I emailed Sim summarizing our situation, what he said would be done that hadn't, that I wasn't able to get ahold of him on the phone, needing the job to get finished so that I could refinance my mortgages--nevermind live in a "finished" house (I don't know if I'll ever feel like this is a finished house...). I told him I understood if he was too busy to do it, since he's recently had a fire at home and is having trouble timing things with his own contractors and all, but if that were the case then please refund my money and return my materials.Whew! That's the short version.
I still haven't heard back from him, so I don't actually know if he got my email. So maybe it's just coincidence, but today when I returned home from work, I found that all the remaining backer board is installed, and the room is mostly cleared out and looking tile-ready (for all I know). Tomorrow's Friday and I have the day off. I expect that means I'll lay eyes on the guy and we can talk about the remainder of the work and timeline.
2 comments:
Anything by certified mail will get his attention. In Oregon the first step of a claim is to give 30 days notice that you intend to file a claim, but it needs to be certified mail. It's a good way to give the goose. It really sucks to be pushed into acting more aggressive than you normally would, rest assured he's 99% likely used to dealing with much worse.
You could also mention a timeline where you'll start charging "liquidated damages for delayed schedule", which will come out of his payment. Even if it's not part of his contract it'll give him the goose...
Julia
Go Deb!
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