WellConfused
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I'm a do-it-yourselfer who has replumbed my whole house and installed a baseboard hot water heating system. However, on a couple occasions, I have called on the local plumber to do something I'm not capable of.
Recently, I wanted to cut into the second floor zone and create a separate zone for the bathroom. Being involved in another matter, I had this same plumber do the job. When I received the bill, I was dumbfounded. First, he padded his hours somewhat, but that's not the big issue. He is attempting to charge me almost double for parts over the retail price from which he gets a discount. For example, the zone valve which would cost me $49 is listed on the bill as $85. He paid less that that for it.
Question is, how to deal with the matter. He's a neighbor and has been reasonable in the past, but I'm not going to pay double for parts. I won't question his padding of the hours. How to resolve this without ending up in small claims court???
Recently, I wanted to cut into the second floor zone and create a separate zone for the bathroom. Being involved in another matter, I had this same plumber do the job. When I received the bill, I was dumbfounded. First, he padded his hours somewhat, but that's not the big issue. He is attempting to charge me almost double for parts over the retail price from which he gets a discount. For example, the zone valve which would cost me $49 is listed on the bill as $85. He paid less that that for it.
Question is, how to deal with the matter. He's a neighbor and has been reasonable in the past, but I'm not going to pay double for parts. I won't question his padding of the hours. How to resolve this without ending up in small claims court???