I have a mate who is a self employed bricklayer/paver. A local job to him was to lay a curved path from pavement to house porch.
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This entailed footings ect ect, the path was on a slope hence curved. Much like a hairpin bend in the road, Job done client did not pay for whatever reason I forget.
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Nick tried to get paid to no avail, Nick being Nick then took matters into his own hands, He awaited until the weather was terrible, rain/hail ect ect. Took the dumper to the property drove up to house and with help lifted the paving as well as the brickwork starting at the house end.
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You can imagine the scene, client not wanting items removed, Nick just said pay me now or it all goes as its all my property, Will call police said client, Please do said Nick continuing to remove his slabs and bricks.
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By now 50% of work demolished and in dumper, Plod turns up, its still very wet, they are not to interested, client promises cheques cash the next day, Nick still removes his stuff , its getting very muddy now, the grass is boggy the path all but gone, Police suggest a truce, Nick works out the amount of path left is just about what the initial payment paid for. So did as suggested and demolished no more.
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Moral to the story is. Always pay the builder, especially when living on a slope with only a path to get to the roadside, NICE ONE NICK.
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