My builder just took my fireplace

[Designjunkie]

I am currently having some building work done and a fireplace in the bedroom had to be removed. It is a very pretty tiled Victorian one. I had intended to sell it but with lockdown and not having any place to store it I told my builder to get rid of it. At 07:30 this Saturday morning my husband answers the door to one of the builders saying he needs to take some stuff from our site. He doesn’t say what he is taking. We weren’t expecting them today although they usually work on most Saturdays so we weren’t surprised to see one of them. It’s only when my husband sees a van from a fireplace specialist outside that he clicks that the builders have sold our fireplace. By then it is too late to go and stop them as they leave before my husband can go talk to them. AIBU to be annoyed my builder didn’t tell me what he was up to or am I being ungrateful as I told him to get rid of it ? I feel it was a bit underhand as it just happened without my knowledge. Should I say anything to my builder or let it go ?

You could have tried Gumtree but chose not to.

You could have RTFT but chose not to.

Can't think why you did not want it in your own bedroom.

Really? You can't think of a single reason?

Even though the OP explained?

I'm sure the mortician's rug would look very good in front of OP's (ex) Victorian fireplace. If only someone could perform the introductions.

Firther to my earlier proclamation that there is a gif for everything...😂

Voilà!

Oh no! It's not gifing!

Soz

You told him to get rid of it, you cant complain if he had the sense to sell it. If you had made a bit of an effort yourself you could have found a buyer either by putting it on ebay or finding a dealer. Now you say your upset....maybe you should just look at it as a lesson learned, he who makes an effort gets the rewards.

I think the builder could have been honest in terms of how much he was making on the deal OR advise you differently. If that were me, I would have been clear that you were asking me to get rid of a valuable item. Your call then as to whether you went down that route. Its quite in your face and I'd probably pull the builder on the audacity but ultimately you have shot yourself in the foot. He might think some people have more money than sense and he is doing something you didn't have the time or inclination to do yourself.

Shall we be childish? Next one to post without RTFT has the lurgy. And nits.

The reverse is also possible whereby everyone has to take a drink when someone posts without RTFT.... pissed within about 15 minutes I reckon.

Oh do stop being so self congratulatory acting like Thread prefects who dish out punishment
You’ve been here long you know the drill no one reads thread behind initial posts and then pile in
It’s not up to you to be all tutty about it

That could be the final straw that brings down the NHS @SoupDragon

Are you not acting like a teeny bit of a thread prefect yourself, there, @HeelsHandbagPerfumeCoffee

I hope the op has hidden this thread. Pile on completely unnecessary. Everyone is on the edge in lockdown. Give her a break.

@JesusInTheCabbageVan

That could be the final straw that brings down the NHS *@SoupDragon*

Not if we do it whilst socially distanced.

@ifitpleasesandsparkles

I also hate when people do what you ask them to do.

Cunts.

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Mamaaaaa, just didn't read the thread
Started typing lighting speed
Must say YABU, cannot cede
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I can understand your feelings. Telling him to get rid of it translates as skip it or dump it- even if you expect he will sell it. He could have kept up that pretense rather than bothering you first thing on the weekend and then making a sale right outside your house. That was cheeky.

But it's a live and learn thing. Next time if you think you can sell something try first before giving it away.

@SoupDragon stop being silly. You've let me down; you've let MN down; but most importantly, you've let yourself down.

Given you told him to get rid of it, I can't see what there is to be annoyed about.

[quote JesusInTheCabbageVan]@SoupDragon stop being silly. You've let me down; you've let MN down; but most importantly, you've let yourself down. [/quote]
Oh my god what thread is is from. I remember it, but can't conjure up the title😂😂😂

@SchrodingersImmigrant I think it's been around forever - it's the School Assembly Telling Off nuclear option.

This can’t be real?
You told him to get rid, so he did? Now that he’s sourced a buyer and arranged it all you feel hard done by? You knew it could be sold but instead you didn’t want the storage hassle so you gave it to the builder to get rid - which he did.

@Designjunkie

No I thought that by arranging it outside of working hours made it appear underhanded. BUT I think you are all right. I’m annoyed with myself. 🤦🏻‍♀️I think I knew it from the beginning which was why I wrote this post. Thanks for making me see sense.

What the fuck. So you want them to do other stuff when they should be working for you. That's fucked up OP!

@Gazelda

But you told him to get rid of it.

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Loving this thread

• full of people who haven't read the whole thing and are merrily commenting on the first post. It's moved on.
• Jesus and Schrodinger's private convo
• The morticians rug

And so much more.

Thanks OP.

Sorry post vaccine laziness on my behalf, head is too dizzy to read everything 🙈

I would expect the builder to sell it. Things like that are valuable. We had an old iron skylight thing that I couldnt lift and our builder took it. He probably sold it which is okay