A decent scaffolder, he exists.

[epsilonGreedy]

After 4 weeks of inactivity while waiting for floor joist manufacturing to resume I was looking at the approaching end date of my scaffolding free hire period. I had negotiated the scaffolder down to a 2.5% per week overrun rate but even so that was going to be annoying money down the drain with a likely 2 month overrun.

 

Yesterday the scaffolder phoned and I assumed it would be for an interim payment due to my delayed instruction for the second lift. But no he had phoned to say to help everyone out my hire costs were going to be suspended from the day the Prime Minister closed the economy down and the hire clock would start ticking again once I requested the second lift.

 

How unusual is that?

[Oz07]

That's good of him. I think most builder customers would have already told him that was happening. Force majeure!

[Mr Punter]

I have sometimes negotiated extended included rental.  In reality it is transport, erect and strike that costs them most.  If they need the scaffold for elsewhere there is an opportunity cost for them, but good for him for not charging.