Help,I am at my wits end and do not know how to resolve this problem.
We asked scaffolder who was recommende to us by carpenter/builder to erect our scaffolding around the bungalow as we are having a new roof and rooms in it.
He came and put it up and the carpenters arrived 8th august to start work.
The carpenters said they were not happy to use tarpaulins and the scaffolder was on site and i asked him if he could fit scaffolding to upper part of house and cover the roof.He agreed and price was agreed ,half money when job completed and the rest in couple of weeks.
He started to put up the extra scaffolding on the 11th august and then on the 15th (sunday) he said he wont be around till tuesday but would be around tueday wednesday thursday but not on friday or the weekend .
He did not turn up on the tueday or the whole week so i tried to call him on his mobile and no answer .I got worried as all workmen and materials started to arrive on site.He took no notice of texts i sent so in desperation i sent text to say that if he did not come to finish it or take it down i would put it for sale on ebay.The trick worked and he tel .and started to be very aggressive and said he is busy and then blamed the carpenters for this extra work(which he did not have to agree)
I said he has to come and fininsh it or take it down ,he came again for couple of days but dissapeared again.Again he would not answer phone or come so had to send text to say come to take it down if you cannot finish it.Again he promised by end of week it will be finished,again he disappeared.
He then appeared and threatened to take building materials and my car in liu of time spent doing scaffolding.
He did come and do couple of hours again but then did not finish it.Same saga and finally came and said he was going on holiday I said this is it I have had enough and we will take it down.He promised it finished againg but ofcourse he did not but went on hols.
I sent text to say that it will be down by the time he comes back and to come to take it away as we have very little room on our forecourt.
Last week saturday I got text from another scaffolding comp.to say that he had been asked to finish the scaffolding and two blokes came but on odd day for couple of hours and they did not finish ,they promised to come at 9 am last saturday but did not turn up.
However the scaffolder came back from hols and came around ranting and raving going on about how bonkers I am ! And was very threathening so I said i do not need this and take your scaffolding down I have had enough of aggressive behaviour.He said fine went to his lorry and sat there for a while and then came and said right what do I want I said either take it down or finish it today that is it.He went to his lorry and started to put up the corrugated roof.I went out and after coming back the roof was on but the plastic on sides is not.
This morning he did not arrive so I texted that he had not kept to his promise.Again lot of aggressive words and was going on about the carpenters messing him by asking for the extra work.
Now he says we cannot touch his scaffolding and he will leave it up for 10 weeks ,we cannot start work because the sides are open to weather.
Please sensible suggestions what to do now.
We asked scaffolder who was recommende to us by carpenter/builder to erect our scaffolding around the bungalow as we are having a new roof and rooms in it.
He came and put it up and the carpenters arrived 8th august to start work.
The carpenters said they were not happy to use tarpaulins and the scaffolder was on site and i asked him if he could fit scaffolding to upper part of house and cover the roof.He agreed and price was agreed ,half money when job completed and the rest in couple of weeks.
He started to put up the extra scaffolding on the 11th august and then on the 15th (sunday) he said he wont be around till tuesday but would be around tueday wednesday thursday but not on friday or the weekend .
He did not turn up on the tueday or the whole week so i tried to call him on his mobile and no answer .I got worried as all workmen and materials started to arrive on site.He took no notice of texts i sent so in desperation i sent text to say that if he did not come to finish it or take it down i would put it for sale on ebay.The trick worked and he tel .and started to be very aggressive and said he is busy and then blamed the carpenters for this extra work(which he did not have to agree)
I said he has to come and fininsh it or take it down ,he came again for couple of days but dissapeared again.Again he would not answer phone or come so had to send text to say come to take it down if you cannot finish it.Again he promised by end of week it will be finished,again he disappeared.
He then appeared and threatened to take building materials and my car in liu of time spent doing scaffolding.
He did come and do couple of hours again but then did not finish it.Same saga and finally came and said he was going on holiday I said this is it I have had enough and we will take it down.He promised it finished againg but ofcourse he did not but went on hols.
I sent text to say that it will be down by the time he comes back and to come to take it away as we have very little room on our forecourt.
Last week saturday I got text from another scaffolding comp.to say that he had been asked to finish the scaffolding and two blokes came but on odd day for couple of hours and they did not finish ,they promised to come at 9 am last saturday but did not turn up.
However the scaffolder came back from hols and came around ranting and raving going on about how bonkers I am ! And was very threathening so I said i do not need this and take your scaffolding down I have had enough of aggressive behaviour.He said fine went to his lorry and sat there for a while and then came and said right what do I want I said either take it down or finish it today that is it.He went to his lorry and started to put up the corrugated roof.I went out and after coming back the roof was on but the plastic on sides is not.
This morning he did not arrive so I texted that he had not kept to his promise.Again lot of aggressive words and was going on about the carpenters messing him by asking for the extra work.
Now he says we cannot touch his scaffolding and he will leave it up for 10 weeks ,we cannot start work because the sides are open to weather.
Please sensible suggestions what to do now.