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bruceha2000 said:
Near as I can tell it has stunk since about the day it started. I'm pretty sure that contractor won't be giving @CapricornFarm as a reference for future work.
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Very true!! I don't think I would ever recommend them.
 
CapricornFarm said:
The new electrician guy said he was having trouble getting paid. No wonder, the guy in charge never works and everyone else only works part time. How can you live on that?
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How awful! Is there any way to report them to like BBB or HR or whatever the contractor or empoyer thing is? So they have that? It's one thing to do a bad job or work slowly but to not pay their employees or take their time doing it is wrong and also probably illegal. That might also be the reason they are working so slowly. Why work when your boss doesn't pay you?
 
Lady across the street had the same problem - they were putting up a second story on her house AND making a basement apartment for her mother. The guy in charge never showed up either. The others were also part time, and when he wouldn't pay they would take other jobs. She had to sue him and also hire electrician, plumber, etc.etc. on her own and pay them. She was crying all the time she was so upset.

It took so long to finish, Her mom died shortly after she was able to move into her very nice apartment - separate furnace and air conditioning, kitchen, bedroom , full bath and and living room area.
 
drumstick diva said:
Lady across the street had the same problem - they were putting up a second story on her house AND making a basement apartment for her mother. The guy in charge never showed up either. The others were also part time, and when he wouldn't pay they would take other jobs. She had to sue him and also hire electrician, plumber, etc.etc. on her own and pay them. She was crying all the time she was so upset.

It took so long to finish, Her mom died shortly after she was able to move into her very nice apartment - separate furnace and air conditioning, kitchen, bedroom , full bath and and living room area.
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That's sad. :(
 
CapricornFarm said:
The new electrician guy said he was having trouble getting paid. No wonder, the guy in charge never works and everyone else only works part time. How can you live on that?
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Has the electrician finished? If not I suggest Hubby puts on his big boy pants and takes over a little. Tell the electrician he will pay him directly. Take that much out of whatever he eventually is to pay the general contractor. A GC usually takes up to 20% for his services which include finding the subcontractors, making sure the work is being done right and paying them. Yours doesn't deserve much since he's not been around checking the work and apparently hired pretty incompetent people to do the actual work.
 
He's back in my good graces!! Dunno what his problem was yesterday, but we all have those days, right? Just not used to it when HE does. He's usually so easy-going!

I'll tell him you said "Happy Birthday!"

Oh, and Happy Birthday, Ken..... (like he'll see that here!) :lau
 
Good morning everyone!

I'm back and pretty much ok, which is an improvement :p.

Happy Birthday Ken and (belated) to Kenny!
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