Thoughts, advice.

[Biddy 62]

I'm a self employed sparky, recently did wiring on a refurb for a builder i've worked with before. Builder showed me the job and gave him a quote of £2200. Went ahead with the work, whenever i got asked to do anything not in the quote i mentioned this to the builder and made a note of it. End of job extras amount to £950. Builder pays me £2200 and asks me to see the customer for the extras which i do. She does'nt want to pay this because she thinks all the work i've done was in the original quote. The builders quote which shes shown me says all electrics so i can see where shes coming from. Neither of them want to pay me so i'm knackered. Of the £950 half of that was for parts.

[celtic]

Who asked you to do the extras that were not in the original quote?

[Biddy 62]

Builder but the instructions must have come from the customer.

[gatso]

I can't see any reason why the customer should be responsible for paying a subcontractor

[G1BTW]

I can't see any reason why the customer should be responsible for paying a subcontractor

The customer would be wrong to pay you and you would be wrong to seek payment from the customer, the *contract* is between yourself and the builder. The issue is whether the additional work you did was performed under the scope of the original quotation, all you have to go on is paperwork which shows what else you have done in addition?

[G1BTW]

The builders quote which shes shown me says all electrics

This means nothing to you, this is the contract between the builder and the customer, this could say 'all electrics, including new power station in back garden' and it would have no effect on you at all.

[pokerfan]

get builder to sign off all extra`s or they dont get done

[celtic]

the builder took instructions from the customer and got you to carry out the additional works. therefore the builder is liable imo.

[Biddy 62]

The mistake i made was not dealing with the customer myself. I think its the builders fault for not making it clear about the extras but i don't know how i can get the money from him. Then at the same time when i look at the work shes had done for £2200 it really pisses me off.

[ItsMrAlex2u]

Go and remove the extras!!

[LeedsRhodesy]

tell her if she is not going to pay you will take out the work you have done!!

[ItsMrAlex2u]

tell the builder if he is not going to pay you will take out the work you have done!!

FYP

[gatso]

lol. you can't just go into the woman's house and take stuff out because you have a dispute with someone else. if you're going to do that you might as well take her tv and jewellery as well

[ItsMrAlex2u]

A threat to do this to the builder should help to resolve if the guy has even an ounce of integrity.

[Jon MW]

lol. you can't just go into the woman's house and take stuff out because you have a dispute with someone else. if you're going to do that you might as well take her tv and jewellery as well

take the customers tv and jewellery as payment