Begrudgingly I have had to get a plasterer in recently to do a job in my
>house plastering 3 rooms and a staircase. Everything else I do DIY, but this
>is one of those jobs I have tried and failed misserably.
>The plasterer works on a day rate + materials and employs a labourer to help
>him out. This equates to a total of £220 a day for the both of them + >materials.
>So far so good, the work is excellent and on average they have been doing
>7.5hrs a day (start at 8.30am, finish 4pm). They planned to finish today but
>have decided it is going to take an extra day next week - another £220 :-(
>Problem is today I noticed they slopped off early at 2.45pm - a total of >approx 6.5 hrs.
>Normally I wouldn`t be bothered especially if the price I was paying was for
>the job rather than a day rate. If they are trying to stretch the job to
>another day by leaving early then that p*sses me off.
>Not having had that many tradesmen working at my place, I am unfamiliar with
>their working 'habits' and hours. What are people's thoughts ?
>
>John
>
I've successfully used tradesmen on a time and material basis but have always done it on an hourly basis.
The simple solution here is to treat today as a part day - in effect
6.5 vs 7.5 hours and pro-rate. This equates to about £30.If they stretch it out to a full day on Monday, unnecessarily then I would think about suggesting a deduction. On the other hand, if they have done a good job, then do you want to make an issue over £30 in what must be approaching £1000 for the total job?
.andy
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