I hired a tile & mansonry guy fully insured and licensed to build a shower on metal framing that was about 90% done. The day he finished, we were leaving for vacation at 5:30pm. He finished at exactly 5:30pm so I didn’t have the time to fully inspect the work he did. Like an ass I paid him fully before we left. Also he did work in my house before and did a great job, so I trusted him. After we got back from vacation I checked his work and notice a **** load of mistakes. The grout lines on one wall had a 1/2” bow, the curb was out by 1/4”, all the shower walls were bowing out towards the middle of the wall and not square, one wall from bottom to top was out more the 1 1/2”
His excuse was that the existing framing was off and he did the best he could. The existing framing was straight. He just screwed up. Plus in his invoice he had “build walls as need”. which he added 2x3’s and installed wonderboard again he screwed up.
So I asked him to take down everything and he agreed to remove the tile (50% broke on removal) and wonderboard. We came to a verbal agreement that I would rebuild the walls and he would redo the tile and curb.
After talking about it with my wife and going over the dozen mistakes he made. We decided to fire him. We didnÂ’t feel confident that he would do a good job.
So now I donÂ’t have a shower and he is fully paid has all my material and only want to refund me 45%.
Do I take him to small claims court?
His excuse was that the existing framing was off and he did the best he could. The existing framing was straight. He just screwed up. Plus in his invoice he had “build walls as need”. which he added 2x3’s and installed wonderboard again he screwed up.
So I asked him to take down everything and he agreed to remove the tile (50% broke on removal) and wonderboard. We came to a verbal agreement that I would rebuild the walls and he would redo the tile and curb.
After talking about it with my wife and going over the dozen mistakes he made. We decided to fire him. We didnÂ’t feel confident that he would do a good job.
So now I donÂ’t have a shower and he is fully paid has all my material and only want to refund me 45%.
Do I take him to small claims court?
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