August 20, 2005
Advice wanted
So the tiler has been and gone, my tiles are on the wall and I'm mostly happy. Mostly happy, but not completely. I checked things over earlier today and discovered that the stainless steel sink in the kitchen, previously shiny and new and honed to a pleasing satin finish - a state in which I've been careful to maintain it - is now badly scratched and marked. I can only guess is that some grout wound up settling in the sink during the tiling process and the tiler set about removing it steel wool, scratching it to heck in the process. The sink wasn't cheap, and I'm a little upset about it. I'm planning to broach the subject with the tiler on Monday, when I'm due to pay him, but I'm not completely certain what to say. Should I try to haggle with him over the cost of a replacement sink? Indeed do I have any legal right to? Or am I simply blowing this out of proportion, and should I simply leave well enough alone, say nothing and pay him, and then quietly seeth over my sink and it's manifold imperfections until I can stand it no longer and stump up for the cost of the replacement and it's fitting?
What would you do?
Thought iMark at August 20, 2005 10:25 PM | TrackBackWell, the truly British (some might say Dent-ian) response would be to say nothing, pay the smeghead and seeth over it until you eventually replace it.
Personally, I would raise the issue with him and insist on at the least a reduction in his payment (after all, it's not like his service has been exemplory up to this point).
Of course that's easy to say. Not quite as easy to do :-)
Posted by: Kevin at August 21, 2005 04:30 AMHave to agree with Kevin on all points. Realistically, you have a strong arguement in the fact that you don't even live there yet, and all the fixtures and fittings are new, so you obviously couldn't have damaged it yourself.
Might be worth seeing if there is a product that can be used to reduce the visual appearance of the scuffing? Best of luck
Posted by: Matthew Brown at August 21, 2005 05:47 AM