Kitchen Fitting

Stopping the job and paying for the works done

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.11 PM

I would like to stop my kitchen fitter to do more because his work doesn't comply to my standards. We did all the ripping out of kitchen units and worktop stiles and flooring and decorating after he re plastered ceiling and walls.This are the list of what he has done at the moment. It was only a small size room 3m x 3m.Re boarding ceiling and plastering. Re plastering the walls. Boarding gas pipes. Floor tiling. Fitting 4 kitchen base units only.changing hot and cold water pipes. Plumb washing machine and dishwasher. He started Wednesday 11th of Feb. boarding ceiling and went home at 2pm. Re plastered ceiling and walls Feb 12 went home at 4pm. Continued plaster wall Feb 13 went home at 12noon. Came back did the floor tiles 16th went home at 2pm.came back Tuesday fit 2 base units and plumbed washing machine and dishwasher and changed hot and cold water pipes. He will do the rest of the 2 base units today till 12 noon. With the kitchen fitting it started as a disaster as he kept on asking as how to do it and insist the supplier gave as wrong bits and he is not happy that he needs to do a lot of trimming on the units and base decor. And the holes he made for access to pipes are like irregular cuts and even the base panel only with one support screw at the top. The cut on the base units are irregular and kept on saying it's going to be hidden by the work top anyway. And we need to be literally be there observing him and pointing out things before he make a mistake. Even mentioned I don't know if the door will open nicely after they put the worktop. He refused to read instructions and even refused to go with us with the manufacturer to ask for advice as he kept on asking us.but eventually got persuaded to come along. He seemed to be always in a hurry to finish the job and go home. And apparently he has got other work commitments too in between and kept on ringing them while he was fitting ours.How much should i pay him to do the work he's done?The worktop installer came along to template and he said the corner cornice plinth is not fitted right as it is not in line with the doors. to correct this we have to rip out the units again and adjusted one corner to make good and my husband did this himself and drilled the sink to the wall back again.