To burn the builders sign outside my house

[pepperjack]

After not being seen for the best part of 3 weeks except to move a few tiles around the floor, he promised me last night that he would be here first thing.
I'm so glad I got out of bed at 7.30
Wasting my time.
My son is away this week, I don't need to get up, could have gone on holiday, but they said they'd be here.
So I'm going outside to destroy his sign

So they decided to do this -for a laugh, apparently.
I'm not fucking laughing

Idiots

Wtf? What did they say to you about it?

i sent that photo to the boss and he came over immediately. They reckon they did it to wind him up and it was just placed in. It's not, it won't come out. But that's bollocks because it was only going to be me who saw it.
I blew my top and he apologised about everything.
But it's just taken another turn
My cleaner was here today and overheard them slagging me off

I feel sick

@pepperjack WOOW get your money back and runnnn

I really hope you haven't paid them everything. I wouldn't let them in my house again, after that stunt.

And, if they're registered with checkatrade, or anything, you need to leave a review.

I can't tell you how much I'm paying for this. But no, I still owe them a fair amount

Burn it, curse it and then pour some salt on it.

Is the money you owe for work the've done well?

Because I wouldn't paying otherwise.

I recently saw someone shame an incompetent and unreliable decorator on my local FB page. She said, simply, you frequently advertise your services here and I thought others should know what they’re in for if they employ you. Then she gave chapter and verse on just how badly they had treated her and provided pics of their shoddy and unfinished work. Could you do something similar?

They've done 2 bathrooms. The other one is 95% beautiful. Big of snagging and I did change my mind about a radiator. Waiting on the electrician to finish that off. He's sacked his electrician, has a new one lined up.

This bathroom is all plumbed, needs the tiles down, then the bath and toilet and shower screen fitting, bit of tiling round the sink. Bit of replastering.

See I like the boss. It's a newish local startup.
He is guilty of a lack of organisation, but he apologised and he has high standards and I know he will get everything done to my standards.
The actual plumber/tiler who does all the work, he's nice to my face, but seems to be slagging me off. He does a lot of eye rolling when I ask for stuff, but he's jokey with me. His work is good, but I guess he thinks I'm fussy

My cleaner is furious with them. But she really overheard one bit, which he could claim was about someone else

Just taking the piss

Feeling pretty shit right now
It's my late husbands birthday today
And my son is away
feeling v alone

I’m sorry you’re having such a rubbish time of it. If I were you I’d be having a very frank discussion with the boss and tell him how unhappy you are with the service you’ve received. I would also say you won’t shy away from leaving a bad review of his business if things don’t shape up.

Sorry OP, it sounds like a bad evening.

Ignore the bastards, they are not worth it. or set their sign on fire
Don't pay until it's all finished and then leave feedback on FB.

I would also be putting all the of the issues in writing and how you want them fixed. Also a list of all the jobs left to do and when they need to be completed by.

I would also be requesting money off the final bill for every day they go over

2birds speaks a lot reason.

I had similar from a highly recommended local electrical firm, who we employed to do a total rewire of a 4 bed Victorian house.
Days passed with no one appearing.

In my naivety, I hadn't insisted on a time frame for the work in the contract. Next time, I'll insist on a penalty clause for over running

His name isn’t James is it? In Lincolnshire

No, not James

Turn the sign round and when he eventually turns up tell him you're not giving him any free advertising. .