retired in CA
Junior Member
I had a licensed contractor do work in my home last year. I told him in November his services would no longer be needed and he said he would work up a bill and get back with me. Now it is the last day of June, and he finally got a bill to me, which I am having trouble with. I do agree he is due some pay, and quite frankly, had forgotten all about it until now. The problem I am having is there was no written contract, and he is billing me on an hourly basis for time he spent here, even if he was on the phone with other clients, or talking with other contractors here working, and also for work he decided to do that I did not ask him to do. I am also being charged for a saw, blades and various materials that he is stating were used on this job, but I have no knowledge whether they were or not. Also, since he left, we have had to either fix or finish a lot of what he did. Yes, I know I should not have gotten involved with a contractor with no written contract, but he actually showed up when others were too busy and I needed to move in! Lesson learned, and I won't do it again, but what about this one?
Located in California
Located in California