Who is right ?

[limco]

I Recently finished renovating a bathroom in Aug & today I recieved a phone call from the customers father who is a lawyer, stating that the pipes in the bathroom should not be coming up from the floor.
I have made some inquiries and he is right, but the thing is- it was another plumbing company that did the pipe work and they sent the bill to these customers.
I sent my bill for the joiner and tiling work.
I told this lawyer that he should contact the plumbing company who did this job- but he insists that it's me that has full responsibility and it's my company who should fix this mistake which will cost a lot of money...
So now I am confused !- who should fix this problem ?

 

[Stewart]

Did the plumber quote for the work through you or directly with the customer

 

[Olz]

If another company did the plumbing work, and invoiced the customer directly, then you should be politley telling this guy that he had telephoned the wrong contractor, and that he needs to speak with the company who installed the plumbing, as he has mistakenly telephoned the joiner/tiler.

It would probably be a different matter if you had taken the money from the customer for the plumbing as part of one large invoice and sub contracted out to the plumbers, paying them yourself.

 

[limco]

Did the plumber quote for the work through you or directly with the customer

With the customer, as they also did a lot of work in the basement.
As the new water pipes came from there.

 

[Gazzer]

I cant see what this has to do with you. I tile many bathrooms and I just tile to what is there !

 

[Olz]

We probably posted at the same time mate, but you have just confirmed what i had assumed anyway from your first post.

Just tell him your not connected to the plumbing work and that he needs to phone the plumber.

 

[doug boardley]

why can't pipes come out of the floor??

 

[Olz]

Also, if the guy is being funny with you, then make sure you charge double to do any retiling/making good after the plumber has gone back to redo the pipework.

 

[Olz]

why can't pipes come out of the floor??

I was thinking that Doug, but though I must be missing something obvious.

All the pipes in my house come out the floor, in the kitchen,both bathrooms and the cloakroom.

 

[Stewart]

I can't see how you can be held liable. Tell him to contact the plumber and leave with him. If you had nothing to do with him, then you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Gazzer]

You say you have made some enquiries and he is right ?? My pipework comes out of the floor ? Is there something we are missing or you havent told us ?

 

[limco]

I am going to talk with the plumbing company on Monday- I couldn't get a hold of them today.
Thanks fo the advice guys.

 

[Stewart]

Do the pipes go to an open vanity unit? Could you please explain.

 

[limco]

You say you have made some enquiries and he is right ?? My pipework comes out of the floor ? Is there something we are missing or you havent told us ?

Yeah!- I am a Scotsman living in Sweden, which I have run my tiling business for 4 years- and I have to follow the Swedish laws and thats one of thier laws.......no pipes coming up from the floor.....this started in 2007
I joined this forum, as I do not want that Swedish lawyer looking at what I have been posting on a Swedish forum....

 

[Gazzer]

Ahhh right then scratch all info above... why didnt you say that in the 1st place then ?