Tradesperson inviting people into my home

[IvyPlant]

Currently got a tradesperson in to do a job. They quoted me a day rate of 8 days work (which I think will take less time than that, but they're the expert...)

Anyway, that's not my AIBU. I checked my security footage this week and noticed a woman popped round to my house when I was out and tradesperson was working alone in my house. I can only see her walk past my front door to the back garden gate, she knocks and then the feed ends. She's seen leaving 4 hours later. The next day, same thing, except 3 hours.

At present the tradesperson gets here for about 8am and has already stopped working by 3pm. So that's 7 hours of work, fair enough, but 4 (and 3) of them an unknown woman here is (it's not his wife, I did a little social media digging and it's not her).

AIBU if I question him about it next week? He still has 4 days left to finish the job next week and I don't l like the fact there's an unknown and univited person in my house when I'm not there, plus, how much work can he really be doing if his "mate" is there for 4 hours.

My feeling? She's probably going to lose her nerve and not say anything to him. The amount of cliff hangers and false starts on this thread lead me to believe the people bookmarking are going to be rather disappointed lol

Before Cameras I dread to think what tradesmen got up to in peoples houses .

Good point, the OP said he had predicted 8 days as a contingent length, presumably with some kind of reassessment/confirmation when he’s past the midway point. Interesting to see how that conversation will go…

Well, if she does that’s her business tbh.
As much as I want to find out what happens, OP doesn’t owe us anything if there’s concerns or whatever after the fact.

Why have you not called him out on this and told him to F the F off?

I've missed it, but who is the woman? OP has worked out who she is to the tradesman?

🤣 not here for updates then I assume?

'Bit on the side' not his wife

I started reading the thread ten minutes ago, got to the end of page two and decided it was a load of rubbish.
Just as the imaginary updates will be.

Ordeal? Every single fibre of your being? 😂

I know the op now knows who the woman is and it looks as though she's the bit on the side, however I'm just saying I've been in a house that my dh was working on once as he'd left his charger there and I was with him in the car then he asked me to come in a have a look at what he'd built..I certainly didn't go everyday AND the owner hadn't moved in yet. I definitely wouldn't have gone in if he was living there and had all his stuff there, i wouldn't ever feel comfortable doing that.

Bleurgh - re the cushions.

However, I think you may be legally obliged to pay him for his work. Especially as you are letting him continue even in the knowledge he is bringing someone in. But you can deduct a fair value for ‘lodgings’ and cushion dry cleaning and so on…

I reckon OP would get away with it!
Can’t imagine him taking it to the small claims courts, and them having to play the evidence 🙈🤣

I mean honestly, what sort of recompense do you think you are going to get by keeping quiet until he is finished? A cheaper quote for not telling his wife he's screwing some old slapper on your living room table? Who in their right mind would tolerate this level of filth in their own home by a tradesman? Get him out, tell him why he's being sacked and get another tradesman to finish the work. Jesus have some back bone, your home is being violated for f@cks sake! Stop messing around!

I haven't confronted him yet because I only discovered his shenanigans half way through the job. Then there was the long weekend with The Queen's funeral on Monday so he hasn't been back in. As I've said before, the internal cameras (which only arrived on Sunday) aren't remotely accessible so I've had to wait until I've finished work to check them. I'm also a working mum and it takes time. Plus the guy switched off my driveway camera today so I had no idea the woman came back until after I returned home from work and AFTER the tradesperson had left for the day.

I haven't confronted him yet because he's halfway through completing a job which involves the entire replacement of power to my house. It's not like he's replacing a plug (which I could do myself btw) and it wouldn't be a simple task to get another tradesperson to pick up where he left off.

I'm sorry if you feel this "story" has been stop start. I've been sharing as I've found out and real life isn't linear.

No wonder he has such little respect for your home.

My dh s a tradesman. Not electrician luckily

but agree he hates taking on other peoples shoddy work

and often won’t - and will say to customer that he will rip out what they did and start again from
beginning so it’s his work and he will guarantee it

so better to let him finish - know house is safe. Get the bit of paper you need

I would be rather worried about the quality of the electrical work you are paying for OP when this guy is behaving so unprofessionally in your house. I think you should confront him now and ask him to leave, I would tell him what you have seen on camera and that it is not acceptable. Gathering more evidence won't make this any better. Is he taking shortcuts to make up for the time he is spending with his lady friend? I would get another reputable electrician in to check and finish the work. I'd then be negotiating the final invoice with him based on that.

Did you say he has a spare key to your home?... That would worry me. What if he goes and makes a copy and burgles your home in a couple of months time.

Sorry I posted without having seen your earlier post OP. I agree with you, as long as the electrical work is safe that is the main thing!

I’d be incredibly petty and remove all food from the house before he’s due back again …

I'm so so sorry this has happened to you, Ivy. My husband is a spark, he's an honest tradesman and takes a lot of pride in his work. Reading all this makes me want to send him your way so you get a job well done by a professional. You are handling all this so we'll, it's easy for people to mouth off online but a different matter to actually confront a person. Well done you

😂😂😂😂😂🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮

I definitely read this as ‘I’m his bit on the side’ 😬