Driveways & Paving

Rear garden paving invoice. Whacker hire/excess sand??

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.17 PM

Hi there, We had our back garden paved and the guy doing it seems to have underquoted because of the additional work required due to the slabs we have purchased (Indian sandstone apparently they need a much heavier base and longer to set). He charged us a bit more due to additional labour hours which we didn't mind. However we are also being charged for the hire of a whacker plate. I'm no builder but I would have thought this is a fairly standard tool in laying slabs. Also halfway through he said he needed to order an additional 3t of sand and with the work almost complete, we have nearly 2t bags left. We thought he was overordering when he said it but we didn't question it as he's the builder. He generally has a good reputation but we feel he is annoyed with himself for underquoting. We've also paid for the materials ourselves. We are going to speak to him today as the job nearly finished and he wants payment but obviously there are things we are not happy with and need resolving. Can we deduct the cost of the sand from the bill as the amount ordered was on his say so. I understand maybe half a bag either way but 2t seems grossly overestimated. Also should we be charged for hire of a whacker plate? Thanks in advance.