I'm a painter for the summer, and we did an exterior job today, which included painting aluminem sidings on the house. The problem is that it is not meeting the client's expectations and we have agreed to void the contract of this project .
We already painted a part of the siding before we stopped. So now we have to remove that paint. Now, removing the paint is causing us alot of problems, as the paint doesnt seem to come off. If we cannot restore the sidings to its original looks, what are our options?
Are they allowed to sue? If they call professionals to fix it, do we have to cover the costs? What are the possible situations that may occur? I don't want us to end up paying like $200 each to get a stupid thing fixed.
2007-07-23 09:49:32 · 3 answers · asked by suns123 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Insurance
good question, you as a painter should not have to pay for it, it should be UFCP
2007-07-23 10:01:10 · answer #1 · answered by Henry_Tee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WHY do you have to remove the paint??
When they told you they didn't like the job, that's fine, you do NOT have to undo what you did. Unless you TOLD them you would.
If it were me, for a quick fix, I'd try to paint the siding the original color. Sounds like the owner is trying to get new siding for the whole house, on YOU.
Can they sue? Sure! Anyone can sue anyone else for ANYTHING. If they call someone else to fix it, you only have to cover the costs if they SUE and WIN. Will they win? Dunno. Did you mess up??
IN any case, I seriously doubt it's going to be $200 each. It will either be nothing, or probably the new siding, maybe $5,000.
But you're going to have to look at the contract, the original agreement, etc.
2007-07-23 13:57:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope that you have a contract with them? If you do, you should be OK. If they decided half way through that they did not like the look of the agreed to work, then it is their problem. You should not be penalized for the customer changing their mind half way through. In fact, you should be billing them for your time to remove the paint in addition to the time spent painting the first part.
If you don't have a contract, then I hope you have someone that can act as a witness to the agreement.
Hindsight will help you next time, but this time you may be in for some trouble.
2007-07-23 10:52:10 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋