sure because it means the consumer is a master plumber, electrician, as well as design and tolerence engineer.
On Tue, 26 May 2009, Bob Kennedy wrote: > I would think if the contractor has a contract, he is also bonded which means > you can bet he has insurance. Any contract that states the consumer is > responsible for the supervision of workers will most likely be thrown out of > court. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Betsy Whitney > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:34 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] newly installed bathroom with poor cleanup > > > > > > Thank heaven she had a contract, even if she didn't have it checked > by a lawyer first. > The contractor should be carrying insurance. If there is such a thing > for the customer, I think the contractor should have to pay for it, > but that's my own half cent opinion. > Has she considered contacting the Better Business Bureau or a > consumer advocacy organization to help her? > > At 05:56 AM 5/26/2009, you wrote: > >> Clifford I agree. I'm going to try to get some more facts. I do not >> think the burden of supervision belonged to her. It is all in the >> written contract though. The time to get the lawyer is when the >> contract is being written. Is there such a thing as project >> insurrance do you know? Rita >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: clifford >> To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 10:03 PM >> Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] newly installed bathroom with poor cleanup >> >> Dear Rita: >> Your friend has every reason to be miffed and for that matter, she >> has a claim against the contractor, as a contractor is responsible >> for the acts of his employees. She needs to consult an attorney in >> her state and to discus filing a claim or having the attorney get >> after this person. I would also not recommend that she try to clean >> up the mess, as I fear she will make it worse. Any fool would know >> not to leave grout >> left-overs in a bath tub. >> >> Yours Truly, >> >> Clifford Wilson >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: RZaug >> To: >> <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com ; RZaug >> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 9:03 PM >> Subject: [BlindHandyMan] newly installed bathroom with poor cleanup >> >> Hello Everyone, I've a friend who just had an extensive bathroom >> remodeling job finished. It was of course very expensive, almost >> twenty thousand dollars. Things went along rather well until near >> the end and the terrible job of cleanup. It turns out the man who >> put the grout down with the floor tile, dumped the excess large >> bucket of water and muddy grout into the bathtub and left it there >> to harden. What this did to her pipes is something I don't want to >> even think about. Then she was told the job was finished and the >> cleanup was up to her. She did not discover this for hours after it >> had happened. She was told it had been up to her to keep after the >> workers to be sure they did their job. I feel the responsiblility >> was that of the contractor and not hers. She is now so upset and I >> am in listening mode here and do not want to upset her more with >> questions now. This is absolutely not acceptable. Much of the work >> was done satisfactorly. She is now scraping out the tub ever so >> slowly with razor blades! I am more upset than she is I think. Rita >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus >> signature database 4102 (20090525) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. >> >> <http://www.eset.com>http://www.eset.com >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
