Builder Problem.. - Page 5

Tiggy · 10-09-2008, 20:50

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Originally Posted by -J-

I`m not even sure if he was talking about the wall

Have you read the thread? It's about builders rendering walls and stuff

-J- · 10-09-2008, 20:55

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Originally Posted by Tiggy

Have you read the thread? It's about builders rendering walls and stuff

it was a bit of innuendo but now ive read it again its quite poor

luke · 10-09-2008, 20:55

for the record i am one of the neatest and conscientious joiners you'll ever meet

and i'm cheap and pretty talented even if i do say so myself

Tiggy · 10-09-2008, 20:58

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Originally Posted by luke

for the record i am one of the neatest and conscientious joiners you'll ever meet

and i'm cheap and pretty talented even if i do say so myself

After this thread, you'll always be a cowboy to me

Anyway, back on topic...

Pheebs, what a crappy situation! I would withold the money until the job is finished to a standard that you are happy with hun.

And as for the extra money, pffft forget it! I wouldnt pay him anymore than the quote he gave hun.

phykell · 10-09-2008, 23:55

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Originally Posted by luke

for the record i am one of the neatest and conscientious joiners you'll ever meet

and i'm cheap and pretty talented even if i do say so myself

You should post some of that stuff you did - it wasn't half bad

A Place of Light · 11-09-2008, 00:21

There's a good reason why the building trade has a "cowboy" image, even in this day and age. It's because there are a significant number of "cowboys" working in the industry.

As far as I'm concerned, if the OP wanted the wall sandblasted with crushed Kit-Kats.....and the builder was made aware of this request before tendering a quote.....then that's what should've been done.

Regardless of being picky or certain things being a waste of time, the customer is paying the bill and it's for the tradesman to do what he's been tasked to do......not his version of what the customer wanted.

A Place of Light · 11-09-2008, 00:24

And £7k for the driveway?
Jesus, that's a lot of moolah.

luke · 11-09-2008, 08:03

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Originally Posted by A Place of Light

And £7k for the driveway?
Jesus, that's a lot of moolah.

thats what i thought tbh

its only a bit of digging off type 1 stone, some edeging slabs and cement, basecoat and tarmac. skips cost like £100 each to get rid of muck, a machine and driver is £150-£200 round here, per day

i'd have thought £4k would have done it no problem

Pheebs · 11-09-2008, 08:18

APOL! You're who I have been mistaken for over here!? Crazyness!

Trust me on the quote. We had plenty and there was a lot more than just a "bit of earth". That was the costly bit. Skips would have been filled in a jiffy - we needed proper full on HGV lorries relaying back and forth to be filled (took two to three days of solid clearing to get it down to the level it was required to be). The cost of dumping earth down here is extortionate too - and then you have the problem with the rubble and hedge (you had to take it half way to blooming cornwall to be dumped as others wouldn't take the quantity of it we had here). (We did check this out too and they weren't joshing

)

He really laid on a good job though. I have never seen so much hardcore in my life - and the amount of tarmac that went down... well I hope like hell nothing needs to be dug up ever again! The driveway is quite literally huge. You could easily fit 6 cars on it - if not seven (once again not our fault - we had to meet the councils criteria)

The lowest quote I think we had was just a smidgen under 7k. As said, one company said 17k (ho ho ho!) and another couple of people were putting it in around 8 - 9k.

I know there's lots of cowboys out there (I mean... common the 17k guy either saw a young girl and thought "ha ha! We'll pull the wool over her eyes!" or just didn't want the job (after ringing them and saying "are you joking?!" I think the latter

) but the two chaps we wittled it down to I made calls on and checked pricing against and it was sound.

Still... I agree... 7k is a hellish amount of dosh. It was half our share money we'd been paying into for 3 years

BoooO! Still. It's awesome.

... unlike the back wall

*waits patiently for phonecall prior to contacting Dan*

Feek · 11-09-2008, 08:35

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Originally Posted by Pheebs

I have never seen so much hardcore in my life

You should look in the boxes under my bed and in the hidden folders on my computer

11-09-2008, 08:18	#49
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	APOL! You're who I have been mistaken for over here!? Crazyness! Trust me on the quote. We had plenty and there was a lot more than just a "bit of earth". That was the costly bit. Skips would have been filled in a jiffy - we needed proper full on HGV lorries relaying back and forth to be filled (took two to three days of solid clearing to get it down to the level it was required to be). The cost of dumping earth down here is extortionate too - and then you have the problem with the rubble and hedge (you had to take it half way to blooming cornwall to be dumped as others wouldn't take the quantity of it we had here). (We did check this out too and they weren't joshing ) He really laid on a good job though. I have never seen so much hardcore in my life - and the amount of tarmac that went down... well I hope like hell nothing needs to be dug up ever again! The driveway is quite literally huge. You could easily fit 6 cars on it - if not seven (once again not our fault - we had to meet the councils criteria) The lowest quote I think we had was just a smidgen under 7k. As said, one company said 17k (ho ho ho!) and another couple of people were putting it in around 8 - 9k. I know there's lots of cowboys out there (I mean... common the 17k guy either saw a young girl and thought "ha ha! We'll pull the wool over her eyes!" or just didn't want the job (after ringing them and saying "are you joking?!" I think the latter ) but the two chaps we wittled it down to I made calls on and checked pricing against and it was sound. Still... I agree... 7k is a hellish amount of dosh. It was half our share money we'd been paying into for 3 years BoooO! Still. It's awesome. ... unlike the back wall waits patiently for phonecall prior to contacting Dan __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

10-09-2008, 20:55	#43
luke Abandoned Ship Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 282	for the record i am one of the neatest and conscientious joiners you'll ever meet and i'm cheap and pretty talented even if i do say so myself

11-09-2008, 00:21	#46
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	There's a good reason why the building trade has a "cowboy" image, even in this day and age. It's because there are a significant number of "cowboys" working in the industry. As far as I'm concerned, if the OP wanted the wall sandblasted with crushed Kit-Kats.....and the builder was made aware of this request before tendering a quote.....then that's what should've been done. Regardless of being picky or certain things being a waste of time, the customer is paying the bill and it's for the tradesman to do what he's been tasked to do......not his version of what the customer wanted.

11-09-2008, 00:24	#47
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	And £7k for the driveway? Jesus, that's a lot of moolah.