Natalieblueeyes
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My plumber gave me a proposal for plumbing work which was divided into 3 parts with a separate price for each.
Demo Existing $1000
Rough-in New $5000
Fixture Installation $1600
The plumber's work was not good and when he insisted that he was going to install the bathtub in a way that would have voided the warranty, we fired him.
He asked for (and we had paid him) 30% of the charges for the Demo Existing and Rough-in New before he started. I was curious and asked him why he didn't charge for 30% of Fixture Installation cost up front and he said that work would not be done until 2-3 weeks later after the bathroom had been remodeled and we would pay for that portion then. He did the Demo work and did the piping for the 2 new toilets, 2 sinks, the shower and the bathtub. He was fired in this first part of the project before he had installed the shower pan and put the bathtub in place.
We had to hire someone else to install the bathtub and shower pan and will also hire someone else to come back in a couple of weeks and hook everything up. We are trying to figure out what additional amounts we owe the first plumber. We have been told by other people that installing the shower pan and putting the bathtub in place (mortar base) is part of the "Rough In New" and we are planning to deduct the amount we paid another plumber from the amount we will pay the first plumber for the "Rough-In New" section. Now the first plumber says that installing the shower pan and putting the bathtub in place is NOT part of the rough-in, but is in charges of installing fixtures and no amounts should be deducted.
Can anyone tell me if installing the shower pan and the bathtub is typically considered part of the "Rough-in New" or would be part of Installing Fixtures? We want to be fair, but what the first plumber is saying doesn't seem right (plus part of his other work was questionable.)
Any answers would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Natalie
Demo Existing $1000
Rough-in New $5000
Fixture Installation $1600
The plumber's work was not good and when he insisted that he was going to install the bathtub in a way that would have voided the warranty, we fired him.
He asked for (and we had paid him) 30% of the charges for the Demo Existing and Rough-in New before he started. I was curious and asked him why he didn't charge for 30% of Fixture Installation cost up front and he said that work would not be done until 2-3 weeks later after the bathroom had been remodeled and we would pay for that portion then. He did the Demo work and did the piping for the 2 new toilets, 2 sinks, the shower and the bathtub. He was fired in this first part of the project before he had installed the shower pan and put the bathtub in place.
We had to hire someone else to install the bathtub and shower pan and will also hire someone else to come back in a couple of weeks and hook everything up. We are trying to figure out what additional amounts we owe the first plumber. We have been told by other people that installing the shower pan and putting the bathtub in place (mortar base) is part of the "Rough In New" and we are planning to deduct the amount we paid another plumber from the amount we will pay the first plumber for the "Rough-In New" section. Now the first plumber says that installing the shower pan and putting the bathtub in place is NOT part of the rough-in, but is in charges of installing fixtures and no amounts should be deducted.
Can anyone tell me if installing the shower pan and the bathtub is typically considered part of the "Rough-in New" or would be part of Installing Fixtures? We want to be fair, but what the first plumber is saying doesn't seem right (plus part of his other work was questionable.)
Any answers would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Natalie