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Workmen

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Housingcraze · 27/12/2018 16:24

DM new house is empty having a bathroom fitted tomorrow!

she wishes to leave them to it and give them a key

Aibu to say this is too trusting?

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Housingcraze · 27/12/2018 18:12

DM found them on community Facebook page with many reviews and he lives 4 mins away from my DM.

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Frogsrus · 27/12/2018 18:14

My DH is a builder and he is always left on his own. They give him a key, show him the kitchen and off they go to work or out for the day.

Xenia · 27/12/2018 18:18

I liked to be around just to keep an eye on things - that they are putting in the hours, not breaking the house whilst doing the work, and so they know someone is around. Perhaps at least just pop round first tihng and mid way and end of day. The problem is sometimes they take decisions you don't agree with and don't ask you. One of my daughters had a workman put a mirror above a sink and he didn't put it straight but instead slightly to the side because of wiring behind. Had she been here she could have explained why it needed to be straight.
I stayed in on Monday to be here not to watch every minute of two men outside but to check they were doing okay, not breaking anything and at the end of the job that they had done what I needed doing (they had).

Aragog · 27/12/2018 18:18

We usually leave them with a key. No way we could take the time off work. I can get home for before 4 if I need to so often see them just before they pack up and go.

Where possible we use the same people each time so kind of know them, and dh has used them for jobs for clients at work, etc.

Last time we left him and his team to do work whilst we were away on holiday abroad for the week. As I said though, we do know this man and have used him many tines Ofer the year including for a much longer project.

Aragog · 27/12/2018 18:20

I have never paid that much upfront for the work though.
With a bathroom and kitchen I've paid for the goods up front, and for decorating we've paid paint costs etc up front. But not for the labour codes generally.

SnuggyBuggy · 27/12/2018 18:22

Obviously hasn't read any of the skid mark threads on here

viccat · 27/12/2018 18:24

I like to stay at home if possible (and mainly work from home so would do anyway), however I've left tradesmen to work in an empty flat before. If it's empty and she doesn't live there yet, what would she even do there for the two weeks or so it takes? Is there even any furniture?

In that situation maybe she can pop in every few days to check everything is going as expected but otherwise should be fine to give them a key and leave them to it.

Sparklingbrook · 27/12/2018 18:25

I can honestly say I have no idea whether the bathroom fitters used my toilets or not. They were very welcome to though. And to use the kettle, eat anything in the fridge etc.

cardibach · 27/12/2018 18:36

I had windows fitted while I was working away! Left them a key under a plant pot (not quite, but similar). Didn’t come home at all during the process, or for several days after. All good. House left clean and tidy, nothing missing.

Vicky1990 · 27/12/2018 18:45

You do not want to be in the house when work is been done on it, you will not be able to relax and will be on edge all the time due to noise etc.
If there are no possessions or furniture etc just leave them to it, point out where the kettle is if there is one and give them a contact phone number in case it's required.

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