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Ok guys looking for some advice. Will be contacting my scheme provider and LABC tomorrow.
basically builder starts wiring an extension and then calls me in to finish it and sign off. I told them i cant do that and it will need putting right as i cant even see their first fix due to plastering. Expressed this to customer too.
customer asks you to do work in other areas to be renovated to include putting right existing (not builders work) and alter/upgrade things to suit building works. You agree to work direct for customer on agreed day rate plus materials.
You do all you can for customer and help out builders by fitting in with their work to suit as you go along. Bits get done here and there as needed. Things are incomplete here and there and certain things need putting right as agreed with customer prior to works starting
Builder takes tons of cash from customer and requests more and more in a short period of time equating to more than agreed price. Customer gets upset although you have worked directly for customer and are not involved because builder quoted a ballpark in his amount for electrical and you told customer that is nothing to do with you and you agreed a day rate and estimate timescale. I did a ton of work like i was on price!
Customer makes part payment for a couple of days work and materials delivered and is happy. You then go away for a few days to come back and find customer is v upset and cant afford to continue. On top of this, builder has tried to do more work to get further money, not be kicked off job and even has installed more circuits in many places, altered yours and caused chaos in a nutshell!
Given that id first and second fixed an area hoping to come and test and energize on my return to find out its been altered massively is not my fault. Another example is one area/new extension required a sub CU fed from main board so id installed some circuits before i went away and did a bit of 2nd fix here and there and mounted new said board. Builder alters and adds cables in non prescribed zones!!!! to suit further work whilst your away so they can board areas.
At the end of all this, customer will not pay up and i cannot complete the works i did, remove and put right the wrong bits that builders did nor test and cert. I cant even say if alterations are energized now where id been working and not got to complete as along with others were told to pack up and leave on what was just supposed to be another normal day at work!
its a real royal mess! please advise guys and please do not shoot me down. this is out of my control! and i said id never work for builders and i didnt - i worked for customer who shot me instead! out of pocket and out of mind!
basically builder starts wiring an extension and then calls me in to finish it and sign off. I told them i cant do that and it will need putting right as i cant even see their first fix due to plastering. Expressed this to customer too.
customer asks you to do work in other areas to be renovated to include putting right existing (not builders work) and alter/upgrade things to suit building works. You agree to work direct for customer on agreed day rate plus materials.
You do all you can for customer and help out builders by fitting in with their work to suit as you go along. Bits get done here and there as needed. Things are incomplete here and there and certain things need putting right as agreed with customer prior to works starting
Builder takes tons of cash from customer and requests more and more in a short period of time equating to more than agreed price. Customer gets upset although you have worked directly for customer and are not involved because builder quoted a ballpark in his amount for electrical and you told customer that is nothing to do with you and you agreed a day rate and estimate timescale. I did a ton of work like i was on price!
Customer makes part payment for a couple of days work and materials delivered and is happy. You then go away for a few days to come back and find customer is v upset and cant afford to continue. On top of this, builder has tried to do more work to get further money, not be kicked off job and even has installed more circuits in many places, altered yours and caused chaos in a nutshell!
Given that id first and second fixed an area hoping to come and test and energize on my return to find out its been altered massively is not my fault. Another example is one area/new extension required a sub CU fed from main board so id installed some circuits before i went away and did a bit of 2nd fix here and there and mounted new said board. Builder alters and adds cables in non prescribed zones!!!! to suit further work whilst your away so they can board areas.
At the end of all this, customer will not pay up and i cannot complete the works i did, remove and put right the wrong bits that builders did nor test and cert. I cant even say if alterations are energized now where id been working and not got to complete as along with others were told to pack up and leave on what was just supposed to be another normal day at work!
its a real royal mess! please advise guys and please do not shoot me down. this is out of my control! and i said id never work for builders and i didnt - i worked for customer who shot me instead! out of pocket and out of mind!
