Contractor brought kid to our house - WWYD?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you are forgetting liability. I had a child brought on to my property. She was walking all over my flowers beds, hitting my trees with sticks etc.

The subcontractors insurance won’t cover her, the main contractors insurance won’t cover her, so if she got injured they could sue me the homeowner. My yard has mole holes, and other items that could cause injury. But it’s my yard! I don’t have to have it safe for a subcontractor kid to be in!

A good lawyer would could make a case and I’d be liable! Don’t scoff. It has happened to innocent home owners!!

You bumped the thread for mole holes?!? The whole thread was about the risk of liability.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

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[Anonymous]

Our contractor has 2 children come to the job site for 2 hours every week, after school. He is putting in a new deck. OMG, the 7 year old girl got a hold of the leaf blower and blew dirt everywhere, including our neighbors yard. Then the 9 year old boy bounced a hard baseball off our new deck boards. The little girl got crayon all over our outdoor seating cushion. I want them to never come again. I told the contractor I don't want them on the new deck and playing with power equipment. He felt like I should be building a relationship with his kids during the 2 hours they are at the house. I have even given the kids Legos and a train set to play with, but they prefer to put rocks in my fountain!. I want the project over before someone gets hurt. I have canceled meetings, just so they are not left unsupervised at my house, which is filled with valuable antiques. I will never forget this nightmare!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our contractor has 2 children come to the job site for 2 hours every week, after school. He is putting in a new deck. OMG, the 7 year old girl got a hold of the leaf blower and blew dirt everywhere, including our neighbors yard. Then the 9 year old boy bounced a hard baseball off our new deck boards. The little girl got crayon all over our outdoor seating cushion. I want them to never come again. I told the contractor I don't want them on the new deck and playing with power equipment. He felt like I should be building a relationship with his kids during the 2 hours they are at the house. I have even given the kids Legos and a train set to play with, but they prefer to put rocks in my fountain!. I want the project over before someone gets hurt. I have canceled meetings, just so they are not left unsupervised at my house, which is filled with valuable antiques. I will never forget this nightmare!

"Are you familiar with the concept of the mental load? It's how women are expected to manage everything to ensure their families' well-being while men just do a few assigned tasks if they want to. I am not going to do that for someone else's kids -- you need to figure this out. On your own. Your kids are bored and I don't blame them, but you need to figure out how to keep them from damaging my house. I hired you to improve it, not fix one thing while another one turns to crap."

[Anonymous]

Pretty sure that, in Virginia, parents can use their kids as employees for this kind of thing as long as they’re not using power saws, explosives, or going up on roofs. There doesn’t seem to be a limit on age or hours, just dangerous tasks.

[Anonymous]

Seriously, first things first. If a contractor is working in your home, he should ask for permission to bring a minor child into the home.
Manners and professionalism, no stick in my ass cause if the kid gets hurt in my house I am liable.

[Anonymous]

Did you ask the kid how old they are? Or are you just assuming?

I have a 12 year old and old people always think he’s 10. He hasn’t had his growth spurt yet.

It’s not weird for kids that age to work for family businesses. If the kid is helping, MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, first things first. If a contractor is working in your home, he should ask for permission to bring a minor child into the home.
Manners and professionalism, no stick in my ass cause if the kid gets hurt in my house I am liable.

If the contractor is properly insured, their insurance covers the kid.

[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.

Wrong 100 percent wrong

Child labor laws.

OP I would discuss with the project manager. And I would need a dam good reason for someone bringing a child to a construction zone whether it is an easy project or not.

I absolutely relate to a child care issue and if the project manager had a specific reason for the child to be there I’d need really good ground rules. I’m not heartless however not acceptable to show up with a child and not give the homeowners a heads up.