Trade on new build acting the absolute maggot

roosterman71

My electricians are 8 months doing second fix. They won't stay and finish, always rushing to another job. Sometimes just the apprentices left on site who don't know what they are at. Is there anything I can do here to help me along? Half the house not working yet for reasons I don't know but I've been accused of taking/changing wires after 1st fix. Never done that of course

10-10-20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058389748/trade-on-new-build-acting-the-absolute-maggot

What have you paid them for so far?

roosterman71

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123070655#Comment_123070655

First fix

mr.stonewall

A report or threat of reporting them to the certing body, be that safe electric or reci. These issues should should have been mostly resolved prior to getting the cert to esb

roosterman71

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123070671#Comment_123070671

Whats that going to achieve? More bloody delays anyway! But who would come to finish the job? Would anyone?

mr.stonewall

The electricians losing or the possibility of being able to do most work, might prick up their ears.

Losing their certification would only leave them able to fix a light fitting and a socket and pretty much nothing else.

SC024

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123070671#Comment_123070671

jesus no, don't do that. You run a good chance of them leaving you high & dry altogether.

SC024

it's not unsafe so why would safe electric look into it??

SC024

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058389748/trade-on-new-build-acting-the-absolute-maggot

Have a stern word with the boss, tell him your not impressed & its dragging on. Tell him your paying rent where you are & money running dry the longer you've to pay rent etc.

AyeGer

I think you need to ring the boss and tell him it’s dragging on 8 months now, you understand they have to keep other jobs going aswell as most tradesmen do. But you really need this complete. Follow up with a letter and take it from there. If you are still not getting anywhere you could take it to the next stage and make a more formal complaint.

AyeGer

When the work is eventually done, I wouldn’t be in any rush to pay them. Let them wait as you have had to.

the_amazing_raisin

Fire them, pay them for the works done to date and no more, hire a different electrician

The problem is that tradesmen, particularly electricians, are is such demand that short of deliberately burning someone's house down they can do whatever they want and guarantee more work

I know delays at this point are a bitter pill to swallow, but if it's been 8 months then I'd say even the hassle of finding a different electrician is easier than dealing with the current one

mr.stonewall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123071051#Comment_123071051

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123071053#Comment_123071053

Sub standard work being certed to esb for connection. Thats why they would have to look into it. The threat of that should be enough to get wheels in motion

BorneTobyWilde

No surprise if someone was stealing the copper wire, if wires going missing. How secure is site

Private Joker

A stern talk to the boss should be your first step. Been in and around the game long enough to know those that shout loudest get the work done first.

Just tell him your not impressed with progress, have a list of all outstanding works.tell him you need it to be done by a certain date because of x reason.

roosterman71

I've told him numerous times I needed it done. Lost the tiler in October cos he hadn't the cert in. A look I think he's just a chancer, albeit a certified one. Just the bollocking around has my patience exhausted. No one else would likely come finish his work. I don't see how tearing into him will help either. If he letting me down and I being patient, what he be like if I let rip. Reporting or filing a complaint not exactly going to get things sped up

roosterman71

Pretty secure. No one stole anything. The wire thing is from one of his lads changed something and left discarded wires in a corner. We were accused of doing it. I'd got him back to check everything was hunky dorey with everything in the vaulted ceiling before slabbing and he said it was after he changed a couple of things. Now though there's no power up there despite power in the switch

20/20

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123071357#Comment_123071357

Lost the tiler in October cos he hadn't the cert in. May I ask how did you lose the tiler ? What has a cert got to do with the tiling.

roosterman71

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123071528#Comment_123071528

Power wasn't on for the underfloor to dry it

meercat

has he certified the installation now even though it’s not completed.that’s not permitted (unless it’s an interim certificate and you have signed for it)

You’d be within your rights to report him to safe electric if so

Is the actual 2nd fix taking 8 months or did the build take 8 months between 1st and 2nd fix

A 2nd fix shouldn’t take more than a week or two if everything was ready

roosterman71

He sent the cert to reci I think and then the esb toddle out to connect me. I signed nothing. First fix was done before Christmas 23. Second started in may 24. Cert was sent in in October. Lots of switches weren't in. Heating wasnt wired up when the cert went in

meercat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123074478#Comment_123074478

that’s not permitted. The certificate should say that all electrical work is completed and tested (with a test record sheet to prove it)

That’s why it’s called a “completion certificate “