Don’t pay, We’re taking it away! Workers destroy all their hard work after customer refuses to pay! 

If nothing else, these videos help to show how sturdy your handwork is. Looked like a good solid fence

Don’t you love how they can barely break their own builds because they make it so strong

The construction was so well done they were having a hard time destroying their own work.

Disgusting how people don’t want to pay hard working lads, looks like a proper job too, she deserves everything she get’s

I heard of a mason one time who built a guy a fireplace and chimney. The homeowner paid half of the bill but kept giving excuses for not being able to pay for the rest of it. The mason waited until winter. The guy builds his first fire in his new fireplace and the house is immediately filled with smoke. He calls the mason to complain. The mason tells him to pay me for the work and I'll fix it. Seems the mason puts a glass window pane in each chimney just in case he doesn't get paid in full. When he gets fully paid he busts out the glass with a brick on a rope so the chimney will work.

Sickening how this contractor had to destroy his own hard quality work because of a scummy client.

Lots of snotty so called middle class people really think it’s good , correct and cool not to pay the builders, I’ve had it myself, they’re smug , horrible twats, well done to you mate and I hope you’re doing ok

My grandfather was in the paving business. He installed a blacktop driveway for the customer. The customer refused to pay. While the customer was at work my grandfather and his crew tore the new driveway up and put the gravel back. It cost him to do that but he was not going to let the guy get a free driveway. Fortunately, I was in the auto repair business, no money, no car.

I'm a contractor also. This is the right way to handle things, Not court!!

I have always been a hard working person having worked in many jobs including factory, farm work etc. I would be embarrassed and ashamed to employ people and not pay them. WTF is wrong with people!?

That looks like a top quality job well done with quality materials. I'm so sorry that you weren't treated fairly. That looked like a LOT of fine work.

Can't imagine ever getting someone in to do a job and not paying them ? There are some strange people kicking about. Looked like you did a good job as well.

Repossessing labor at it's finest. Bravo! Hint: Chainsaws work great on fence remodels!

Great job guys👍 I remember years ago while we had internal jobs in Germany in private houses we done trick. Pierce small hole in egg or two and hide it behind boads. If contractor refused to pay we explained what kind of surprise waiting for you, to find it you will have to smash all boards or next 2 weeks.... imagine the smell :). When contractor made payment (cash only) that's take approximately 1 hour to remove eggs and cover holes. Only one guy refused to pay.

All that hard work and a great job by the looks of it. I feel sorry for you lads, you must have spent a fortune on materials and labour but at the end of the day if your not going to get paid you have one choice left. Rip it down !

How does someone not pay for work done on their house? Craziness

Have to admit that this is probably the better way to deal with this, because the legal process takes too long and almost always fails to serve the victim against the arrogant and entitled thief.

It's got to be heart breaking to have to destroy what you worked so hard to create (AND was bloody well made too!). The only response possible

Hell yeah i was stressed out this morning this made me feel better hell yeah guys

The workers did a amazing job , the construction was hard to destroy lol

As a contractor I completely agree with what these guys are doing ! Some people are slim bags and they know chances are they will never have to pay. With years of experience you can begin to smell a slim bag the moment he calls looking for a free estimate !

THATS THE WAY YOU DO IT. THESE GUYS ARE HEROS ..

You know, I really can't blame the contractors for ripping down their work. Sometimes it's better to take out your own justice.

We uninstalled a roof because the owner ignored our requests to get paid. It was fun.

yeah i,ve heard of a simlar thing to do if when putting a new chimney pot on for someone,where i,ve heard they used to put a bit of glass covering the flue under the new pot,if the people paid,well the glass was broke,but if they refuse to pay,then leave it in place,it ov smoke the house out when they try to lite the fire

Most contracts say the builders retain ownership of materials until the bill is paid in full. Now you know what that clause means.

Good work, before and after.

refused to pay and that's what happens - - absolutely hilarious

I understand smashing things because they didn't pay you and it is yours, but if it is still yours why ruin it and not just take it all back and use it on another job? At least then you would be out less money in the end....

Police driving by, lol. Contractor: he didnt pay. Cop: Well, fucking carry on then lads...

I did that here in the USA, homeowner didn’t pay for the fence. So my crew and I came back with chainsaws and took the fence back. The homeowner took me to court and the court told me to put it back up, even knowing she didn’t pay for it. I was pissed

Customers who try telling you the price of your own work before you've even quoted them are the worst for trying to not pay. When I was plumbing, a dead giveaway was the homeowner saying stuff like "It'll only cost about £xxx for that... obviously". Like yeah mate, if you know so much just do it yourself then 🙄

No sympathy for the homeowner. Either they knew they didn't have the money and couldn't afford a job that big before they started, or they just plain won't pay even if they do. Either way it was very likely premeditated to try to steal the builder's material AND labour, so they got what they deserve. A great big mess. Good on the builder when the courts these days would never help him.

Get paid half up front, when you've done half, then get the other half up front and finish the job. You can trust a reputable builder. How do you trust a customer you've never met.

With lumber prices right now. I would’ve paid you half price to keep it intact and give it to me..

What happened, the customer said they refuse to pay and wont pay later? Then they expected to keep all the stuff?

Twatting things with a big tickling stick is so therapeutic.

Rock solid installation 💪 see that caveman looking lump with the sledge and the other two swinging off the fence and the fence was just laughing at all three of them like "is that all you've got" lmao 😅

A good way to handle the whole situation is to get the customer to pay as they go. Treat each section of fence as a separate job. If there are multiple jobs, charge for them individually, or in sections Red flag if they don't agree.

Why didnt you invite me? I have lots of anger i want to break out!

How I would love to have such quality work done in our yard. I’d gladly pay. Most jobs going on here in Northern CA are done by unskilled labor working on the cheap for crappy developers/construction outfits.

Many people try to trick tradesmen as fools. This is what happens when you go break your deal with these guys. Simple as that

I had a contractor who had about $1500 worth or EXTRA material I paid for, he thought he could keep it....So I locked my gate and until he put my materials down off his truck, his truck and my materials will stay right here. I went in and had dinner and by the time I was done he had everything off and wanted to go, he knew I would have never let him out LOL.

Aw, I wish there was a way to take your supplies back and not destroy them.

I know this man's frustration. customer's who don't pay up are the scum of the earth to a small business as he now has the foot the bill for materials and labour costs

Hi, you choose the most right solution, and I with you. The problem is what next? You and your team sacrificed time and effort to do the job for dickhead who don't pay and is no chance to have compensation. Is always sad when such things happen.

This has happened many times before. The customer refuses to pay. The contractor comes back and smashes down all the work they did. In some places this is illegal. The contractor can take a lean on the house, and after a certain period of time the contractor has the right to sell the building in order to be paid.

I take it’s too late to mention she gave me the money to pay you and I forgot …… sorry 😂

Smesh it ta bets!!

Ummm... why not slap a lien on the property instead of wasting all that time and effort?

I’m a contractor now in my 17th year, there are plenty of POS people in this world. They have no intention of paying from the get go. We love this video!

I wish I was there to help you all 🙌😂😂😂

Love it !!!

So sad that dishonest people have work done, never planning to pay for it. They plan all along to find a problem, ask for a discount, or just refuse to pay. I’m glad this guy removed/destroyed all the beautiful work. It was only fair.

Fair play, would've done the same. Quick question though... Could you not have used the slabs again for a different job? Just hate to see that you've wasted so much money on materials! ☠️

I bet he was thinking he was a peaky blinder 🤣

You guys did a cracking job on the fence and patio before you smashed it

Orrrrrrr....... discuss, agree, enforce, and follow a contract of structured scheduled payments due before work phases begin, etc.

Man id hire them right now if they can build a fence that strong man dang.

Fair play,looked a great job

Happened to me once. $5000 landscape job. Owner refused to pay. Called him at home. No answer. Sent crew over. Dug up/removed everything and went back to shop. Owener called asking about his landscape job. I replied, "what job?"

Hmmmmm. As a former HVACR contractor in the commercial markets, specifically in Canada, I don't know the laws in other countries, but yes, every once in a while, every business owner providing a service to the domestic, commercial, industrial, or institutional marketplace(s) we will ALL run into a wanker whom doesn't pay their bill, in full, for whatever reason. And I agree, my first thought is; "RIP IT ALL OUT"... The legal issue, as I understood it is, our only recourse is to "lien the property within 45 days of the invoice" and if they don't pay, then take them to court... etc etc etc etc... The problem when dealing with it emotionally like this is... the contractors can and will be charged and jailed for... wait for it... Trespassing. Uh huh, Trespassing. And then vandalizing etc etc etc and YOU will be found liable to... return the job site, home... back to the pristine condition you built for the schmuck, or be liable, responsible, and accountable to pay for a different contractor to go onto the site to restore the work back to completion. Yes. Oh yes. And not only did the schmuck bang you harder than a screen door in a hurricane, you'll be the one with the poor and crazed trade reputation, if you survive all of the costs associated with getting sucked into your customers game. "We aren't responsible for our first thoughts, BUT... we are responsible for our behaviour after those thoughts." Yes... it sucks, but that is exactly why deposits, and payments schedules are in place. Happy CON-tracting everyone.

Woah woah hold up wrong address

My grandpa was a watchmaker. Very occasionally someone would refuse to pay after the work was finished on a watch, so he would simply “undo” the work. If he replaced a balance staff he’d smack the watch on the counter before he handed it back and break the replacement. If it was a regular cleaning he’d just put a drop of oil directly on the balance spring, rendering the watch completely non-functional until it gets *another* full cleaning. If the same customer came back to have him fix the problem, he’d only charge em for the one repair if they apologized. They’d have to pay double if they were still an asshole though 😂

Good for you boys! Too bad you didn't get paid, it looked like great craftsmanship!

Who paid for the materials they trashed? If the customer didn't pay ? 🤔

Mechanic liens in America are no joke. Property can never be sold or warrantied to a new owner with a lien. A smart owner could transfer it non warranty deed to a child but the lien remains.

I stand by the workers on this one, don't pay on time, well deserved

Apparently that phone notification at 35 seconds was the custermer saying she just transferred cash.

It's just sad to see. easy to say but couldn't you chainsaw the fence in panels and recoup some money by selling on second hand?. I am sure some person out there would appreciate and pay half price for putting a fence up and buying the fence panels cheaper?. All your work and materials lost because someone thinks their Entitled to a FREEBIE.

Cant do this in America. I really dont understand why people want to do contracting anymore. Too many fees, regulations, and crazy entitled people. Lets not forget the rates for insurance. In reality, the contractors are barely making it financially. Damn shame.

Looks like quite a bit of money was spent for materials... Rather than destroy everything, why not just disassemble it so you can use the materials elsewhere..?

I really don't get why they are smashing it all up. As the customer won't pay that means that all the fencing panels and tiles are still their property so why not disassemble and take away to be used on another job. This just looks like a temper tantrum. What a waste of time money and materials. Should have switched on brains.

But the problem is you had to do more work destroying it w/o pay...... I guess principles means more.

Jajajajaj just pay brother just pay 💰

You can tell the work was very good because it was very hard to tear it down

Chainsaw in the back of my truck if you want a lend for next time. And a good little handy dandy battery jackhammer sose ya don't have to swing a breaker's hammer.

why don’t contractor do it such that you get paid by parts, set expectation early on with the customer.. keep collecting a fifth of the total as you progress.. this is what we do in Asia.. also, we ask the customer to pay a min each day so that contractor can pay labor

Ummm….give me a half day and I’ll salvage all the fence boards. Many of those tiles could have been lifted intact.

Well, they're not getting paid now. I suspect they've paid out for those materials, so their loss.

We didn't get paid so lets go waste more of our expensive time to destroy something that brings us no value. Sucks when a customer doesn't pay but how does this help your business?

why didnt they use cutting tools instead of smashing things. Faster and less time wasted if people stealing materials and hard working people time and effort

I definitely would have taken it down! BUT I would have done it correctly and re used the materials I could. Now he doesn't get paid and he tore up the materials.

Shouldve cut those post 10 inches from the ground, i took apart work the other day , it saddened me but i need my money dont play with me

This is what the contractors should have done to the trump towers when he declared bankruptcy and not pay the workers.

Why not remove the materials in such a way to salvage and reuse materials for other customers to help offset the cost?

Power saw would have got it done quicker, and less tiring.

I'm a fence builder in Texas and that's was very nice work so sad it all had to come down

I suppose they won't be disposing what they smashed.

would have made more sense to unscrew the fence and keep the wood imo

Wee bob cat be good with teeth

Good job ...I'm 100 % agree😊

There's usually 2 sides to a story. Any context ?

Sad but I agree with these men who wouldn't hand their work over for free to someone who never intended to pay them in the first place. I hope gofundme will step up for them

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that happen when a contractor make a job to a owner who lives ONLY by his stimulus check.....

WELL DONE BOY'S FABULOUS JOB 😂😂😂👍👍👍

These people are contractors because of their attitude lol

But don’t they have to pick it up since it’s their property in the owners yard

Couldn't you just place a lien on the house and take her to court? If she doesn't pay then the courts will force her to sell her house.

Good for the lads. Wont pay we take it away.