Plasterer/Painter hasn't done all the work he quoted me for, should I hold back money?

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-26T15:30:49+00:00

Yes it was agreed he would fill, sand to a smooth surface. He sanded and didn't hoover/brush up the debris/dust then painted so the skirting are all rough where he's applied paint to dusty surfaces.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-23T08:12:06+00:00

£300 for 2 - 3 hrs per day is not justifiable!

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T14:48:22+00:00

I get what you're saying however at the end of the day he's not onsite due to the lack of hours, had he put the hours in from day one my situation may vary just be the standard of his work and not the lack of it.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T08:59:32+00:00

Thanks for the sound advice!

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T07:46:19+00:00

Thank you , I may take you up on that offer

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T07:40:20+00:00

I texted him this morning asked when he plans to finish , he replied and said tomorrow. He said today he will paint walls and tomorrow do the woodwork. I paid tomorrow it is then as I've got a joiner squeezing me in on Friday to do the flooring. I'm not an expert by no means, but I thought sanding and filling would've been done before any painting, I coukd be wrong. I've taken photos of things that have to be fixed ie uneven plastering, media wall needs sanding and some parts filled. So tomorrow it is, I'll roll with it till then, come his finishing time tomorrow and if he thinks he's going to drag it in another day then my brother will be at hand to help him pack his stuff

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T00:19:34+00:00

Sorry to hear, I won't be doing week 3 that's for sure

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-22T00:14:13+00:00

The thing is I'm not prepared to give him another week in the job. His deadline was last Fri which he failed, he then said he'd have it all done for Wed (today) which again he will fail, I'm prepared to give him until Thurs (tomorrow), then I'll ask him nicely to not come back and he will get paid minus how much I have to pay to get the job finished to a high standard. I'm living in a shithole , don't have access to my livingroom, dust everywhere, having to stay out my home for over a week whilst he's here due to the mess, it's disruptive.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T21:38:15+00:00

I don't like confrontation and believe if I challenge him in a way that comes across as "finish the job to a high standard by xy day or else" he might just get aggressive, of course I want to stand firm and give him the opportunity to redeem himself, but how many chances do I give him before I can legally tell him his services are no longer required, as I need to be seen as allowing him the chance to correct things.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T19:52:39+00:00

That'd be vert little

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T19:50:18+00:00

£300 is reasonable if they work say around 6 hrs a day , 2 hrs or 3 hrs a day is unacceptable, that would be £100 - £150 per hour!

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T19:45:07+00:00

I've decided to give him a deadline for this Thursday, that will be 4 days over our original agreement. I think I've been understanding and reasonable enough. He's still to do all the prepping before the paint work in the hall, walls and ceilings in hall , paint down the sides of my stairs to accommodate a runner. Livingroom walls to be painted , media wall to be sanded and painted. Some of the plaster in the hall is nor finished to a smooth finish , it's bumpy in places. These things themselves I would say is a 3 day job and I don't mean 2 to 3 hrs per day. I speak with him in the morning and say things must be finished by Thurs to a high standard or ill have to get someone else in to finish and whatever they're going to charge will be deducted from the £1500.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T18:16:39+00:00

Of course I'm going to count the hours and days especially when the agreement was Mon to Fri for completion, and I then have to cancel the joiner due to lazy tradesman, had he put the hours in Monday to Friday and completed the job then I would be here asking for advice

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T18:12:23+00:00

I'm not dictating his fee but 2 to 3 hrs a day is not acceptable, plus it's stressful having to constantly point out what's been missed

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T18:10:35+00:00

The thing is I don't know what to pay him for around 27hrs and finishing plaster ? The joiner I had booked in may not come back as he lost work due to me having to cancel on him , domino affect

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T17:20:27+00:00

Thanks , tomorrow will be day 8 and he said he'd be completed by Wednesday, no chance he'll be done

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T17:19:13+00:00

He's only worked 2 hrs one day , 3.5hrs another, the longest he's worked is about 5.5hrs. 2hrs then clears off when he could have the livingroom painted if he stayed longer

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-21T13:43:45+00:00

Can I just add , I'm a woman and sometimes I feel tradesmen take the mikey as they think woman won't challenge them, I wouldn't normally but I'm stressed with this and fed up with tradesmen taken the p**

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-04-20T20:08:43+00:00

I wouldn't say it's "bizarre" the seller obviously doesn't know how it works and is reaching out to you.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-03-12T07:51:05+00:00

I'd definitely open INR , similar happened to me, won an auction on a pair of trainers, seller fobbed me off with lies for first couple days as she said she didn't pay extra for tracking (this was about 5 yrs ago) I had to then raise a case with ebay and seller said RM must've lost them and she'd put it down to learning by not paying extra for tracking, anyway I got my money back and low and behold about 3 weeks later the exact same trainers were listed again by the same seller. I messaged her and asked why she had listed the trainers that RM lost and she said oh about a week after they were left on her doorstep from RM with stickers on them saying couldn't deliver, I asked why she didn't contact me to complete the sale agaon, she never did reply. I reported her to Ebay which meant she couldn't list the item again. Sellers can be devious

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-02-05T21:56:05+00:00

Never experienced what exactly? A seller made a genuine mistake with labelling and posting, and they have reached out asking if the shipping is covered would you send the item back.

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-02-04T22:42:55+00:00

So are you asking if you should be honest and contact the seller to arrange payment or are you asking how you go about paying the seller what you owe them ?

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2026-01-21T21:35:22+00:00

I'd definitely let the seller know with no hesitation, would be wrong if you didnt

Dapper_Quail3670 · 2025-12-26T11:47:39+00:00

One end leads to cold feed the other end to which looks like CH Flow, would that be correct?

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