dodgy builder, makes a mess, sods off, then asks for payment

[Softus]

It wasn't my intention to bait you old chap, I genuinely thought we were having a laugh and a joke downstairs.

I foolishly and genuinely misunderstood, but you're not wrong in that I was fresh from the maelstrom of the 'upstairs'.

Allow me to remove the hook for you as an offering of good will, which is always my intention.

That's very gracious - thank you

See you downstairs I guess. (Now why does that sound pervy?)

 

[Nige F]

You should have claimed for the cost of the bath in your insurance claim.

He won't 'go legal' at this late stage. Offer him a Bosnian rate per hour for the work he did and forget about it. Better still scribble him a cheque and say that is all he is going to get.

I don't expect that he realistically expects you to pay but he may have hit hard times and is grasping at straws (old bills).


joe

...........Well said Joe.but I would substitute Bosnian for Reasonable in your script