was all sorted out yesterday. They plastered the area they had gouged out, and had brought (new) a broom and a dustpan and brush with them, and did a very effective clean up after they'd finished. I told him that I...

Comms: After his visit today he has agreed to fill/plaster that area. He has put the fused spur in the run of other sockets - from what I can see, each "cage" has two or three bits of cable going into/out of it, but nothing is connected - in fact, some of them you could pull the cable out of as...

Just an update... On further inspection the kitchen fitters (who have clearly worked with multiple electricians in the past) said that the work would need to be adjusted. The electrician was called out, and agreed to move things, though he insisted there was nothing wrong with the work his...

Ban: no the walls did not need replastering. You are ignoring the fact that I had kitchen fitters in BEFORE the electrician arrived, and they did a thorough inspection in order to do their quote. If the walls had needed replastering, they'd have said so, and quoted for such. You're just...

Chri5: Thank you for your very detailed response. I've uploaded a few photos - they aren't as clear as they should be, but I've indicated on one of them where the additional points are - and also included one of the area that was removed, but no cable fitted...

Again, thank you for your replies. Apart from the area that was severely gouged out (no chasing placed there as the electrician made an error in thinking there was no concrete beam above the door, most of the chasing will be tiled over and/or covered by a splashback or units; I think I was...

Thank you for the replies, both of you. If it's the case that an electrician would not normally make repairs to the walls, then that is fair enough - although I do think the large gouging, caused by his error of judgment should be fixed by him, and not at cost to me. I will be speaking...

The electrician I engaged had left before I noticed what they'd done - only his assistant was available - and I did point out to him the issues, but when I called the electrician to ask about my boiler being disconnected, he said I'd "accused" his assistant of causing a leak - I hadn't accused...

I hope this is the right section for this query, as it's to do with electrics. To cut a very long story short, if I employ an electrician to fit electrical points in the kitchen, is it reasonable for him to a) leave a mess with only a cursory clear up - even though the kitchen had been...