I had someone come around and give a quote. He quoted £8500 for the job. In my opinion he has only completed half the job that we agreed and has received £4500 so far. He wants the other £4000 but I don't feel I should pay him. Am I being unreasonable?
Here is a description of works that him and his friend did (upstairs), and there is about the same amount to do downstairs.
WORK DONE
• Put up 6 sheets of plasterboard 2400 by 1800 (free plasterboard in my garage) on denailed and prepared joists
• 25m2 - Hardwall & skim (walls all prepared and PVA’d)
• 25m2 - Skim wall (walls that were already boarded by someone else)
• 50m2 - Skim plaster boarded ceilings
• 20m - Put on new 7" skirting (standard skirting, like torus)
• put on approx 20m of old skirting that was in my garage
• put piece of filler wood to pad out 4 architraves
• put up 10 new architraves (standard 3" wicks architrave)
• Took down 30m mixture of old polysterene/gypsum coving
• Put up approx 70m of new gypsum coving (standard wicks stuff) using old dri-wall adhesive that was in my garage
• Extended 1 window ledge (glued a piece of wood to end of it)
• cut out 1 old pipe (took 10 mins)
• Prepare 2 lights and 1 socket ready for plastering – reconnect
This man is a friend of my sister so I really am not wanting to rock the boat but I do feel that he is trying to take me for a fool.
He is also saying that the price agreed did not include materials and that he spent £1700 on materials - I doubt this and think £700 is more likely - would you say that he is exaggerating the cost of materials used.
Am I being unreasonable NOT to pay him the other £4000.
Subsequently I have had someone else in to do the downstairs and for approx the same amount of plastering, I paid them £820 - this now seems like a more realistic price. For comparison, it took this 1 man 4 days to do the plastering downstairs.
Advice on wether I should be paying the £4000 or not please.....
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THIS IS THE CALL WHERE WE AGREED WHAT WOULD BE DONE
He called, said £8500, I said too expensive he then said - £8500 covered “Everything you showed me from top to bottom, excluding the kitchen”. I called him back a little later.
I asked him why so much? He said “It includes 3 men, me, mr b and mr x for 14 days, petrol, B&B, all materials and if you want it on the books it’ll cost another 10% and then another 15% on top. We’ll work 4 long days instead of 5 for the next few weeks, that way it’s only 3 nights a week B&B, or otherwise it’ll cost you more in B&B.”
I then repeated and confirmed with him that it included everything I had showed him from top to bottom, excluding the kitchen, including coving, skirting and all woodwork so that it would be ready for decorating. He said yes. I then said again “Everything I showed you?” He replied “Yes” I then said “Top to bottom will be ready for decorating?” “ he said “Yes, everything you showed me, but we won’t touch the kitchen”
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NB: During the job, they did not stay in a B&B which meant that they had to drive from SE London to Luton each day. It takes approx 1hr 15mins
Here is a description of works that him and his friend did (upstairs), and there is about the same amount to do downstairs.
WORK DONE
• Put up 6 sheets of plasterboard 2400 by 1800 (free plasterboard in my garage) on denailed and prepared joists
• 25m2 - Hardwall & skim (walls all prepared and PVA’d)
• 25m2 - Skim wall (walls that were already boarded by someone else)
• 50m2 - Skim plaster boarded ceilings
• 20m - Put on new 7" skirting (standard skirting, like torus)
• put on approx 20m of old skirting that was in my garage
• put piece of filler wood to pad out 4 architraves
• put up 10 new architraves (standard 3" wicks architrave)
• Took down 30m mixture of old polysterene/gypsum coving
• Put up approx 70m of new gypsum coving (standard wicks stuff) using old dri-wall adhesive that was in my garage
• Extended 1 window ledge (glued a piece of wood to end of it)
• cut out 1 old pipe (took 10 mins)
• Prepare 2 lights and 1 socket ready for plastering – reconnect
This man is a friend of my sister so I really am not wanting to rock the boat but I do feel that he is trying to take me for a fool.
He is also saying that the price agreed did not include materials and that he spent £1700 on materials - I doubt this and think £700 is more likely - would you say that he is exaggerating the cost of materials used.
Am I being unreasonable NOT to pay him the other £4000.
Subsequently I have had someone else in to do the downstairs and for approx the same amount of plastering, I paid them £820 - this now seems like a more realistic price. For comparison, it took this 1 man 4 days to do the plastering downstairs.
Advice on wether I should be paying the £4000 or not please.....
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THIS IS THE CALL WHERE WE AGREED WHAT WOULD BE DONE
He called, said £8500, I said too expensive he then said - £8500 covered “Everything you showed me from top to bottom, excluding the kitchen”. I called him back a little later.
I asked him why so much? He said “It includes 3 men, me, mr b and mr x for 14 days, petrol, B&B, all materials and if you want it on the books it’ll cost another 10% and then another 15% on top. We’ll work 4 long days instead of 5 for the next few weeks, that way it’s only 3 nights a week B&B, or otherwise it’ll cost you more in B&B.”
I then repeated and confirmed with him that it included everything I had showed him from top to bottom, excluding the kitchen, including coving, skirting and all woodwork so that it would be ready for decorating. He said yes. I then said again “Everything I showed you?” He replied “Yes” I then said “Top to bottom will be ready for decorating?” “ he said “Yes, everything you showed me, but we won’t touch the kitchen”
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NB: During the job, they did not stay in a B&B which meant that they had to drive from SE London to Luton each day. It takes approx 1hr 15mins
and quite right he does not deserve the rest.
