- Location
- New Jersey
- Occupation
- Journeyman Electrician
Thanks for the reply guys. As John 120/240 said the contractor (carpenter) took it upon himself to do electrical work on his own without contacting me. I won't have know if it wasn't for the call I received from the homeowner about outlets not working. Update .... I contacted him today and informed him that I was very unhappy with what he did and that he was risking my license by his actions. I told him I was going to repair his shotty work and bill him. He had the nerve to tell me to give him an estimate first. I'm considering reporting him to town officials and the NJ electrical board. I don't even think this guy has a home contractors license and I'm afraid I'm going to get stiffed when it gets time to get paid. Any suggestions on how to get my money from this guy?
You could try to get the money from the homeowner who could deduct it from his fee to install the door, you could just repair it and forget about it or you could do some research to find out whether or not he is a licensed home improvement contractor and if not go down that road. The latter seems like a lot of aggravation for the sake of repairing two receptacle boxes and a piece of cable.