Electrician walked off the job half way, what now?

[belmontbuild]

Hi all,

I am doing up my flat, which is quite a large space, about 150 spot lights and 65 plug sockets (now 95).

My Electrician started on monday and went home Thursday afternoon. He emailed me last night saying he is not willing to come back because I agreed to pay him 3.1k upfront on monday however I did not manage to get the money to him until tuesday which to be honest was my fault however I do feel its a little harsh to quit a job half way through because of that. I think he has just found another better paying job.

NB: job was 7350 first fix and 5k second fix. He is going to keep the £3.1k I have paid him and so far he has run 6 ring mains and boxed up 90 ish plug sockets.

Anyway what are my choices now? Unfortunately this has messed up the rest of my build as I can not put my floors down until the electrical work is finished so I am going to have to cancel the other jobs that are due to start next week.

Will I be able to find someone that is willing to take on a half done job? Should I just get someone on a day rate or get someone to price for the full job again?

 

[DJ Ovengloves]

Why not this is in the public domain now.

You shouldn't be publicising the individuals names on here.

£258 for 2 weeks hotel - sounds more like campsite fees

 

[belmontbuild]

You shouldn't be publicising the individuals names on here.

£258 for 2 weeks hotel - sounds more like campsite fees

Its now in the public record so I assume its ok.

 

[ackbarthestar]

Too late, i had to login to find the link had vanished / had been removed.......

Here's one I prepared earlier .... The whole thing stank, I just had to put her reply up on a public forum

***Link removed ***

I told you Its so much easier to remove the link before you post.....lol

 

[belmontbuild]

£258 for 2 weeks hotel - sounds more like campsite fees

I think he stayed in the IBIS which is quite cheap and not bad at all, I would have no problem staying there.

Why he think I should be paying for his hotel I do not know, 600m of 2.5mm used used and 55 to 60 35mm back boxes which I think think cost £600 + Vat.

 

[Octopus]

Its now in the public record so I assume its ok.

So did you edit your name out then? It seems to have disappeared.

Time to be honest as I know what it said.

 

[ackbarthestar]

The last IBIS in ***link removed ***, lol stank of dirty sweaty bodies - it was only for one night and the alternative was to sleep in a cow shed - never again.....

 

[belmontbuild]

The last IBIS in ***link removed ***, lol stank of dirty sweaty bodies - it was only for one night and the alternative was to sleep in a cow shed - never again.....

LOL really, I have stated a few times with IBIS and for the price they have been fine.

 

[Octopus]

So did you edit your name out then? It seems to have disappeared.

Time to be honest as I know what it said.

Come on the Mr xxxxxxx

 

[ackbarthestar]

LOL really, I have stated a few times with IBIS and for the price they have been fine.

You only need one bad experience and that colours ones opinion......I don't think i'll ever stay there again. Probably, sleep rough in the car..

 

[Octopus]

OK.

So Belmont Build thinks its OK for him to name and shame a sparky, but then remove his name from said details, to keep his identify secret.

So shall we play hangman to reveal Belmont Builds identity?

so to start off the surname has 7 letters, who's going first with a guess of a letter?

 

[ian.settle1]

I think he stayed in the IBIS which is quite cheap and not bad at all, I would have no problem staying there.

Why he think I should be paying for his hotel I do not know, 600m of 2.5mm used used and 55 to 60 35mm back boxes which I think think cost £600 + Vat.

If he is from out of town then this would be reasonable

 

[Thefailsafe2012]

OK.

So Belmont Build thinks its OK for him to name and shame a sparky, but then remove his name from said details, to keep his identify secret.

So shall we play hangman to reveal Belmont Builds identity?

so to start off the surname has 7 letters, who's going first with a guess of a letter?

I saw it, so I won't play

He did change it pretty quick mind, hope he's not a hacker!

:sifone:

 

[belmontbuild]

So did you edit your name out then? It seems to have disappeared.

Time to be honest as I know what it said.

Anyone that wants my name can go and look it up the court documents, the reference number is there.

I have used CS in all my posts to avoid it coming up in a google search.

 

[JD6400]

I am with Murdock , come on then lets have your name as well ?
In the interest in the interest of a level playing field !

 

[belmontbuild]

If he is from out of town then this would be reasonable

It depends how you look at it, the judge was going to appoint a expert witness to put a valuation on the work, its irrelevant where the guy lives the only relevant part is the value of the work done. Even if I was to pay for the hotel why would I pay for 2 weeks worth of hotel stay because he changed his mind about finishing the job?