jeffreyplumber

When I did custom home we always let them buy fixtures. I liked not warranty them and having to deal with going aroumd and around choosing what they want

KCplumber

When you get sued for a crappy home depot faucet that splits on the

casting , you might want to sell & warranty your own fixtures that

the wholesaler will back you up on

OldSchool

Thats why you let them buy their own fixture.... if it break or leaks then it is a " SERVICE CALL"

jeffreyplumber

Thats exactly it. I mean I work with them a little on a new home but if they got trouble with the faucet they buy. Its their problem. As far as the supply house or home depot backing you up, yea they will give you the repair part but pay your labor?.

One problem I had on custom home was some of that fancy stuff dosent fit well or its a little crooked. there might be a little scratch on it. a tiny blem in the china. You get these owners that say change it. Its a pain in the butt I dont like dealing with it. Also you go to mark up the cost and then your too high, because they can get it cheaper. So I say fine buy it, chase it down get it out here on the job

KCplumber

Home Depot's cheap ass pegasas brand faucet cracked on the casting and

my ins. got to pay $8500.00 for a water claim. The ho's ins. sued me.

Home Depot wouldn't stand behind their crap or manufacturer


If you touch it. you are liable for it. If I don't supply it - I won't install it

pauliplumber

While I don't particulary like pegasus and would never supply one, I think any faucet splitting at the brass housing is an extremely rare event.

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jeffreyplumber

What Did your Insurance Co just bendover? They supplyed the faucet and the 2 insurance co (yours) and the homeowners. Determined that the faucet was not defective and that you as the installer were 100 % responcible for an improper installation? Or was it 85000 dollars damage and you were 10% responcible I dont get it. Of course Home depot or the manufacture isnt going to blindly pay for that. But if they (the homeowner supplied the faucet) your co should have refused to pay they are suckers!!

smellslike$tome

If I have 3 (and very often 2 or even 1) calls per day I will easily average 6k per week and that's with around 15% material costs or less depending on how much replacement I did.

A 2 bath house for 6k will take me a week by myself (but be spread out over several weeks) and will take around $1200 for rough in materials (I'm guessing because I haven't done one in so long I'm sure it's probably more by now) and another $1200 - $1500 for fixtures/set out materials. So all total I'll have roughly $2400 - $2700 in materials which is 40% - 45%. Then I have to get paid but not until I'm forced to play banker to the builder for anywhere from 2 to 6 weeks or more before finally being paid. When I work on someone's house, I'm leaving with a check or cc.

Today's tickets: $726.00, $258.00, $140.00. Total $1124.00

TheMaster

I could have explained all that but given who it was coming from it wouldn't matter much,like you say after the materials are taken out theres nothing left. Some people like getting a big check even if they dont to keep but half

KCplumber

Case was settled wed. of this week after 2 1/2 years. Ho's husband said

they watched it drip for 2 weeks - told wife to call me- were gone for the

night when it cracked- pegasus is crap - Ins each split 30% - I'm stilled

pis*** At least my ins. didnt take the full hit like I thought they might
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