Unfinished work
Builder not finished work in Ireland
Write a complaint about unfinished, delayed, or defective building and home-improvement work.
Check your dispute first
Answer a few questions to see your options before writing your complaint.
Check your optionsWhen a builder, carpenter, painter, plumber, or other tradesperson leaves work unfinished, the strongest complaint is specific. Avoid a long emotional argument and list the work agreed, work done, work missing, payments made, and remedy requested.
If the value is under EUR2,000 and the respondent is an Ireland-based trader, the issue may be worth checking against the Small Claims Procedure criteria.
What to do next
- 1Create a snag list or unfinished-work list.
- 2Attach photos, quote, payments, and messages.
- 3Ask for completion, repair, refund, or a defined contribution to fix the issue.
Before you write
- Quote or contract
- Payment record
- Photos
- Snag list
- Messages about delays or defects
Questions people ask
Can small claims cover poor workmanship?
It may fit where the dispute is about services not carried out as agreed, the amount is within the cap, and no exclusion applies.