Handling a quote dispute

[echnidna]

Can you believe that I dreamed of being a barrister when I was a kid. God only knows why.

So use your training and your skills
-- become a polly or even a lobbyist - it don't really matter which party as long as you can reach the trough with your snout

or forget your training and become a Pro Woodie

[boban]

Not a chance in hell of becoming a politician. Why on earth do they do that to themselves. I cannot think of a more miserable occupation. Dealing with whingers who dont pay as opposed to those you can bill and hope will pay.

Pro woodie. Sounds good, but then what will my hobby be? A bit like when your sport is overly competitive. Its no longer fun.

The grass is always greener. And I do have good days when I love it. Nothing like a good cross examination to get you on a high again.

[echnidna]

Pro woodie. Sounds good, but then what will my hobby be? A bit like when your sport is overly competitive. Its no longer fun.

The grass is always greener. And I do have good days when I love it. Nothing like a good cross examination to get you on a high again.

Pro woodie is very rewarding as long as you don't over focus on the almighty dollar. It can be an occupation and a recreation simultaneously.

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
Thats coz its growing in nice fresh smelly fertiliser, step over the fence and yer right in the poo!

[ian]

I had 4 quotes to rebuild the subfloor of my house - F17 bearers (90x45) and joists (90x45 laminated together) and concrete stumps. Three of the quotes were around the $8K mark. Another was for around that as well, but $7K for cash. I decided to go with the $7K bloke.

Anyway, job gets 3/4 the way through and the bloke laying the floor says in broken english "job needs more timber". I think he was a subcontractor for the company. Anyway the job was finished and the bloke that gave me the quote calls today and says "With all the extra timber and work, the job comes to $11K". I said "you've got to be kidding me mate?"

I said to him that if someone made a mistake during measure, then I shouldn't have to pay for it. I also told him that if I had've known the job was going to be that much, I would have gone with someone else. I offered $7.5K max.

He said I could pay him the $7.5K now and the balance later. I told hom that I couldn't afford the difference and that I should not have to pay for their incompetence.

Any advice here as to how I should move forward?

I know you settled the issue for $7,500 (was it in cash?) but IMO you got rolled.

Having accepted a quote for "$7k if paid in cash", the proper answer to the "the job comes to $11k" is the reply "here's a cheque for $7,700 — $7,000 for the job and $700 for GST ... Oh, and what did you say your ABN is?"

It's very unlikely that four contractors all made the same mistake measuring the job — all four prices were about the same. So what appears to have happened is that you were offered a discount for an undeclared job, the subbie probably got screwed (it looks like he supplied the timber), and the contractor got an extra $500 out of you.


just my read of the facts presented

ian

[TEEJAY]

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