Peter and Natasha

Written by Peter, on 26-03-2009

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Assume nothing is my mantra for this build.  I didn't follow my mantra for getting our sewer trench dug.  I went against my better instincts and let the guy we got in to do the work without me there.  There was one primary instruction given and that was to avoid putting the trench through any of our painstakingly made post holes. Guess what?

With 2.3 metres to play with, the trench went almost right through the hole. To add insult to injury, the bill came through as more than twice what we had expected based on our conversations with him.  This is a generalisation - but don't trust tradespeople to do what you tell them to.  There is no accountability and when (it seems to us) they whack on a few extra thousand at a whim, based on a wild estimate, it's insulting.

So here's a clause to add to my mantra - never let a tradie on site to do a job when we are not there.  And when they are there, watch them like a bloody eagle. 

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Posted by timber wizard, on 03-04-2009, 1. Tradie's Hi peter and Natasha    all there is. When you lose don't lose the lesson, you have got the lesson Peter  maybe yor have to ask tradie to go around the holes or he may end up in it.Re Horsham and flooring it turned out not suitable for salvage but we are looking at a school in Marybourgh next week regards Raymond   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment... Posted by Sue Mills, on 27-03-2009, 2. Tradespeople Don't lose heart Pete - I'm sure the majority do a great job. As far as this particular one is concerned, I hope you haven't paid him in full and I hope you don't. He has messed up big time.   » Report this comment to administrator » Reply to this comment...