Forum Archive

I’m having some work done in my apartment. I got several bids and ended up going with the guy who was the nicest (and most expensive) after he agreed to match the price of the other two. The job has now gone on for triple the amount of time he originally estimated and he had to fire the first guy who was working on it because he was too slow. He offered to do many additional things for us in the beginning and consistently overpromised. He has thrown in a few things for us without charging, but now he’s complaining that it’s taken too long and he’s had to spend too much money on materials and wants more money. He keeps complaining about how little he’s making on the job. I had other offers which as good and much less expensive and would have gone with them if I had known this was going to happen. The job has cost double what we budgeted, taken way too long, and I’m not inclined to give him anymore money. He has done a good job so far though. Is this par for the course? Can I legitimately refuse to give him more money at this point?