Leadfoot281
11-18-2010, 01:31 PM
Back in July the people at my rental house reported an issue with their plumbing and asked me if they should call the local plumbers. I agreed and the plumbers came out later.
Once at the site they got to work diagnosing the issues. Almost immediately they 'dropped the well' and spent the next 3 days trying to fix their f-up. At the end of the 3rd day the owner told me he couldn't fix it, appologised profusely, and told me he wasn't going to charge me for the past two days.
I had to call in a Well service and sink a new $9,000 well in the backyard. The old well still had to come out though. The Well drillers worked on it for a week but did manage to fix the plumbers f-up....for a total of $3,500. I paid 'em and they went home.
I spoke with the plumbers about paying for this. Well, I've spent the whole summer getting the run around from this idiot. Finally his insurance company agreed to pay the $3,500. Great. All I had to do was sign a liability/litigation waiver and the money was mine.
The next day I get a bill from the plumbers for ALL THREE DAYS! Yep, this jerk decided to break his word and charge me for all three days. That total bill was a few bucks short of $2,000.
I asked him about it and he said; "I had three guys and three trucks on the job site for three days. That's an awefully big bill to have to eat".
I told him to turn that bill into insurance also. Surprisingly they agreed to pay two of the three days. If I sign the check, I'll still owe the plumber for the first day ($900).
What should I do? I sure as hell don't feel like I own him a dime for the first day. He never actually fixed anything! Honestly, I probably would have just paid it if he hadn't turned into a lying dirt bag. I can't go after him for the new well since the old was bad and did need replacing. It seems to me the worst he can do is slap a "mechanic leins" on me.
Once at the site they got to work diagnosing the issues. Almost immediately they 'dropped the well' and spent the next 3 days trying to fix their f-up. At the end of the 3rd day the owner told me he couldn't fix it, appologised profusely, and told me he wasn't going to charge me for the past two days.
I had to call in a Well service and sink a new $9,000 well in the backyard. The old well still had to come out though. The Well drillers worked on it for a week but did manage to fix the plumbers f-up....for a total of $3,500. I paid 'em and they went home.
I spoke with the plumbers about paying for this. Well, I've spent the whole summer getting the run around from this idiot. Finally his insurance company agreed to pay the $3,500. Great. All I had to do was sign a liability/litigation waiver and the money was mine.
The next day I get a bill from the plumbers for ALL THREE DAYS! Yep, this jerk decided to break his word and charge me for all three days. That total bill was a few bucks short of $2,000.
I asked him about it and he said; "I had three guys and three trucks on the job site for three days. That's an awefully big bill to have to eat".
I told him to turn that bill into insurance also. Surprisingly they agreed to pay two of the three days. If I sign the check, I'll still owe the plumber for the first day ($900).
What should I do? I sure as hell don't feel like I own him a dime for the first day. He never actually fixed anything! Honestly, I probably would have just paid it if he hadn't turned into a lying dirt bag. I can't go after him for the new well since the old was bad and did need replacing. It seems to me the worst he can do is slap a "mechanic leins" on me.