Updates! So after many scrubbing sessions we have managed to remove the stain so it’s practically invisible.
The tiler is coming back to regrout at a cost of £50.
We also need to address the hole in the wall where he knocked his head which will probably need reboarding and plastering - I don’t know £ yet. Pic attached
His decorating so far isn’t great so I don’t know whether to ask him to settle up directly with these people. I think he thinks we will be taking it off his fee. 🤷♀️
We scrubbed for a fortnight - used bicarbonate and white vinegar and removed the stain.
The tiler came and regrouted for £50 so it looks fine now.
We had to ask the builder to cut out a new piece of plasterboard and reskim the hole in the wall.
I’m happy it’s fixed but we are out of pocket and looking at having to sand back all his work and start again because he cut corners and didn’t most properly.
😱 that’s really not up to a professional standard … nothing like it … is he a long established chap or is he new to the work and really not up to it … if he’s long established and has a good reputation it’s just possible that he might be unwell, having balance/vision problems. A really experienced and reputable builder I knew had a couple of falls from ladders … the second time he broke his shoulder so was seen in hospital … the docs did some checks that revealed he had a problem that affected his balance 😞
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It may not be the best fix in the world, but at least he’s shown willing. You are extremely lucky he didn’t sue you for injury/time off work as the accident occurred on your premises. He could’ve claimed the floor was wet or there were trip hazards whether true or not. Don’t home insurance policies in the UK include public liability cover?
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Very depressing. I would love to be able to hand over some of our house jobs to a reliable decorator / handyman, but when I see things like this, I despair. OH does a really good job of most things round the house, slowly but to a very high standard, and expects a ‘professional’ to achieve something even better than he can. Trouble is, we aren’t getting any younger, and some of the heavier work is at the edge of our capabilities now.
We got a few quotes last time the hall, stairs and landing needed doing, but it needed a lot of preparation (wallpaper stripping and a lot of filling and sanding the walls as well as rubbing down all the skirtings and door frames - 7 of those), and they either declined to quote for that part, just for the painting, or were very expensive. In the end I did it myself (OH doesn't have the patience) over about eight weekends. That was about six years ago. I'm hoping I'll still be able to get up a ladder over the stairwell to do it again when it needs doing again. At least next time it should just be washing down and painting.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Even if the floors had been wet, his own insurance should cover it. That's the point of checking that traders having their own insurance.