I was an employee at Handyman Services, Hopetown for a few months.  One of the last jobs I did, was build and paint a kitchen cupboard for a client.  The paint on the wood did not dry, and the client was not satisfied. Now he is demanding money in lieu of the botched job, claiming that it was poor workmanship.  My salary was approx R333 per day, and he is claiming close to R20 000.

Some background:

1) My employer and I went to measure for the cupboard

2) I made the technical drawings

3) My employer did the quotation, bought the materials and provided transport

4) I built the wooden cupboard, painted it, and installed it, with some assistance from the employer and another employee.

How can I proceed.  It was not poor workmanship, but the paint did not dry.  There was also no primer provided for the wood, and the paint was "Steelclad", which I reckon is for steel, not wood.

Your advice is appreciated.

Rudi

Hi there,

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I think that the client's claim lies against Handyman Services, and not against you. You were just an employee of Handyman Services. So you must tell the client to contact Handyman Services to resolve the claim.

Also, I think that you having used the wrong paint does amount to poor workmanship. The client could therefore in theory claim the cost of fixing the issue from Handyman Services. 

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