Show of force is never good unless your intention is to bully like gun boat diplomacy.

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Added on April 29, 2012, 12:26 pm
What a waste of silicone glue!!! Look like the son can never take over his father's business/skills.

Anyway, if i were you i would just cut out the silicone and buy a tube and diy. Why? even if they come again to do it it will be more or less the same unless they bring some indon with experience. As human sometimes we want to forget unpleasant things and life go on and go forward. Little bit rugi does not matter and see the ulgy thing will only bring back bad feelings. Just DIY and when you dont see the ulgy silicone you forget this part of your life and be happy. Life is too short to hate anyone for so little things. If you cant diy find someone else. It is only a one or two hrs job. You can nego with him say you found someone and i am going to pay you in full minus this little one/two hrs job. Invite him to see the old pix and the rectified jobs.

Why would he now soft? Ppl cari makan susah. the senses has come to his head. So you should do the same.

Bro stevie I'm not really experienced with glass stuff. If you goto a store outside you see the silicone glue between glass panels are sealed perfectly nice without spattering all over the glass, how do they do it? Do they put a premade strip of silicon and apply some glue to both ends?

Furthermore there was tiny gap between the 'L' shape aluminum frame that the piece of glass sits on, the son filled the void with some thin plywood board he cut out (probably to save using more glue?). Damn ugly, from some angle you can still see the wood, from the photo you can even see the leftover scraps all over tiles.

Honestly speaking, such a terrible job how can this 'contractor' expect to get paid in full? I'm from an engineering background if we deliver a site to client in such condition you can very well guarantee you will never receive your remaining contract sum, EVER.

Some situation happen to me few years ago.
-My guys has finish install all the glass door and fixed panel for this guy A shop.But he havent paid me in full.
-So i called him and ask why.A say got 1 door close not properly and it need to be repair.
-I arrange my worker to repair the next day.But when my worker arrive and ask him how not properly close?he just dont wan to tell and he just say check yourself you are the contractor.(And he dont even look at that door)
-So my guys just check and check find nothing wrong with the door and my guys ask for the balance (as this is order from me)Then A come and check and check and A call me keep saying that the door cannot close properly.WTF!! my guys there he don wan to tell where and why but keep call me only...Ok then i getting fed up with this A i bring few of my worker go there and i am ready to dismantle everything in case A keep trouble ing me anymore.
-When i arrive i ask him why,how,where this door cant close properly yet he still come back with the same answer.CHECK YOURSELF YOU ARE THE CONTRACTOR.

I fark him kao kao and dismantle every glass that i install and bring it back to my factory.When dismantling on going A keep ask me don do as he is going to open the shop in next 2 days (LOL now only scare ka?) But i ignore him and keep going just as how he ignore me and ask me check myself.Sometime not all paymaster are right at all time.Lucky the deposit i get is enough to cover all the glass price.Since that case i pretty sure to collect enough deposit before i start any tempered job.
Well this is just my story only la.No offense

However for owners, paying before work starts is a no no.

Some deposit is ok, if give too much then you will encounter the problem of contractor lari with your money.

Just last week I had a good contractor friend recommend a guy to do some work for me because I need to have it done in a hurry. I wanted him to install shower screen at the condo I was going to rent out. Anyways, we met once before he started work and we settled the price at 3k for both bathrooms for tempered glass shower screen with handles etc all included.

1st day of work, morning he call me saying he will arrive at the place at 10 am, I went to the unit since 9.30am to open door for him becos normally contractors come early. This bugger showed up late at about 11.30pm, I was already damn pissed because I have other work to do not just wait for him whole day. Anyways, late evening when I inspected work done I found that finishing was sub standard, 1st time I see such workmanship from chinese contractor.

Ok nvm I spoke to him and the next day he sent his son to come rectify the problems. I was standing there instructing his son to make the silicone finishes in between glasses look nice because he had them spattered all around the edges, he just wiped some off and left the rest there basically take me for an idiot pretending I can accept such results. Ok nvm, it was his son so not my call to lecture him, his son just wanted to do things quick and leave. Before he left I wrote him a check of 2.2k.

Of course soon the father called asking me why only 2.2k. So I said that's what I think his work done is worth. This guy must have something wrong up his brains, once he hears this he completely transforms 180 degree into a  foul-mouthed, profanity laden brute hurling all sorts of insults at me. Since this is not the first time dealing with contractors like this, I politely asked him to calm down. He didn't and keep on shouting, I told him if he wants the rest of the $$ he either rectify the problem or don't bother to show up. That's when he tries to threaten me personally, telling me to watch out and he will come look for me etc. This guy would rank top 5 on my list of 'out of control contractors'. I took pictures of his work done and his issued invoice and reserve the right to call the police and have him arrested for threatening remarks. 

Any other sifus here have contractor dispute stories??

Just last week I had a good contractor friend recommend a guy to do some work for me because I need to have it done in a hurry. I wanted him to install shower screen at the condo I was going to rent out. Anyways, we met once before he started work and we settled the price at 3k for both bathrooms for tempered glass shower screen with handles etc all included.

1st day of work, morning he call me saying he will arrive at the place at 10 am, I went to the unit since 9.30am to open door for him becos normally contractors come early. This bugger showed up late at about 11.30pm, I was already damn pissed because I have other work to do not just wait for him whole day. Anyways, late evening when I inspected work done I found that finishing was sub standard, 1st time I see such workmanship from chinese contractor.

Ok nvm I spoke to him and the next day he sent his son to come rectify the problems. I was standing there instructing his son to make the silicone finishes in between glasses look nice because he had them spattered all around the edges, he just wiped some off and left the rest there basically take me for an idiot pretending I can accept such results. Ok nvm, it was his son so not my call to lecture him, his son just wanted to do things quick and leave. Before he left I wrote him a check of 2.2k.

Of course soon the father called asking me why only 2.2k. So I said that's what I think his work done is worth. This guy must have something wrong up his brains, once he hears this he completely transforms 180 degree into a  foul-mouthed, profanity laden brute hurling all sorts of insults at me. Since this is not the first time dealing with contractors like this, I politely asked him to calm down. He didn't and keep on shouting, I told him if he wants the rest of the $$ he either rectify the problem or don't bother to show up. That's when he tries to threaten me personally, telling me to watch out and he will come look for me etc. This guy would rank top 5 on my list of 'out of control contractors'. I took pictures of his work done and his issued invoice and reserve the right to call the police and have him arrested for threatening remarks. 

Any other sifus here have contractor dispute stories??