The fence is not done yet. He has yet to finish the back and front gate. Yesterday I went to take a look at the wood posts he erected for the gate. I looked at it and can see with my eyes the post is not plumb, he actually has to cut the wood board unevenly so it would be flush with the post. I put a level up against it and it's off about an inch over 24 inches. So at a six foot height it's leaning away from the gate 3 inches at the top.
I told him if he mount a gate on this the gate will be tilted. I demanded that he redo the post and make it plumb. He said he knows what he is doing and that once he mounts the gate the gate's weight will pull the post inward and eventually after a year or so it will be plumb. I told him he should wait for the concrete to set on the post and it shouldn't really drag 3 inches into the gate. If it does, what does that do to the corner post which is now plumb? Will the corner posts be pulled along with it?
I am struggling whether to stop this job now or let him finish and get someone else to remedy it. Either way it will cost me money.
MC