What is the name of your state? Florida
I am having problems with my drainage, I spoke to a contractor on the phone and he quoted me $1800 to $2000 to replace my septic tank and drainfield. He was to show up tommorrow and I was going to meet him to finalize things and watch the work. He showed up today, a day early, and no one was home. He started working and just replaced the drainfield, and not the septic tank before I knew he was even working. He said he thought the septic tank was probably ok. He gave me a bill for $1500.
This is not what I wanted and not what we agreed on, infact we did not agree that he would do anything today or without supervision. It seems to me that it is unwise to spend $1500 and still have an old septic tank. It is not feasible to now replace the septic tank without digging up a big part of the new drainfield, so he can not just come back in and fix it. What is my legal standing if I refuse to pay him until he does it right and then only pay him $2000? What if he refuses to do it? Any advice would be appreciated.
I am having problems with my drainage, I spoke to a contractor on the phone and he quoted me $1800 to $2000 to replace my septic tank and drainfield. He was to show up tommorrow and I was going to meet him to finalize things and watch the work. He showed up today, a day early, and no one was home. He started working and just replaced the drainfield, and not the septic tank before I knew he was even working. He said he thought the septic tank was probably ok. He gave me a bill for $1500.
This is not what I wanted and not what we agreed on, infact we did not agree that he would do anything today or without supervision. It seems to me that it is unwise to spend $1500 and still have an old septic tank. It is not feasible to now replace the septic tank without digging up a big part of the new drainfield, so he can not just come back in and fix it. What is my legal standing if I refuse to pay him until he does it right and then only pay him $2000? What if he refuses to do it? Any advice would be appreciated.