Timeline for Plumber asking for a lot more money, after starting work
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| May 10, 2017 at 22:03 | comment | added | wallyk | @DMoore: I was once married to a surety agent. There are surety bonds and performance bonds, either or both may be in effect though typically not for small scale residential work since most homeowners haven't a clue that such a thing exists. A decent agent will insist the bond requires compliance with building safety standards and requires the contractor to "make whole" any shortcomings in workmanship. It is more than simple insurance: it's like having lawyers overseeing. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 20:21 | comment | added | DMoore | Yes but two things here. That does not make your house not blow up. And the big one is who would want to go through filing claims and sueing over shoddy workmanship and having to prove something was done wrong years ago. I have had to be bonded to do jobs years back - I have never seen a bond claim happen more than a few months after a job and usually it is during the job. Home owners should understand that being bonded does not mean they are great - it just means they have insurance. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 19:23 | comment | added | Ed Beal | @DMoore It may be that way in your state. what I added to the answer is not opinion but what is covered here. If the job is not correctly done with some damages the company issuing the bond ends up having to pay, to me that protects the home. Telling the OP to pull out of a contract (that the meter was not covered) in the contract may end up costing more in legal fees or a lien being placed on the property with the contract as proof. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 19:06 | comment | added | DMoore | But the bond is just insurance for the job - it has nothing to do with protecting the home. Once you have determined your plumber is a dumbass you don't let them keep working because they are bonded. | |
| S Sep 13, 2016 at 18:44 | history | suggested | Chait | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 13, 2016 at 14:07 | history | edited | Ed Beal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Sep 13, 2016 at 13:53 | comment | added | Ed Beal | When a gas service is installed it is similar to a structural with failure due to materials and workmanship the insurance company will go after the bonding company. I never had it happen but have heard of a case where a contractor did not use an approved gas flange through a concrete wall and he almost lost his license several years later when the service failed. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 13:47 | comment | added | DMoore | I could upvote this save for the bonded comment. You aren't serious Ed are you? A plumber's bond protects her home? | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 13:40 | comment | added | Ed Beal | In the 2 states I have been licensed as a contractor A bond was required to have the license based on the size jobs. This is like a insurance policy to make sure the work is completed and is safe. I had to post my licence# on my truck but not the bond as that number changed when I started doing larger jobs. I am not sure of the requirements in NYC but would expect them to be similar to the west coast. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 13:33 | comment | added | Yehuda_NYC | He is licensed, in two states including mine (New York). What is bonding? Is that something a licensed plumber must have? Is it something that is secured for each project or once a year? How do I find out if he is bonded? How might bonding work to my advantage in this situation? How does his bond protect my property, if he has a bond? | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 12:59 | comment | added | Ed Beal | If he is licensed and bonded the contract also protects him. He may have been trying to up sell you to make more $. I understand feeling uncomfortable but his bond also protects your property. If he did poor work the bond would so expensive it would quickly put him out of business. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 8:55 | comment | added | Yehuda_NYC | Even if he agrees to do the job at the original price (which seems unlikely) I feel uncomfortable having him work on the gas in my house. I no longer trust him. I wonder if he would do shoddy work and at some point the whole house would blow up. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 8:53 | comment | added | Yehuda_NYC | The pipes feeding the house seem to be large enough. There was no talk of running more pipe from the street. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 8:52 | comment | added | Yehuda_NYC | The gas company in Westchester NY is strict. They do not hold by the logic of "it will not all be running at the same time". I agree with the gas company. The standby generator might come on when no one is home and while various gas appliances are in use. | |
| Sep 13, 2016 at 3:17 | history | answered | Ed Beal | CC BY-SA 3.0 |