Retaining Wall

[artme]

Had to replace a retaining wall at a rental property. Too pooped and lacking in time to do it myself so called for the cavalry.

First bloke gave a quote an said he would be there to begin on Tuesday morning. He didn't show up and could not be contacted.

Rang Sigi Stovell who came up within the hour from the Gold Coast. He went through all the options, quoted and was there the next morning with his young offsider Lachlan.

They worked like galley slaves nd were finished late afternoon. 24M X 600 high wall and this included demolishing the old one.Lachlan painted the gable on the house for me also.

No wasted time or material and a great job.Easy to get along with. In all good hard working blokes.

Anyone looking for some honest hard workers for timber walls, fences etc, I can reccomend theses blokes.

[BobL]

Sounds like a good bloke artme.

I'm sick of blokes who you accept a quote and then don't show. I have a small wooden floor sanding/sealing job (2 rooms, 24 sq m). Got several quotes and went with the most expensive as the others openly admitted it would take a month or two before they could do the work. We settle on a date about two weeks later and he asks me to call him a few days before to check all is OK as he is very busy. I called him 4 times - answering machine only. He finally rings back a week after the set a date. We set a new date another two weeks ahead and says his schedule has eased off and I should go ahead and move the furniture, but he doesn't show. Have rung back twice as I wanted to at least give him an earful - as per usual no response.

[CV Turner]

I understand your frustration BobL and artme.

Wanted the exterior brickwork of the house rendered! Finally found someone and received a quote very quickly. Accepted the quote on the understanding that the job would take 6 - 10 days to complete and would start the following week.

Despite commencing when he said he would we are now into the 5th week

Phone messages not returned for days, further work delayed for spurious reasons, too hot/cold/wet, short of labourers, work ute being repaired, has to go elsewhere to give another quote, too much work yadda yadda....

Actually doing the final coat today as I write, however, I was told by boss man ;
"it should be finished today" and later
"maybe finished tomorrow, if Ican get the boys to work Saturday" and later still
"finished perhaps Monday"

The only one I can rely upon is the painter, me, but I'm not too sure about him either, too hot/cold/wet, got work in the shed to finish, etc!!!

Update 14:00 hrs
It's too hot 37C. I may have to agree with him this time! The render is drying too fast to trowel on.

[Scott]

Maybe you should name the first fella Art so he can be avoided. I had this one electrician who promised to turn up three times after quoting. After the third no show I got someone else who turned up the next day. And guess what? The first bloke rocked up when the second was carrying out the work. A pleasurable experience for me, not for him.

[BobL]

Maybe you should name the first fella Art so he can be avoided. I had this one electrician who promised to turn up three times after quoting. After the third no show I got someone else who turned up the next day. And guess what? The first bloke rocked up when the second was carrying out the work. A pleasurable experience for me, not for him.

Excellent!