Re: contractor mistake

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lkondolian@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 wrote:

>Bathroom re-do in teh new haus.  Got estimates from two contractors,
>one of them
>about $500 less than the other one.  Went with the low bid.
>
>Turns out that the low bid was $500 cheaper than the other bid because
>he missed
>something when writing the estimate -- a lead pipe that needed to be
>replaced.
>
>So I pay for that, but!  There are gurgling problems with that pipe, I
>call the city and it turns
>out that the pipe
>wasn't replaced according to code AND the contractor needed a
>permit.
>
>
>So we have to get this fixed.  The pipe can't be replaced without
>tearing out walls.
>
>How should we ask the contractor to fix this?  We don't want to wind
>up in court (although
>if we did, our position would be very strong -- our contract with the
>contractor states
>that permits would be bought ahead of time and everything would be
>according to code)
>and I think this was an honest mistake on their part, but I sure as
>hell ain't gonna pay
>them to fix their mistakes.  We paid T&M (time and materials) for the
>unanticipated
>work -- how about we only pay materials for the repair?

Hard to read because of the line wrap.

The contractor should correct the mistake. Was it really a lead pipe or
galvanized? 

-- 
cahrles