Roofer - charging more than agreed

[Blankiefan]

Hi there. Any help much appreciated.

We've had some work done on our roof. When agreeing it, we had 3 roofers out to give us quotes. The one we went with explained it'd be £22 per hour and he didn't think it'd be more than a day's work (8 hours) - " a day and a half tops". He explained he might do this in half day chunks.

We went with him and I told him to cap the charge at a day and a half and to call if it would be more. "no, no, it won't be more".

So he got on with the job - we're out at work so never saw him although we've had other trades in and no-one mentioned he'd been. On some evenings (maybe 2), we saw some tiles on the ground so knew they were getting on.

Just got the bill dropped through the door (despite the fact that we're clearly home). It's for 24 hours work (3 days). This compares really unfavourablly with the other quotes we had earlier (which were absolute numbers).

We obviously have nothing in writing. Where do I stand?

Thanks

I don't know from a legal point of view, but I'm assuming if you have nothing in writing from him to say it would be 1.5 days work "tops" then he has nothing in writing from you to say you agree to £22 per hour. :)

Have you called him to query the amount of the invoice? That should be your first action point, perhaps followed up by an email if you can't get hold of him.

Plesase don't pay for more than 1.5 days on the basis of this invoice.

Tell him that you dispute the invoice, as you only instructed him to carry out 1.5 days work.

He has nothing in writing that he could enforce in court. If you pay for the agreed 1.5 days he is extremely unlikely to take it further.