Not paid provate painting job

Jfire2012

Okay Private contract with a local old man I know , who has an Alcohol problem and is totally manipulative so I found out , I dutifully washed down , sanded, filled, organized and painted 4 rooms , a bathroom and exterior of his cottage, plus garden work , strimming , clearing for 500 euro , the agreed price was 1000 and he then stated work not complete showing me a photo of a full bin and 2 ladders outback , ( he just doesn't want to pay ) and I am annoyed at this , total hours more than 150 and work under taken was very good and I went above the call of duty , do I have any recourse through small claims court or what should I do ?, I have photos of work before and after , there was a verbal contract plus I have emails kept and the garden work was not mentioned in the overall job

daheff

From the sounds of it, I think if you took him to court you'd be wasting your time. It sounds like he doesnt have the money.

A solictors letter might be a better use of your time/money. He might realise you're serious about being paid and try to find some money for you.


but 150 hours (nearly 4 weeks work) to paint 5 rooms, the outside of the cottage & tidy/clear a garden seems like an awful long time.