I was wondering if those that hired a company to swap out their old boiler for a new one had any cleanup to do afterwards? We just had ours swapped this weekend (by friends and family), and feel as though they figured they didn't have to keep things clean even though we paid them for the work. The basement is a MESS. The soot caked on the floor is a rediculous amount. We know that we should have hired a company we do not know, but felt like we were between a rock and a hard place when all the parties involved wanted to take part in this. The soot has been tracked all over the entire house and will probably take weeks of cleanup. Every single thing in the basement will have to be cleaned, and there is a lot. I run my business out of the house with all the parts I use down there. Had we known the mess it would make we would have tented the area out with plastic. Just wondering if this is the norm, or if they in fact were careless.

 

As a rule I expect my contractors to clean up after themselves. I never had a boiler though.

 

I know on any job I go on, we leave the house cleaner then when we came. My brother who works for me once asked why are we cleaning if we are coming back the next day, even though no one was living in the house. Doesn't matter, you never know who will come after we left.

 

We had our boiler changed. The guys laid down floor wrap over most of the working area and lined the walking path from the basement up the kitchen and out the garage. Didnt help . Like you, soot was everywhere. Maybe next time, i will set up some tarp walls but i dont think that would help too much.

 

I read somewhere to put powdered Tide down. It is supposed to suck up some of the oil and greatly helps with the smell. I laid some down last night and today the house smells MUCH better. I am going to leave it down another day before picking it up and seeing if it sucked any of the oil up. I hope so.

 

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Sorry to hear about the problems. I try to keep business separate from friends and family for just that reason. If I pay then I get the right to have recourse. Better to avoid problems with people you like or have to look at for the rest of your life.

 

Oh I agree. The issues really started with my "father-in-law" getting involved and basically insisting that his neighbor that he is friends with and his brother-in-law take care of it for us. I wanted to hire someone to do the work, but was shot down because it would be disrespectful. I think she now agrees with me. On a side note, after taking a unpleasantly luke warm shower this morning, I went to look at the hot water heater thermostat. It was now set to 105 degrees

 

Darn, you don't even get to complain much =lose/lose.