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Half complete, and a bad job at that

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.45 PM

I recently had a builder in to remove a partition wall and then lay an oak wood floor and fit skirting and make good. Install some power sockets and drain for a dishwasher and washing machine. Problems: Two plug sockets a foot apart and nearly 1 inch different in height. Radiator pipe past air-brick without any insulation. Flooring, previous floor was laminate and was level. New oak was laid but had a bump in the middle, nearly 1 inch high. Turns out this was due to a joist being higher, was somehow hidden by previous floor. Joiner said he has levelled it after rectification, but its still 10mm out. Flooring, was not laid straight against the longest wall that it is in line with. Over a 3m stretch it was out by 1inch. Live wires left with only small amount of insulating tape under floor boards. Supply for washing machines, one outlet wedged either side of kitchen unit hole. The gap in the walls (about 8 inches wide, full height) was filled with premix filler. Would you expect plaster? The oak floor had to come up again as it was out of line, and the floor needed levelling. Would you expect your joiner to check the floor is flat / level? The builder feels that he should get paid for the full job even though it is only 60% complete. He has consistently failed to deliver on simple tasks and the work is of first DiY standard rather than what you'd expect from a builder. I have lost faith in his work and his contractors, what would you consider to be a reasonable outcome?