Builder has hidden poop in my floors!

EachPenny

Mr.Generous wrote: »

Just think what else they will have done that you haven't found.

My money would be on prawns somewhere.

economic

Doozergirl wrote: »

Someone sent me a PM once telling me they were writing a book about poo.

If this is true and the police were called, they probably wet themselves laughing.

You mean pooped themselves laughing?

Davesnave

RiversTam wrote: »

Fair enough, you don't agree with my initial call to the police, but I am not a troll and I was just asking for advice, that's what this forum is for, and I've had good advice previously from here.

I think it was wrong for someone to describe you as a troll: it was as unjustifiable as visiting A&E with a head cold.... or calling the police about finding poo under the floor boards.

As Mossfarr says, things like this aren't unheard of in the building trade. However, it reflects badly on the quality of builder you have employed, because the vast majority of tradespersons would never do this and a good site foreman wouldn't just pass the buck.

Me, I'd have taken photos, cleaned-up and sent the print-outs to the head of the company concerned in the hope of receiving a discount.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

Me, I'd have taken photos, cleaned-up and sent the print-outs to the head of the company concerned in the hope of receiving a discount.

That bit of the post - and "cleaned-up" might well have translated into = paid someone else to clean up and the bill for that would have been included as well.

Don't forget to Facebook shame him (I'd probably put it in semi-jokey fashion of "Neanderthals I've known....").

Davesnave

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

That bit of the post - and "cleaned-up" might well have translated into = paid someone else to clean up and the bill for that would have been included as well.

That might be the natural reaction of a person who's not had children or animals, but I'd just get on with a job like that. I wouldn't feel I'm somehow above dealing with it, or that it would be worth all the faff to find some lesser mortal to do it.

There again, in my household there's been a strict division of labour since the 1980s. I get to deal with all the sick and my wife deals with the poo, so this one would be no problem for me! :rotfl:

Red-Squirrel_2

Davesnave wrote: »

There again, in my household there's been a strict division of labour since the 1980s. I get to deal with all the sick and my wife deals with the poo, so this one would be no problem for me! :rotfl:

Wow you definitely got the better end of that deal!

RiversTam

Well I cleaned up what was there last night, so it's not that I'm expecting someone else to do it (or to pay for it).
I can see that people don't agree with me calling the police, that's fair enough, I just felt like It's the worst kind of thing hiding something like that purposely where it wouldn't be found, especially in my kitchen with all the bugs that can be harboured on poo. I was actually really upset and it seemed the right thing to do.

I guess if no one admits it I'll just have to leave reviews online and just never trust workmen alone again.

P.s. I'm not a troll, I wish this was a joke :rotfl:

seven-day-weekend

They could just have used the toilet, although I have heard of people refusing workmen this facility.

So either they were refused, or they did it on purpose.

Which do you think it was?

Just leave a bad review.

RiversTam

I had the whole bathroom removed to remodel - but purposely left the toilet in place even though it meant the plaster wasn't 100%, so the workmen had a toilet.
I had thought I had been a pretty reasonable client but obviously not in their opinion. Well you live and learn - will never leave a builder unsupervised again.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

That might be the natural reaction of a person who's not had children or animals, but I'd just get on with a job like that.

I can see that :rotfl:

Not having had either children or animals means I can stick to "I don't do yukky":rotfl:. Quite okay about paying other people - if they're willing to do it for money = I'm willing to pay them to do it.