Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Nov 17, 2009 12:07 pm Carlisle Homes Riverton 30 in Alamanda (Point Cook) land settlement 11/12/09 building commenced 29/01/10 http://riverton30.blogspot.com/ Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 2Nov 17, 2009 12:34 pm Where you are coming from is where you are going to... Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 3Nov 17, 2009 2:05 pm Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 4Nov 17, 2009 2:14 pm 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 6Nov 20, 2009 2:42 pm Carlisle Homes Riverton 30 in Alamanda (Point Cook) land settlement 11/12/09 building commenced 29/01/10 http://riverton30.blogspot.com/ Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 9Nov 22, 2009 7:47 pm Metricon Riva 33 - http://herlihy-riva.blogspot.com Site start 15/03/2010 - Handover 23/12/2010 9 months and 8 days (284 calendar days) from site start to handover Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 11Nov 25, 2009 1:27 pm [quote="Bam"]You really need some kind of paper trail - you havent got anything at all? /quote] it was all done by cash. the only real paper trail we have is emails between him and myself. i took over dealing with him after a couple of months without any further work being done. he got very annoyed as i am a bit more forceful than my mum and really put my foot down when he asked for the additional $4,500 then he decided to charge an extra $250 for a breakfast bench which we accepted until he wanted to charge an extra $100 for delivery needless to say we're now not having a breakfast bench. we have got someone else in to provide a quote on the repairs - this time i'm using a guy we use at work so i know his licenced but of course all the depends on what he quotes us. i am thinking about the ATO. i did talk to the building commission at one stage and they basically said that without a builders licence there isn't too much they can do and i will definately talk to the office of fair trading to see what they have to say - though might not be much if it's not a legitimate business. Carlisle Homes Riverton 30 in Alamanda (Point Cook) land settlement 11/12/09 building commenced 29/01/10 http://riverton30.blogspot.com/ Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 12Nov 25, 2009 1:48 pm Unless you feel that you've been severely ripped off I'd just put it down to experience and move on. Otherwise it's just adding more stress and history to an unhappy experience. Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves. - Dale Carnegie Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 13Nov 26, 2009 8:01 am Move on and chalk it up to experience? Why? Name and shame the ********. Crucify him with the ATO if possible. I for one would like all bad apples removed from the basket. It would make life so much better if all tradies were honest and punctual and most importantly skillful, but the sad thing is that they are not and the more they get scrutinized/exposed/crusified the better. The good ones will benefit from this by having bucket loads of work and the bad ones.....well what can I say, unemployable. Jack Re: Kitchen Renovation Nightmare 14Nov 26, 2009 11:18 am A good start to avoiding the "bad apples" is to engage trades in a legitimate manner, i.e. with a written agreement that refers to the complete scope of works to be delivered at what price - Including G.S.T. Not that this will guarantee that the work will be done to your expectations but at least this way you have documentation if something goes wrong. Invoices from trades have the businesses A.B.N, A.C.N (if appropriate) and assorted licensing details on them. Anyone not willing to furnish this information would automatically be on my suspect list before they even come in my door. I appreciate that this "tradesman" came referred by a friend and that you took him at his word. It is unfortunate that the job has bogged down in the way it has; sadly I see too much of this sort of thing. For projects of this size (and cost) I can't see the justification of saving some money by doing it under the table. When I provide a service for an invoiced price I have to stand behind that invoice. The whole "cashie culture" and the problems it can cause is the reason I don't do jobs for friends - and you can believe me that these problems can cut BOTH ways. I don't know about anyone else, but someone crying to the A.T.O. when they have been complicit in tax evasion wouldn't exactly strike a sympathetic chord with me. From what I understand of your job you have at least received a fair amount of what you paid for and I agree with the others who say that the best thing you can do is move on. I think we all get burned by something like this at some stage; for some the lesson is more expensive than others. The sooner you find someone to finish the work for you - on your terms - the sooner you can enjoy your new kitchen and forget about the painful parts. Cheers. 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