Kitchen Fitting

new kitchen install with new electrical sockets

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.51 PM

I have just had a new kitchen installed. long story short....Building firm I hired sub-contracted the job. They contractor was careless during the install and kept doing unsatisfactory work (the same guy also did the electrics and gas). Building firm were not interested with my complaints and let hem get on with it. Came round on occasion to talk, that's it. It's a small kitchen, the guy disconnected the gas hob for new worktop and re-attached. Also added a couple of new sockets. Also re-positioned another socket (for use with base unit appliance) using a junction-box. I ended up firing the guy as he was just careless had to keep re-doing work and kept using pathetic excuses as to why it happened. Also the amount of time he was taking (it was now over a month since the job started and he was on average turning up one day week) and the building firm I am paying is not doing anything about it. They kitchen was pretty much completed at the point I fired him, apart for general finishing work and correction work which i did not want him to do. I was just really angry at this point and didn't want to see him anymore. I was in conversation with original building firm who I was paying to renegotiate final cost as what the were charging really did not meet my expectations of service and the carelessness of the contractor, still unresolvable issues. That got nowhere so I terminated the contract and withheld the last remaining payment. Not much left to pay, but told them to use their dispute resolution clause if they want any more money As the guy was a bit careless with his work, I am now wondering about the electrics and gas. Whilst everything is working and no obvious issues (it's been almost a month now). Should I have had a certificate provided for the work? Should I seek out someone to do a final check of the gas and electrics, just for peace of mind at least? I do not want to contact the original firm, doubt they would even talk to me anymore. Thanks