kerryman05
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I need some advice on an electrician that's absolutely doing my head in and costing me money by the day.
We are ready to move into our new house which we built through direct labour but about 25% of the electrical work is still to be done and it's the only thing preventing us from moving.
The elecrician has been a nightmare from the start and has held up the job at every stage along the way......for example the plasterers left for a month because he was so slow finishing the first fix.
I am sick of ringing him and now he only answers from a number unknown to him and then he just says he'll be there tomorrow but never shows. I just can't get him back on site to complete the work. I know now that he has recently started a big-budget project so i'd imagine i'm the bottom of his list of priorities. I have paid him half the agreed price to date.
We are renting so not being able to move is crippling us financially having to pay both rent and a mortgage.
So, what can i do?
I know tradesmen are slow finishing off another person's work but if i do get someone can i knock his fee off the original guy's bill?
Can he come after me for the full amount owed if i get someone else to finish it?
Can I take what i'm having to pay in extra rent off his bill?
What can i do, i'm pulling my hair out?
We are ready to move into our new house which we built through direct labour but about 25% of the electrical work is still to be done and it's the only thing preventing us from moving.
The elecrician has been a nightmare from the start and has held up the job at every stage along the way......for example the plasterers left for a month because he was so slow finishing the first fix.
I am sick of ringing him and now he only answers from a number unknown to him and then he just says he'll be there tomorrow but never shows. I just can't get him back on site to complete the work. I know now that he has recently started a big-budget project so i'd imagine i'm the bottom of his list of priorities. I have paid him half the agreed price to date.
We are renting so not being able to move is crippling us financially having to pay both rent and a mortgage.
So, what can i do?
I know tradesmen are slow finishing off another person's work but if i do get someone can i knock his fee off the original guy's bill?
Can he come after me for the full amount owed if i get someone else to finish it?
Can I take what i'm having to pay in extra rent off his bill?
What can i do, i'm pulling my hair out?