Contractor adding charges to Final Invoice
Hello
My contractor just finished a backyard renovation project that was supposed to take 3 weeks but ended up taking 5 and a half months.
I got the final invoice today and there was an additional charge of $5,000 to manually excavate a retaining wall, compact ground and to remove and replace clay soil.
Part of the original scope of work that was included on the original estimate was to remove retailing wall and excavate 4ft of soil from the perimeter of the property.
This additional work was never discussed with us during the job and we were totally caught off guard.
Is this additional charge warranted?
Additionally, also included in the estimate was to replace a deck. He did in fact remove the deck, lay the footing and partially complete the structure of the deck. But due to the all the delays (almost 5 months) I told him I would finish the deck and buy the remaining materials. So I completed the deck "blocking", purchased and installed the composite deck boards, the glass aluminum railings, the privacy wall and the deck stairs. The original quote for the deck was $8,000 and he now wants $4,500 (a reduction of $3,500). I spent a great deal more than $3,500 on the finish materials plus about 6 full weekends working on the deck.
What would a reasonable amount to pay him for partially completing the 10 by 25 deck?
Thanks
My contractor just finished a backyard renovation project that was supposed to take 3 weeks but ended up taking 5 and a half months.
I got the final invoice today and there was an additional charge of $5,000 to manually excavate a retaining wall, compact ground and to remove and replace clay soil.
Part of the original scope of work that was included on the original estimate was to remove retailing wall and excavate 4ft of soil from the perimeter of the property.
This additional work was never discussed with us during the job and we were totally caught off guard.
Is this additional charge warranted?
Additionally, also included in the estimate was to replace a deck. He did in fact remove the deck, lay the footing and partially complete the structure of the deck. But due to the all the delays (almost 5 months) I told him I would finish the deck and buy the remaining materials. So I completed the deck "blocking", purchased and installed the composite deck boards, the glass aluminum railings, the privacy wall and the deck stairs. The original quote for the deck was $8,000 and he now wants $4,500 (a reduction of $3,500). I spent a great deal more than $3,500 on the finish materials plus about 6 full weekends working on the deck.
What would a reasonable amount to pay him for partially completing the 10 by 25 deck?
Thanks