Contractor brought kid to our house - WWYD?

[Anonymous]

We are in the middle of a renovation and the team that showed up today has a 9 or 10 yo child in tow. From what I can hear the kid seems to be assisting in some way, but is also talking nonstop and possibly a distraction in an active work zone. As a parent I never want to judge anyone who runs into a childcare emergency, but the whole thing feels a bit uncomfortable.

Do I mention it to the project manager? It's a D&B firm managing the reno that subcontracts out different pieces and the child is the son of the team lead. Just keep my mouth shut unless it becomes a daily thing?

[Anonymous]

I’d be concerned if the kid got injured on your property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’d be concerned if the kid got injured on your property.

which would clearly be covered under the Reno company's insurance

[Anonymous]

Happened to me once years ago. It was super uncomfortable, even offered to take the kid to the deck, give him crayons, etc. I was young and did not bring it up. Now I would.

[Anonymous]

You cannot have that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be concerned if the kid got injured on your property.

which would clearly be covered under the Reno company's insurance

“Clearly”?

[Anonymous]

Nope. My house, my rules. No kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be concerned if the kid got injured on your property.

which would clearly be covered under the Reno company's insurance

You sure about that??

[Anonymous]

It's not your issue. It's the responsibility of the contractor to ensure the safety of everyone brought on site and also the team lead's responsibility to ensure that his/her crew is not distracted.

If you were not in the house while they worked, would it matter to you if you knew that the contractor had brought a kid to your house the day before?

Just because you are the customer, you don't get to tell them how to do their jobs or manage their staff.

[Anonymous]

I'm really surprised by these responses. I would have zero cares if a parent brought their kid onsite. But I also, do a ton of home improvement projects with my kids (and have since they were toddlers) and am very comfortable with them (safety wise) in an active construction site. If your parent is in construction, you know how to navigate a worksite.

[Anonymous]

Happened to me once. The sub brought his 5 yr old to our house. I have 2 kids of similar age, so had them all play together in the yard. If it happened more than once I'd have said something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are in the middle of a renovation and the team that showed up today has a 9 or 10 yo child in tow. From what I can hear the kid seems to be assisting in some way, but is also talking nonstop and possibly a distraction in an active work zone. As a parent I never want to judge anyone who runs into a childcare emergency, but the whole thing feels a bit uncomfortable.

Do I mention it to the project manager? It's a D&B firm managing the reno that subcontracts out different pieces and the child is the son of the team lead. Just keep my mouth shut unless it becomes a daily thing?

Possibly a distraction? That seems a stretch. I don’t think you have grounds to complain yet.

[Anonymous]

Ehh, wouldn’t bother me. We had a contractor show up with his kid once-he was working on a Saturday. The kid (probably 11-12) was helping him out here and there. I moved the car in our driveway so the kid could use our basketball hoop. Mom picked him up around lunchtime. I assume it was some sort of childcare issue. Didn’t bother me at all. They were doing brickwork on a patio so nothing with power tools/extremely dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’d be concerned if the kid got injured on your property.

which would clearly be covered under the Reno company's insurance

No, it would not be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's not your issue. It's the responsibility of the contractor to ensure the safety of everyone brought on site and also the team lead's responsibility to ensure that his/her crew is not distracted.

If you were not in the house while they worked, would it matter to you if you knew that the contractor had brought a kid to your house the day before?

Just because you are the customer, you don't get to tell them how to do their jobs or manage their staff.

You can forbid violations of child labor laws and you can demand that all workers are covered by workers compensation insurance.

Do not let a child near a construction site. Too much liability for the homeowner.