Would you take this on, or walk away?

[nybor62]

stay well clear phil, let someone else have the headache this job may cause, saying that if there is no other work then put in a stupidly high price and ask for a deposit

 

[Peter]

Walk away, your name will be the name on the job if you finish it and it fails again. Too many what ifs with anhydride, especially since it failed the first time.

 

[Bubblecraft]

Yeah Phil. Politely walk away. Your good name could be tarnished with this job.

 

[Ajax123]

I guess it depends on how much you need the work. If you are desperate the advice is available to assist you. Realistically though if you finish it correctly for the last 50m2 and the other lot is not done correctly you could easily end up embroiled in a messy argument with the other tiler blaming you for any problems. On the face of it I think it looks like the original tiler has not done his job properly and the builder/client has not done their bit properly. Information has not been properly exchanged.

maximum bay simple spot anhydrite heated screeds is 300m2 but there are caveats that say heated screeds should be jointed across all door thresholds and between independently controlled heating zones and where heated meets unheated. Aspect ratio should be no more than 6:1 and additional joints should be considered in areas of high thermal gain e.g. Conservatories or glass walled rooms.

You also presumably have no firm guarantee that the screed has been properly dried and moisture trapped by the other guys tiles could also affect yours

Were it me, I would be more tempted to walk away than do this one.

 

[Pebbs]

Phil, everyone has said everything that needs to be said, you know that there need to be more expansion joints and you could encounter a multitude of other problems along the way. I have a theory, that you are never remembered and thanked for the good work you do, you only get remembered for the bad jobs, even if it no fault of your own.

You seriously want to be stressing over this?

Life is to short for headaches, and this could be a migraine in the making.

Do the right thing politely decline.

Lynn

 

[Ajax123]

Phil, everyone has said everything that needs to be said, you know that there need to be more expansion joints and you could encounter a multitude of other problems along the way. I have a theory, that you are never remembered and thanked for the good work you do, you only get remembered for the bad jobs, even if it no fault of your own.

You seriously want to be stressing over this?

Life is to short for headaches, and this could be a migraine in the making.

Do the right thing politely decline.

Lynn

It is a well known statistic in the customer services industry that if you have a good experience with a supplier you will tell between 5 and 7 people. If you have a bad experience you will tell between 17 and 25 people..... We humans are a negative sort generally and apparently love a good old moan.....

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

MY pennys worth would be not to go near it Phil , even if you need the work ,keep away and fight another-day.......

 

[Aston]

this is an easy one phil, walk away mate and concentrate on other work you can control mate. dont give it another minute of your time or energy.

next..................... ;0)
take care mate

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Thanks everyone for your feed back, it seems unanimous a no from all, sad part is the clown that laid it will be on his next job now. And someone will come along and take it on.:mad2:

 

[jonnyc]

Phil I would say no too but I have put myself in situations of recent with a slow start to year whereby I have entertained jobs that I would normally
one of those jobs has already cost me more than I have paid out to get it done.