Electrician walked off the job half way, what now?

[belmontbuild]

Well whatever the reason was that he walked I guess we'll never know what was going through his mind to want to walk away from what sounds like a substantial contract. The question is whether he's done sufficient work to warrant the money he's been paid. If he has then I would just find another installer and start afresh, if not you'll have to get legal advice about recovering your money .

Hi, I do not really know, the place has bock work walls and OSB deck floor which can be pulled up to run cables. He has put in 6 ring mains and about 85 to 90 (sh +/-) 35mm back boxes. It took 2 guys 3 and half days work.

has he given you any test sheets for the work he has carried out

No.

There is your answer then. Not enough money for the extras. It won’t be for me anyway.

Ah that may be the problem but to be honest he asked for £25 per electrical point which I agreed to. He then said the same for the light fittings but I said I would be more happy with £20 for them.

We are using a central Rako system so all the lights need to be wired back to that and not to switches.

It's certainly confusing but from what the op has said it does sound like this guy got a hair up his bottom about something. In his position I wouldn't have said the cash was actually a payment, more likely a gesture of goodwill. Here's a large wad of cash for you to hold till I can get a similar amount into your account doesn't sound unreasonable to me, nor does it sound as if you're trying to imply he accepts cash payments (which, provided they are properly accounted for, are perfectly fine).
He has though left you in a pickle, the scheme providers give the ability to self certify. Signing off another's work is frowned upon so you may struggle to find someone willing to issue the necessary paperwork

Yep, its a bit strange. I really do not think its got anything to do with the payment method its just an excuse he has given. He actually said he would like a cash payment for the next lot of work lol.

 

[telectrix]

this £25/£20 per point . does that include the cost of the accessories, or are you supplying them?

 

[belmontbuild]

this £25/£20 per point . does that include the cost of the accessories, or are you supplying them?

No he supplied 35mm back box and cables. I will supply everything else. We are going with CrabTree sockets

 

[telectrix]

£25 per point to include cable and boxes, but not accessories, is IMO low. i would be looking at no less than £30 for sockets and £25 for lights.

 

[trev]

So maybe that's it then Tel. He's realised he has duffed the pricing and wandered off, factor in his hotel costs being 3 hours from home and you'll be seeing a good lump of that agreed sum going west. He still could have tried to renegotiate, it would have been far more professional

 

[belmontbuild]

So maybe that's it then Tel. He's realised he has duffed the pricing and wandered off, factor in his hotel costs being 3 hours from home and you'll be seeing a good lump of that agreed sum going west. He still could have tried to renegotiate, it would have been far more professional

Ah well maybe there is our problem but its still 15 to 16k in total to wire up one place and probably only 3 to 4 weeks work.

 

[telectrix]

perhaps he's got :001_9898: for brains. or a more profitable local job has come up.

 

[plugsandsparks]

I am in Dronfield this afternoon so not far away, have pmed my contact number
P&S

 

[belmontbuild]

Hi P&S.

Thanks for the PM, I tried to PM you back but as I am new it would not allow me to. I found someone this morning before I saw your PM but will get back to you if it falls through. Thanks for tasking the time to respond.

 

[sparks1973]

95 sockets = 'Big Space', I should blinking well think so with that many :drunk:

What the hell is it, a converted aircraft hanger?. Or are you running some sort of illicit DVD copying empire and need loads of duplicators? LOL

could be something else....but i`d rather not say on a public forum...lol...

 

[Sparky Ninja]

Hi P&S.

Thanks for the PM, I tried to PM you back but as I am new it would not allow me to. I found someone this morning before I saw your PM but will get back to you if it falls through. Thanks for tasking the time to respond.

okay well if it falls through again then cut your lossess.

16k in unmarked notes, bundled into a sainsbury livelong bag. With a daily intake of hobnob's and widdler will make it all go away.

:tank:

 

[Rampage]

What's the problem with being paid cash rather than BACS?
What sort of age was was the guy who walked off?

 

[drew35]

I wouldn't mind being paid in two pence pieces as long as I'm paid!!!

 

[belmontbuild]

What's the problem with being paid cash rather than BACS?
What sort of age was was the guy who walked off?

No idea, maybe he thought I was was with HMRC

The guy was about 50ish. He was actually quite a nice bloke as was the young lad working with him.

This is going to put me about 4 weeks behind but its not the end of the world.

 

[Guest55]

i'd like to hear the other side to this story.

i cant see anyone walking away from a £12K job after a £3K deposit without a damn good reason.
and over 200 sockets ??? really ???
doubling the amount of power and lighting points in one go is gonna turn the design spec to crap with even the best electrician.
i suspect it was the reason above that gave the installer a bad vibe.

 

[SW1970]

Belmont, what light bulbs are you thinking of using in these 120 fittings?

 

[Octopus]

Lets hope the sparky who walked off is a member here so we can play tennis with the 2 sides of the story!

 

[Kamikaze]

The way I see it:
65 sockets and 120 lights= £12350
That’s an average of £66.75 per item

He then accepted more work:
30 sockets at £25= £750
90 lights at £20= £1800
The new average is £21.25 per item for the extras

Based on the original price the cost of the extras should have been £8010 and not £2550. If I worked out I was going to rob myself of £5460, I would have walked too.

 

[telectrix]

but if the 66/item includes accessories and the 21/item does not????. not enough info to make a solomon's decision.

 

[ipf]

Interesting to see a full spec, including distribution facility. Too many unknowns at present. Seems a large payment for the time spent on site, though.