FU to contractors!!!!!

[Black Lazerus]

Originally posted by sweet angel

Originally posted by Black Lazerus
I co own a painting Biz so i could give you some insite.

heres what you do.

Charge them back for every missed appointment, they should give you a call when they aren't going to make an appointment not the other way around.

If they have damaged your fence then they are resposible for the cost of repairs.
Take pictures.

they are to clean the site everyday at no cost to you in man hours. if this is not done and results in the damage of your grass or lawn in any way, that can also be deducted from your bill.

Okay, the two guys just left.

As far as charging back for missed appointments, I can't really say that there were any. They're working outside and I don't technically need to be home. Also, the fact that it's a weather dictated business, I suppose they could say that it WAS raining today. I was busting the guys chops about it being a beautiful day to work today, not too hot.

As far as the fence, I did take pictures and they sort of fixed it while they were here. They said that they would take care of it fully when the job is done.

I'm not sure what constitutes "clean". I mean, they have a big pile of old gutters, extra pieces of siding and stuff, on the one side of my driveway in an area where there really isn't lawn that could be damaged. The driveway itself is full of materials and their scaffolding. The back yard has their cutters or whatever and a couple of ladders. I was kind of pissed about the empty cups and bottles left around.

They say they'll be back tomorrow (of course, I'll be back to work), but it's supposed to rain tomorrow.

You can still charge back for times they didn't show up without calling you. expecaly if they told you that they would be done within a certin time frame.

To make sure they fix the fence, ask the contractor for his insurance info. If it's not fixed to your satisfaction you can call his insurance company and have them fix it.
sometimes these guys like to get slick and wait until the last min and then say they will send a guy to fix it after the work is done. the guy never shows up and you know the rest....

There should be no garbage left on a job site, Including empty cups and bottles left around. Who's responsable for the removal of the old materials? you or the contractor?

Keyser the Regular old BBB covers contractors as well.