MVanDam

The finish is that bad it just looks like concrete He laid a concrete pad then screed it The stuff that he’s used to level it to the ply is some mix he was using to lay some block elsewhere on the job (confirmed by the plumber who was here at the time)

Yeah. Bit late for that now though I think bare minimum that needs to happen is he gets rid of that load of gobo he’s packed in there that isn’t fit for purpose, he stihl saw’s behind the point in the screed that he’s had to start chipping it away in order to make it level, dig it out to allow a good depth to be achieved and have it re screed and hope it bonds properly to the existing Then ply out the kitchen But was looking for second opinion on what would be a reasonable hard wearing fix for this. Because I don’t think the builders efforts are up to par (multiple cracks already after a couple of days weight bearing)

Still having issues with screed floor As stated a while back in this thread it was high to the rear of the house (just gonna ply the kitchen out to match levels then put a threshold in to the living room) but the screed had also bubbles up in the corner where knocking through in to kitchen Me and builder agreed he would take the screed floor back to where it was 18mm high and flat and level it off to an 18mm ply board in position in the kitchen then we could continue the 18mm ply I was at work and came home to find that the builder merely chipped away the high points of the floor that were bubbles up and didn’t take the screed floor down at all to get a nice clean edge that would allow sone decent depth for filling across to the ply board plus he didn’t re screed the floor he just used a bit of an old mix he was using to lay block to level across the gap where knocked through and where he had chipped the screed back needless to say once dry the mortar mix cracked as soon as anyone walked on it as it was levelled to a couple of ml if that and in general the mortar isn’t as hard wearing as the rest of the screed floor and will more than likely continue to crack and give way as it is already Builder is on holiday this week so I’ve left him to enjoy that but how do I go about getting him to sort this lot out upon his return? The screed finish in general is rough all over so would be unable to lay flooring on it like this anyway Thats just a basin waste pipe that needs to come out once we start on the bathroom. That obviously needs capping off a decent way below floor level to allow decent covering above it once done which obviously hasn’t been done either

It’s just a shame it wasn’t high at the opposite end as that’s an enclosed room so we could have just used a 25mm threshold in the doorway and called it a do But the kitchen is open plan through to extension so the floor needs to be decently level and a nice smooth transition if that makes sense

Knocked through enough at front to see what’s going on. Extension floor is out Slightly low at front and gains an inch or so over the length of the extension. Not quite level Hes gonna finish knocking through and come up with a plan to rectify

Makes sense We’ll see what transpires when we knock through at the front today

The builder did the screed himself mate Tbh we haven’t yet seen if the floors are level at the front yet. He just told me that the floor must slope to the rear which is why the screed floor is high It May be high at the front yet, knocking through tomorrow

I wasn’t involved at all pal He came in and did what he wanted in regards to getting the correct floor level He chose not to check the back of the house

Hit another snag today, but rather than start another thread I’ll just ask in here The screed flooring in the extension is an inch high at the back of the house. He took the level by the front door and actually took a brick out to get a visual too but neglected to check the floor height at the back of the house and it obviously slopes to the rear to the difference of an inch So we’re level at the front and an inch high where we’ve knocked through in to the kitchen His solution was “when you get around to doing the flooring you’ll just have to ply the kitchen out with 25’mm ply then use an inch threshold to cover the drop in to the living room”. No mention of him covering the cost of the ply (measured up and it’s about £350 worth) Ive has a little look online and 90% of people in this situation seem to recommend just getting him to take the screed up and do it again What would u guys do? obviously if we go the plywood route he’ll have to stand the cost as it’s his mistake Whats the recommendations gents?

Cheers for the help btw guys No offence taken to any accusations of penny pinching btw I’m just glad to hear I don’t need to worry too much

Nah I’m not looking to penny pinch, if I was looking to do that I wouldn’t have asked anyone’s opinion about it I would have just done it He tried to bill me 12K up front for work that hadn’t been done and materials that hadn’t even been ordered as soon as I went on holiday which was totally against our payment agreement which he’s followed perfectly with 2 previous invoices and when I asked him why his only answer was “because I didn’t think it mattered” so yes I’ll admit I kind have had an off feeling about the guy since then. sonething I’ve neglected to mention in here is him saying he’d mispriced for the tiles (60p when they are around £1.05’ish) and he was gonna lose money now and then after this when he kept telling me the roofers were doing the roof and then he was up there doing it himself with no chat or explanation at all I didn’t really know what to make of it These little things and a complete lack of communication from the guy himself does make people wonder what’s going on Maybe not people like you guys who are frequently involved in this world but people like me who don’t really have anything to do with it a bit of an explanation and an update occasionally would go along way

I don’t know But this goes back to his total lack of communication which I’ve already told him about. He is very evasive and cagey when asked anything about the work being carried out and after the invoice problem I don’t really trust him any more

No mate I’m sorting all that, I’ve got mates in those trades who are doing that for me just the shell (minus the windows I’ve got them myself too)

Should I be asking for some money to be knocked off due to this? ie the quote I was given before the job started included a roofing firm doing the roof, now he’s done it himself without consulting me and talking about how this might change the price etc He’s basically just removed the roofers from the equation off his own back and expects everything to remain the same what do some of you more experienced guys think? Im 100% not trying to penny pinch but if he’s saved money and therefore increased profit it should be passed down to me too seeing as I wasn’t even consulted

Cheers guys His other work appears to be of a high standard but I have had an issue with him with one of his invoices (was basically trying to bill me for 8K of materials/work up front whilst on holiday which was against our payment agreement) which kind of made me a bit unsure about him in general so figured I’d put it out there and see what other opinions were when he decided to do the roof himself without running it buy me after saying numerous times he was getting roofers in