Skim job - Am I justified in asking a plasterer to come back?

[rystaman]

I have never used Lick paints, but I had a customer that recently did some DIY using Lick emulsion, and the walls were very patchy.

I cannot say if that was down to the paint or poor technique on his behalf.

--------edit-------- nah, your decorator is even worse than your plasterers.

Those photos are shocking.

The first two images are down to poor application of the paint. The last one is a failure to fill the gouges left by the plasterers.

The build of paint is not acceptable. I have seen better work done by first time DIYers.

Sorry, I don't know what to say. You were mugged off.

Your decorator has taken bad plastering and managed to make it look worse.

And don't get me started on the roller build up...

Just saw the edit, yeah I'm not gonna lie I thought as much... Honestly I'm being made to feel like I'm a perfectionist, dumb **** by some of these people. There are some super thick brush marks around switches and was told "that's what you get, brush and roll" (FYI switches have been pulled out completely or even taken off and made safe in some instances).

Paid on a day rate also and when I pointed out some bits this morning after going over it the weekend that's when all the comments started coming out "you'll be here for centuries trying to sand it" then blaming the plasterers and "always the decorator to sort it". I mean that is your trade... That's what you're paid to do and not even on a mates rate, it's on full whack.

I'll have paid over £2500 on plastering and decorating to 'professionals' for a professional finish and honestly makes me want put a hole in the wall...

Some other bits:

 

[rystaman]

Just been down after the decorator has left and I'm really not happy but at a complete impasse with it now as this is after they've gone 'back over it' and weren't happy that I found some bits for them to sort this morning (even though being paid a day rate)...

Any ideas how i can fix these myself?

 

[rystaman]

I have never used Lick paints, but I had a customer that recently did some DIY using Lick emulsion, and the walls were very patchy.

I cannot say if that was down to the paint or poor technique on his behalf.

--------edit-------- nah, your decorator is even worse than your plasterers.

Those photos are shocking.

The first two images are down to poor application of the paint. The last one is a failure to fill the gouges left by the plasterers.

The build of paint is not acceptable. I have seen better work done by first time DIYers.

Sorry, I don't know what to say. You were mugged off.

Your decorator has taken bad plastering and managed to make it look worse.

And don't get me started on the roller build up...

To give a much-delayed update:

The decorator tried blaming absolutely everything under the sun and then started having a go at me. He then did the Kitchen which was supposedly 3 coats of Lick Pro Green 02 in one day (when it's 4-6 hours drying time in between coats). It looks like it was slapped on too with no prep work and more poor cutting around windows (green paint all over the sealant).

Now the paint is already peeling in the Kitchen which I can only imagine is down to no prep and trying to build up the paint while it was still wet. The decorator was a family friend and pressured for payment barely after leaving the house so I ended up paying the full whack to avoid any issues coming back onto my family.

So in the position of over 2.5k down on plastering and decorating with a **** finish all around... Honestly so deflated with it.