After a few reminders from a couple of friends I guess it's time to update. For the last month my family and I have been in Peru on vacation. During that time the Contractor was literally waiting for the paint to dry! We chose a off-white color for the walls and a classical white color for the ceiling. Overall I'm pleased with the paint job, a lot of touching-up will have to be done before we move-in but at this stage it looks good.
Once the paint was dry the Contractor began placing the oak flooring. The flooring comes pre-stained and went in pretty fast. When I got back from Peru on Tuesday the flooring was 80% complete, with the kitchen and entryway still left to be completed. Today when I was there they completed the rest.
Yesterday afternoon I received a call from the Contractor stating he wanted $750 additional to tile the bathrooms. Our contract was a little vague, but back in July before the project began, my Father and I confirmed verbally the tile design and he agreed that he would do the job. Now he wanted me to pay more because he said the tile was not standard and required additional work. So once again we had a long fight over the phone and I said he would do the work for free or he was fired. He said his guys would do the work, but I need to pay $250 at least, I said I would not pay anything extra. The conversation basically ended there, but when I arrived at the house this morning the tiling was already 70% complete. I guess he knew his guys had already started and was trying to get something out of me. At this point he knows he must complete the project since all his profit is tied in the completion of the bathrooms and kitchen. As usual he was just being dishonest in order to scrounge a few extra dollars.
Yesterday afternoon I received a call from the Contractor stating he wanted $750 additional to tile the bathrooms. Our contract was a little vague, but back in July before the project began, my Father and I confirmed verbally the tile design and he agreed that he would do the job. Now he wanted me to pay more because he said the tile was not standard and required additional work. So once again we had a long fight over the phone and I said he would do the work for free or he was fired. He said his guys would do the work, but I need to pay $250 at least, I said I would not pay anything extra. The conversation basically ended there, but when I arrived at the house this morning the tiling was already 70% complete. I guess he knew his guys had already started and was trying to get something out of me. At this point he knows he must complete the project since all his profit is tied in the completion of the bathrooms and kitchen. As usual he was just being dishonest in order to scrounge a few extra dollars.
Originally we thought the cabinets would be here and ready to install by now. The problem was I decided that I wanted to put some decorative trim on the top and base of the cabinets. I should have known that decorative trim means extra work and in-turn means I would need to pay more. At this point I don't want to pay this SOB anymore money and I will install the trim later on when my Father is back in town. On Monday I will call the cabinet store and cancel the decorative trim in order for the contractor to order the cabinets at no additional cost.
So the plan this week is for his guys to finish all the floors and tiling. Following those items they can install the doors and trim throughout the house. They should also be installing the new gutters and fascia boards.
So the plan this week is for his guys to finish all the floors and tiling. Following those items they can install the doors and trim throughout the house. They should also be installing the new gutters and fascia boards.
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2 comments:
Looking good man. Good job standing up to your ripoff contractor. The floors look great. Happy New Year home-skillet.
How beautiful..... a great job and you all must be so so pleased. Love the kitchen, do you like to cook? Everyone muct be thrilled and so many thanks to your Dad who was your right hand man. Kudos to him and your wife for her patience.
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