Hi, what do you suggest in this scenario:
I booked with a builder to do 1 job. He provided quote and I was happy with it so he turned up and did the job (said the room was bigger than he thought despite me sending multiple photos and actual measurements..! So I think this was just salesman tactics. Anyway, he said he would still honour the quote and do it. He did well and I paid him exactly what his quote was.
Whilst doing job 1, he noticed new toilet parts I had bought for another job (en-suite loo) and offered to quote for that despite me not asking him too. He thoroughly inspected the parts and the room in person and offered me a quote to do the flooring of the small en-suite and remove current loo and install in my new loo. I was happy with quote so I took him on for that too. He did say he was busy so there will be slight delays - I said that’s fine.
Whilst finishing up job 1, he had become increasingly flirty (not touchy or creepy but very chancery). I said no I wasn’t interested in him like that and he said ok I respect that after really trying it on heavily.
After that, when he came to start job 2, he seemed much less friendly, and again claimed that he quoted too low for job 2 (despite seeing the room in person twice before quoting..!) and insisted I had to buy some of the materials for him to do it at that price even though that was all included in the original quote he told me. I bought the items costing like £20 and he started doing the floor. He would leave several weeks between each visit and now there is only 1 more visit to actually install my toilet) floor of very small en-suite he’s done. He hasn’t turned up for 4 weeks and is now not even responding to my texts nor phone calls despite seeming a little warmer towards me on the last visit.
I’ve not yet paid him for job 2 (he quoted about £110) for the labour of laying floor of the tiny 1m2 room and fitting the loo (I bought all materials) and he would not separate out costs for the 2 things.
If he doesn’t respond, what do you suggest is a fair price for laying just over 1m2 of floor (tiles) but not doing the main event (toilet install) for £110? Also, he needs to take the rubbish from job 1 (that he said he would do after job 2 is finished…) literally only 1 visit left and he’s no longer responding to me.. to put in context, he quoted me for job 2 in April this year. It is now July (3 months in..!) and it’s still not finished for a job that only takes 1 day in total maximum..!!! I don’t want to pay him the bulk of £110 when the main part of job 2 (toilet install) isn’t even done yet)
But I don’t want to get into a massive argument with him over how much I should pay, nor pay him a big % as the main task (installing loo) is not done.