"Cheri" gserviceATinreachdotcom wrote in message
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To the group, which I have recently found, I hired a grout man, called
Grout
Doctor..ha ha to regrout my tile in the kitchen. Keep in mind that my tile
is very small, five by two countertop, with three tiles going up the wall.
This guy comes and gives me a bid for 300 dollars, which I think is
excessive, but I say...OK. He comes and does the counter, a mess, I might
add. Does nothing to the tile going up the wall. When I confronted him and
said you did nothing up the wall, he said..."I did not agree to do that."
I
said, what the Hell do you think I was paying you $300.00 for if not to
regrout all my tile in that small area?

Anyway to make a long story short, I put a stop on the check, and he is
coming back on Monday. Since I know nothing about home repair, is the cost
excessive, number one, and do I have to let him come back? I hired him
with
the thought in mind that he is going to regrout all of the tile. My
problem
is this...He did a terrible job when he first came out, so the odds of him
doing a good job now, are nil. Do I have to let him make good on this
legally? I'm in CA.

Well, if you don't give him a chance, he will probably sue you.
He will say that there was a misunderstanding that he tried to make good on,
but you were a jerk about it.
You will say that his initial work was so bad that you didn't want him back
in the house.
85% chance he will win.

Unless you want to lose the $300, you better give him another chance.