On Fri, 21 May 2004 17:19:53 -0500, "Tony"
wrote:

Next week I will be unavailable most of the week and then it's very likely
that I'll be out of town for the next two weeks, so it will be hard for me
to seek resolution to this problem. An additional compounding factor is
that this weekend other work is being done in the area (laying metal edging,
mulching the beds) that will make it much harder for additional sprinkler
work to be done.

After reading a lot about and experiencing some of my own contractor
problems, your planning was flawed in not *expecting* some sort of
snafu. Scheduling job B before job A is complete, adjusted, and
accepted is unwise. This is not the sprinkler people's problem. Not
doing the work to agreed specs is. I hope you got everything in
writing before the work began.