Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions shall apply to and are incorporated in any quotation and shall be deemed to apply. These terms and conditions shall apply to and are incorporated in any quotation and shall be deemed to apply
unless expressly modified or excluded in writing by The Turf Laying Experts (hereby known as the
Contractor).
You must ensure that the details provided by you are complete and accurate before committing yourself to
the contract.
1. Bookings and Confirmation
1.1 You must provide us with a detailed description of your garden, including size, at the time of booking. The
contractor reserves the right to amend any given quotes and charge for extra work if inaccurate information is
given.
1.2 You will be allocated a time slot for the performance of your service. The contractor is not responsible for
lateness due to the following unforeseen circumstances: bad traffic, unexpected weather conditions, force
majeure events or similar.
2. Quotation
2.1 The contractor bases the quotation on information and pictures provided by you and reserves the right to
amend price estimations and order confirmations where necessary.
2.2 The quotation is valid for a period of thirty days from the date shown in the quotation and thereafter
lapses automatically.
2.3 The Contractor reserves the right to increase the contract should the date for completion of the contract
become impossible to attain for reasons wholly or partly beyond their control.
2.4 The quotation is based on conditions known at the time to the contactor. The client will pay any extra
works, or costs due to unknown difficulties or changes, which are not within the estimate.
2.5 Acceptance of the estimate involves acceptance of these terms and conditions and will lead to a binding
contract between the parties. It should be noted that any attempted or any actual cancellation thereof by the
Client may involve the Client in a claim for recovery by the Contractor of any loss or expense incurred as a
result, including a claim for loss of profit.
3. Rescheduling and cancellation of appointments
3.1 Should the client have to cancel the work later than 48 hours prior to work commencing, the contractor
can charge for any loss of profit.
3.2 Should the client decide to cancel upon the arrival of our team on the day, the client will be charged a
cancellation fee of £100.
3.3 Any rescheduling will be when the contractor can carry out the work.
3.4 The contractor reserves the right to stop the work or reschedule the booking due to bad weather
conditions which are not allowing them to perform the required service.
3.5 The contractor reserves the right to refuse, cease or stop the service process at any time if our staff are
abused or threatened in any way.
4. Scope of Work
4.1 The Contractor shall carry out and complete the work described in the quotation in a professional and
workmanlike manner. They shall have no obligation to execute any further work unless agreed in writing
between the parties of the contract. Any further work asked for will be charged for on the day.
5. Variations
5.1 Variations to the works as specified in the quotation will only be undertaken when agreed between the
Contractor and the Client and upon instructions given in writing by the Client to the Contractor. Oral
instructions will not be accepted. It should be noted that site personnel have no authority to alter the contract
in any way. The price of any additional work will be based upon costs prevailing at the date of the instruction.
6. Payment
6.1 The client accepts that they will pay to the contractor the contract sum in full.
6.2 The client agrees to pay the sum in full to the installers on site once work has been completed.
6.3 The contractor has the right to add any additional fees to the final sum if other works have to be
postponed if client does not pay on time.
6.4 By paying the due sum the client is agreeing they are happy with the product and service and all aftercare
becomes the responsibility of the client.
6.5 For estimates over £2000.00 the contractor requires a non-refundable 50% deposit to secure the work and
cover the cost of any loss that may incur due to client cancelation.
7. The Site
7.1 The client warrants that the site is free from flooding, rock, tree stumps not specified to be removed, mine
workings, covered wells or other cavities, running sand, service pipes and cables, sewage or land drains,
foundations or other hazards or obstructions which are not discoverable upon visual inspection of the surface
of the site or made known in writing to the Contractor prior to the submission date of the quotation. The
Contractor shall be entitled to make a reasonable charge for all additional work necessary resulting from the
discovery of such hazards.
7.2 Timely possession of the site and proper and adequate access to it must be made available by the Client to
the Contractor to enable the work to be carried out in a regular and economic manner.
7.3 The client shall be responsible for ensuring the safety of their children, family members, pets, animals and
visitors at all times whilst work is being carried out on their premises.
7.4 The Contractor shall be free from any liabilities, structural or accidental, when using machinery, except for
accidents caused by improper use.
7.5 The contractor reserves the right to cancel bookings where the wellbeing or health of our teams comes
under threat.
8. Delay or Disruption
8.1 The Contractor undertakes to use all reasonable endeavours to complete the work within a reasonable
time or by a specified date if agreed. Under no circumstance shall the Contractor incur any liability to the
Client for any untimely performance or delays arising from force majeure, adverse weather conditions or
events beyond his reasonable control.
9. Materials on Site
9.1. Materials delivered to site become the responsibility of the Client and the Contractor accepts no loss,
damage or expense after delivery of the materials to site for any reason.
9.2 All materials brought to site which prove to be in excess to the Contractor’s requirements shall remain the
property of and shall be removable by the Contractor who shall have the right to enter the site for that
purpose.
9.3 The contractor shall not be liable for any loss or theft of materials from site. Any additional materials
required following damage, loss or theft shall be at the Client’s expense.
10. Maintenance
10.1 The contractor shall supply aftercare advice but does not offer aftercare services.
10.2 The responsibility for the proper maintenance of the site passes to the Client upon completion of the
work and payment.
11. Warranties
11.1 The Contractor guarantees that all materials are inspected before use and are healthy for use.
Responsibility cannot be accepted for loss or damage after installing since subsequent site conditions are
beyond the Contractor’s control.
11.2 The Contractor guarantees that all materials conform with current regulations. The Contractor cannot
therefore take responsibility for weed growth should it appear.
12. Law
12.1 This contract shall be regarded as an English contract and shall be construed and the rights of the parties
and all matters arising hereunder determined in all aspects according to the Law of England and Wales.