He used WS after emulsion!

[sussexwoman]

I employed a handyman whose list of skills stated painting and decorating. He started work yesterday and one task was a small job touching up some water based paintwork - wall emulsion and a water based satinwood. I was working at my desk in another room but smelled white spirit and called out, asking him what he was using it for. He said he had dripped paint onto my laminate flooring and needed to use WS to get it off.

I feel alarmed that he (a) drips paint (b) did not use any protection on the floor and (c) thinks you need WS to wipe up emulsion.

He's supposed to be returning tomorrow and Sunday to work his way through a number of other painting jobs.

Should I sack him or just have a word about a, b and c above?

 

[Wayners]

Meths removes waterbased paint. It's a cleaner and mild paint stripper.
If you were to rub gloss paint with meths if anything comes off you know it's waterbased.
If nothing comes off it oil based paint.
I didn't think White spirit would remove emulsion.
Also alcohol wipes you use on your hands will remove emulsion.

He should be using correx sheets or x-board to cover floor

 

[foxhole]

I employed a handyman whose list of skills stated painting and decorating. He started work yesterday and one task was a small job touching up some water based paintwork - wall emulsion and a water based satinwood. I was working at my desk in another room but smelled white spirit and called out, asking him what he was using it for. He said he had dripped paint onto my laminate flooring and needed to use WS to get it off.

I feel alarmed that he (a) drips paint (b) did not use any protection on the floor and (c) thinks you need WS to wipe up emulsion.

He's supposed to be returning tomorrow and Sunday to work his way through a number of other painting jobs.

Should I sack him or just have a word about a, b and c above?

Sounds like a chancer, get rid.

 

[sussexwoman]

Sounds like a chancer, get rid.

After the terrible things he did yesterday, I am only going to get him back to scrub off the paint he spattered on my patio slabs, then he's for the boot.