1/2 is more appropriate. I sub contracted a job to David and son. Upon arriving to the jobsite, he was rude and belligerent.To be fair, I had forgotten that 500 sft of the project had paint on it and had to be ground off. he charged me an extra $500. I have never had a sub attempt to poach the rest of the work directly from my customer, but he attemptEd. a lot more opportunity for more work.
I had received a deposit from my customer and David told me he wanted paid in full before his son left the jobsite. I had no problem with that....and did so.
The flake portion of the job was good. The epoxy was very bad. Customer wasn't going to pay me. David went back to look at work, committed to be back on Monday to fix. The "fix" was just as bad. so I am out now $4,050.
I requested David return $3500.00. He said after he receives a letter of release, via mail, he would mail us a check. I said, how about we come to Lufkin, I give you a release, and get cash. we can meet at bank. David cancels offer.
Now, my customer wants nothing to do with us and I have lost any opportunity there. approximately $40,000 in additional work.
On July 27th we will be filing suit for the money returned, loss of business, and legal fees. read more