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Tron_fdc · 02-26-2013, 01:17 PM

Long story short I hired a guy (an old friend) to re-do my house floors and fix some ceiling/wall paint about 5 months ago.

He quoted the job, had a big portfolio of work recently done, and assured me he knew what he was doing.

I paid him half to start the job, and the guy completed the paint and drywall pretty quickly. This is where the "woe is me" started to happen, and I was continually having to buy more material and supplies because he couldn't afford it. Before I knew it I had already paid the full amount, and he could never complete anything as per our agreed upon schedule. He got most of the hardwood installing done, but COMPLETELY botched the hardwood refinishing. So much so that I had to hire someone else to come in and redo it. He also left a pile of waste outside my garage and a bunch of other crap that has taken me a week to clean out after I told him to eat a d*ck and not come back.

Has anyone had to deal with this before? I'm looking at some kind of legal avenue to get back the cost I paid to have the refinishing, and the cost to complete the new floor install. It's about $5k in total, so it's not chump change.

Would I just go DT and file a statement of claim?

02-26-2013, 01:17 PM	#1
Tron_fdc In Your MCP Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Watching Hot Dog Hans Exp:	Dealing (legally) with a negligent tradesman Long story short I hired a guy (an old friend) to re-do my house floors and fix some ceiling/wall paint about 5 months ago. He quoted the job, had a big portfolio of work recently done, and assured me he knew what he was doing. I paid him half to start the job, and the guy completed the paint and drywall pretty quickly. This is where the "woe is me" started to happen, and I was continually having to buy more material and supplies because he couldn't afford it. Before I knew it I had already paid the full amount, and he could never complete anything as per our agreed upon schedule. He got most of the hardwood installing done, but COMPLETELY botched the hardwood refinishing. So much so that I had to hire someone else to come in and redo it. He also left a pile of waste outside my garage and a bunch of other crap that has taken me a week to clean out after I told him to eat a dck and not come back. Has anyone had to deal with this before? I'm looking at some kind of legal avenue to get back the cost I paid to have the refinishing, and the cost to complete the new floor install. It's about $5k in total, so it's not chump change. Would I just go DT and file a statement of claim? Last edited by Tron_fdc; 02-26-2013 at 01:38 PM.*