Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Illinois
I recently had an electrician do some work in my house. They estimated the work to take 30 minutes or less for a cost of $125.
After the work was completed, I received a bill for $243 which was for 1.66 hours of work (332% of the original amount of time.)
Do I need to pay the full bill since what he initially provided was only an estimate? I feel that the estimate was grossly under the actual work and I would not have used him if it was accurate.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Why don't you ask the electrician what gives. I don't think he'll file a lien for the difference or even file suit but you never know in this economy people need every dime they can get... But without knowing why the actual cost went up it's really quite impossible to be certain.
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I agree with Steve. Talk to the electircian. Find out why it was so much more than an estimate. Bottomline is if the work needed to be done, the cost would have been about the same with any electrician and you ddi receive the benefit of the work.
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