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For the record the labor and materials were separate charges.
I was billed for the full amount of the supplies as I saw the receipts and the leftover were taken away. The contractor did not subtract the unused amount. There was no "general fee." I just think it is just one of those lax things in this trade and it is looked at as the norm. Bottom line is the customer should not be paying for something that is not involved in his project.
Perhaps next time you shoud tell them you want an accounting of all materials...Or go with them when they purchase the materials. Just knowing that you are gonna be on top of them may keep the waste down.
Me, I'm more lax I guess. I'm the gal that has coffee and treats ready everyday for the roofers. I feel like you show folks you really appreciate them, they do a better job. We all have our own priorities.
It's going to depend on several factors. Did you buy the house on a cost plus basis or contract for a fixed price with the ability to adjust the price if materials went up. If it's the latter, the materials belong to the builder. You bought a completed house from him, not materials. But, here in my area no supplier that furnishes rock or brick will take anything back. More than likely the builder has no use for it and if you ask real nice, he probably will tell you the materials are now yer problem so kindly get them outa the way.
FWIW, we always order extra as a just in case something goes wrong and it also provides the H/O with materials he can use for walkways, patios, garbage can areas, landscaping, etc. That way should he have an issue that requires brick or rock to be removed, he has the exact match materials on hand.
Depends on the materials that are not being used. They really should have offered them to you, if there was a usable quantity. I know from experience that materials are very seldom useful on another job, most end up sitting in the garage until you get tired of them and you throw them out or give them to goodwill. (heck, I even have left over stuff from my grandpa, who died in 1987) Sometimes you get lucky and your able to use it. There is a good chance he used many parts of his own out of his own stock on your job and didn't charge you for it. I may buy a box of trim nails for the gun and use the box on a half dozen jobs. Rarely do I charge for them unless I use a considerable quantity. If it's time and materials, you have every right to ask for the leftovers.
Let me add that if anything is returnable, that should not be billed to the homeowner, but I'm not going to give a refund for something I can't return, especially if it is something that is not used very often.
... I told them I was too busy and didn't want the job knowing what a Pain-in-the-ass they would have been to work with. Not one reputable Contractor in the area took the job and they ended up with a fly-by-night scrub who took them for a ride and left them halfway through the job with no-one who was willing to come in and clean up the mess.
This is what you end up with when your a pain in the ass customer, no one wants to be bothered with customers that are going to count how many screws the contractor uses on the job. You end up screwing yourself in the end cause no one wants to work with you and you end up with the scumbag contractors that rip people off for a living.
This is what you end up with when your a pain in the ass customer, no one wants to be bothered with customers that are going to count how many screws the contractor uses on the job. You end up screwing yourself in the end cause no one wants to work with you and you end up with the scumbag contractors that rip people off for a living.
A bit rude and crude but YUP, YES, DEFIANTLY and I agree completely and totally with you. Probably because you are right.
I am having a new house built and was quoted a certain price (based on the cost of materials) and am not worried about the small stuff. The exterior of the home is just about complete. I had rock/stone put around the bottom 3 feet of the house around the front and sides and the reason it didn't go all the way around the back is that I was told it was very expensive. Four pallets of the rock were delivered and only 1 3/4 of a pallet were used to complete the job. Would I be wrong to ask to keep the left overs? I could definately use them for a back patio in the near future. I doubt I would be able to get the matching color again either based on the variations in the stone. A contractors perspective would be greatly appreciated.
On this type of products contractors often order more than they need so they can pick and choose the pieces that look/fit the best, so it's likely that he only used what you paid for and the rest will be returned for credit. I would simply ask him, even if you haven't paid for the material I'm sure he would just as soon sell it to you as return it to the supplier.
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