I engaged a local general do everything company to sort out removing a recessed cupboard in an internal wall, and sort the whole wall making it smooth and ready for paint. They don't have a plasterer on their team but said they can sort one, he charges 180 a day whether he is onsite one hour or eight plus materials, great says I, the local guys turn up and strip the wall back to brick or rather stone. Plasterer turns up three days late, twat, him and his mate are done in three hours. Plasterer submits his bill 170 a day plus vat plus 70 for materials, plus 170 plus vat for his mate. So I'm loathed to pay 408 quid for labour for three hours work each. Local guys never mentioned two plasterers so what is the consensus on here?