Agreed £300 to give ranch & trellis fencing two coats (me supplying paint) & £100 to trim hedge. Came for 2 days, 2 different helpers, each day SOME painting done (in most cases only one coat) but didn't start on the most difficult bit at all. On both days work was started ~9am & stopped ~4:30 but v. long lunch break. Promised to come back to finish, but didn't. I'm glad I held back £100. Have done full job myself in previous years in a weekend. Irony is I had more jobs to offer him.