Expensive Mistakes

[Pebbs]

I would like your advice on something...

One of my fixers, has completely booched up a staircase. I mean seriously booched it up, There were two staircases the first one hes installed well, however, for some god forsaken reason, he didnt take and measurements on the 2nd staircase, in fact he checked nothing, when I went to check, I was like what the **** has gone on here, the one staircase, the treads are sitting 15mm higher than the one on the opp side :mad2::mad2:

There is no way this area will get passed, and I know that the marble have to be torn up and more ordered in. When I spoke to him, he said the drawings werent up to date...thats no excuse in my book. I expect to hear it from someone new to the work, not someone whos been doing it for 25 years. I know Im going to get knocked by the main contractor now, Im expecting a phone call anytime soon about it. Question is... do I deduct the price of the materials and his price work in total or a percentage and tell him hes not getting paid nowt?

I really think I should knock him for the lot, so why do I feel so bad about having to do this..Perhaps I need to toughen up a bit more...

Lynn

 

[faithhealer]

is he employed by you or is he self employed lynn. Would make a difference in my eyes. is it a one off?

 

[enduro]

If he knew the drawings were not up to date surely he should of spoken to you about it.

 

[Pebbs]

He's self employed faith, and to top it of today he rang me at 10 to say he was going home, as the plumbers were in and he couldnt be bothered to wait around for them to finish. That sets my blood boiling, when someone says they cant be bothered.

Lynn

 

[Pebbs]

You'd have thought so Enduro, theres two contract managers on that site, he could have spoken to either one of them to get it sorted out. They all know never to work of an 'A' status drawing...aww dont get me started.

Lynn

 

[mikethetile]

depends how valuable he is to you

but any self employed on here will tell you we dont expect to get paid for lashups and the expense of making things right comes out of our own pockets

 

[Dave Ramsden]

I messed a job up last weds as posted here
When I got the call the next day I agreed to go down that night and rectify the problem at my own cost. To put it lightly, it cost me more than I earnt in the first palce but these things happen and it was my mistake.


I hope you can make some kind of judgement from this Pebbs.

 

[kilty55]

He's self employed faith, and to top it of today he rang me at 10 to say he was going home, as the plumbers were in and he couldnt be bothered to wait around for them to finish. That sets my blood boiling, when someone says they cant be bothered.

Lynn

with that quote of what he said pebbs it soundsd like he has little interest for whatever reason in what hes doing at the moment,,not someone you need on expensive high spec jobs imo

 

[Scott]

Come on Lynn, be tough!!

You know when you have done a job that isnt right, sounds like he doesnt have the enthusiasm he perhaps should have. If the drawings werent right common sense would be to match it to the other case? Like all things communication is key, if he wasnt sure he should have checked.

If it was me id dock his money and let him go

 

[Pebbs]

Thanks lads, your right all of you, and what you said. Im going to speak with him in the morning and tell him im deducting the cost of the material, and his price work for that job is nil. If he hits the roof, then so be it, he can walk down the road and work for another lot. If hes ok about it, fair enough, but I'll take him out of that site, I know how it works if they think you have a bad fixer in the gang.

What a great Tuesday its going to be!!

Lynn

 

[Colour Republic]

Not sure on this one, depends if you've ever used the phase "You're not paid to think, you paid to do as I say':lol:

TBH even if he isn't paid to think it shows a lack of care not to check the drawimgs are up to date. Whenever i'm given drawings i always distrust them until I have checked 100% they are an up to date copy as I know old drawings have a habit of stay on site for months! and then even then i'd still check them for potential problems that don't seem right.

Afraid you might have to pay him then let him go.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Lynn, if someone found fault with my work or was not happy with it, I would be devastated, I would work through the night for free. Do anything to make amends, I would never make excuses. Then again I would never leave a job that wasn't perfectDon't pay the guy:mad2:

 

[Scott]

Lynn, if someone found fault with my work or was not happy with it, I would be devastated, I would work through the night for free. Do anything to make amends, I would never make excuses. Then again I would never leave a job that wasn't perfectDon't pay the guy:mad2:

That Phil, is cos you give a hoot about the job!

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

has this guy got any bad thing's going on in the background of this personal life, not an excuse i know but i am thinking why is he not focused on his job if he has just completed a good job,???

 

[david campbell]

i would deduct the costs incurred to you and if that leaves him with nil then so be it,everyone makes mistakes it's how you learn from it that makes you the person you are,if he takes it on the chin,realises he made a pigs ear of it and gets on with it .....great!
if he spits the dummy and walks then so be it.....plenty more fish in the sea!