Can anyone tell me if this is usual finishing to Fascia/soffit/guttering replacement

[denso13]

Any advice here on if he can refuse without having sight of some kind of inspection report?

Yes, if he wants to. Tell him you'll pursue him for the cost of putting it right.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I have said it was only verbal advice, but he’s still refusing.

Any advice here on if he can refuse without having sight of some kind of inspection report?

Yes, he can refuse, hopefully you have the refusal in writing, and the suggestion that it all needs ripping out - you can then, hopefully, go about recovering the amount you paid in deposit for the work.

Have you had a quote from the other guy, to do it properly?

 

[Josephineyy]

Yes, he can refuse, hopefully you have the refusal in writing, and the suggestion that it all needs ripping out - you can then, hopefully, go about recovering the amount you paid in deposit for the work.

Are you saying this refusal is to my advantage?
Yes all communication is happening over email so have in writing
“With regards to the independent contractor, they have been brought into the matter and therefore I require their assessment as this is key evidence in this dispute.

I cannot do any remedial works without that in writing as this is what you are basing the work being wrong off.

If you would like the remedial works to be done within the 14 days then these documents will need to be provided as I have been instructed by a solicitor.”

Have you had a quote from the other guy, to do it properly?

Yes, it’s an additional £620 from the original quote - due to the extra labour to remove old materials, disposal of additional etc.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Are you saying this refusal is to my advantage?

Your first quote was hyper-expensive, but your latest is even more. Do you live in an especially expensive part of the UK, to demand such high prices for work?

Removing the old materials, would be part of doing the job anyway, whether it was as it was originally, or as you find it now. Ask him to put it in writing, what is wrong with it as it is, and separately - precisely what he is quoting to do.

I would also look at getting other quotes for the work, but making sure you tell them exactly what you want done.

I appreciate, you are under time-pressure, with the scaffolding, but the main cost of scaffolding, is putting it up, and taking it back down. Whilst it's in place, it's cheap. Talk to the scaffolding provider, about a time extension..

 

[johnny2007]

Usually the report would have a cost which is then taken off the final bill if and when you employ them to do the work.
That's what I've always done.

 

[Josephineyy]

Your first quote was hyper-expensive, but your latest is even more. Do you live in an especially expensive part of the UK, to demand such high prices for work?

Not that I’m aware of, some of the first quotes came in at 20% more than this one which I’d accepted.

Removing the old materials, would be part of doing the job anyway, whether it was as it was originally, or as you find it now.

I’ll have to beg to differ on that one. There was no existing upvc on any of my Fascias nor soffits before this work began.

Update: tradesman has shown up to work this morning and begun remedial works - will see what the end result is and what the survey next week produces.

Looks like either way, this job is going to cost me a survey (£250) over the already above average quotation.

 

[Josephineyy]

 

[Josephineyy]

here we are after the second visit, opinions please!

 

[Josephineyy]