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We weren't counting the days he was here, but it was about 10 in total. He seemed to be very slow, the builder said he would have allowed 3 days for a fast plumber and thinks 5 days is very reasonable. The builder employed him but we are paying the bills. We have asked him for details but the most he will give is a breakdown of the jobs done and won't allocate time to each one. I've done my own estimate and it came out as 4.5 days so we have offered him 5 days.
If you take this statement to court with you, you will end up losing the case and end up paying his legal costs.
If I was you I would pay him.
Put it down to a lesson to be learned.
As for the builder, I hope you have a better arrangement with him than you had with the plumber - and for any other trades that may be on the same deal.
And don't forget, most builders want a piece of everyone's cake, either directly from you or from each contractors price.
It sounds like you have been too trusting in the arrangements you have with the building works going on.