Floor fitter - when to pay what?

milliebear00001

Hi there

Have a floor fitter coming around next week to price up fitting laminate for me. I am probably going to source the laminate myself, and get him to supply the underlay stuff.

When will he expect payment from me - am assuming he will need some up front money to source the underlay? Don't want him disappearing off with my cash though!?

bob_a_builder

How about, when the job is completed to your satisfaction !


I'm not really a builder, can you tell ?

Tucker

If he is reputable, he'll expect paying after the work and you are happy with it and not a penny sooner.

Anything else and find someone else to do it.

warpedchippie

I do this sort of work & would never expect or ask for any payment upfront for a job this size ( unless your room is the size of an aircraft hanger ).

Pay the man when the job is done and you are happy with it.

Hope this helps,

Steve

milliebear00001

OK - I'm quite surprised by that, but pleased! The job is actually for three rooms - hall, dining and lounge - but will assume nothing up front - thanks guys!

nickj_2

i'ma decorator and never ask for money up front , some customers do offer but unless it's a huge job i usually don't take their offer up

Alan_M_2

The only time it would be reasonable to pay deposit money is if you're asking the particular tradesman to supply goods on your behalf.

If you're purchasing the goods then it's not unreasonable to expect to pay on the day of completion.

There are still a few traditional tradesman who will send an invoice, however these are now so few and far between as the number of messer customers has increased over recent years.

So you're clear, ask him what his payment terms are. Always best to be upfront about these things, it saves a lot of bad feeling later on.

keystone

milliebear00001 wrote: »

I am probably going to source the laminate myself, and get him to supply the underlay stuff.

Why not supply and fit all?

When will he expect payment from me - am assuming he will need some up front money to source the underlay? Don't want him disappearing off with my cash though!?

Even with supply and fit its not a major job so I'd say payment on completion tbh.

Cheers

missile

Before I had my floor fitted I had quotes from some who wanted payment in full in advance, others on completion. In the end I bought all materials and paid an independent fitter on completion.

missile

If you are buying quality flooring(?) I would suggest you get the matching underlay. Cheap B&Q underlay may not give the same support as for example Quickstep.

Chaunceys

Hi. We're suppliers of solid and engineered oak and work with a lot of flooring fitters. I would expect that they would usually ask for payment once the job is finished. I would suggest it's a good idea to source the materials yourself after careful investigation - and then you can either buy them yourself or get the fitter to buy them (just make sure they get what you want not a cheaper alternative). The fitter may be able to source at a trade rate and then pass some discount on to you - it's only fair to expect that he might want to add on some mark up for the extra work involved in ordering/collecting etc.
Good luck
Chauncey's