We're having an extension done, which was started at the beginning of May. the builder has cleared the site, taken down the garage and dug about 1/3 of the footings, and then hasn't done anymore for a couple of months now. There was one thing in the plans that needed to be rectified and had to be resubmitted to building regs, but that only accounts for about 2 or 3 weeks of delay.
In the agreement we signed with him at the beginning, the estimate was 16-20 weeks. He has been working on my friend's extension and has taken 2-3 times longer than originally estimated and still isn't finished. I'm starting to lose confidence that anything will be done, but unfortunately we paid him a 10% deposit up front. Has anyone been in this position before and able to advise? I was thinking of getting some quotes from other builders, but losing the money we have already paid would sting, and I don't know how likely it is that we would get it back.
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Builder not done any work for weeks/months
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timealone · 16/08/2016 21:54
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