The surprising scene unfolded in Australia when a team of tradesmen completed a new concrete driveway for a client. What should have been a normal handover quickly turned into chaos when the homeowner allegedly refused to pay the full amount agreed upon.
Construction worker Jesse Crowe had agreed to complete the project for $4,012 USD (around $6,000 AUD) after discussing the terms with a woman named Viola, who had hired him for the job.
She had initially paid about $1,670 USD (AU $2,500) upfront, but a disagreement soon arose over the workmanship and the cleanup process that followed the installation.
Because of this dispute, Viola allegedly withheld the remaining $2,340 USD (AU $3,500) from Crowe and his crew.
“[They said] ‘you pay now, now or we will smash the concrete,'” she said.
Viola also claimed the workers had refused to finish the job and insisted that she would have made the final payment if they had completed it properly.
Once Crowe realized he would not receive the rest of his payment, he decided to handle things his own way rather than pursuing it through official channels.
The builder then posted a video online showing what he called an example of ‘what happens when you don’t pay for works carried out at your place.’ That clip spread rapidly across social media and gained massive attention.
In the background, a man’s voice can be heard shouting: “You should have paid. And it’s going to cost more to get it all dug up, taken away and poured again.”
“Didn’t want to pay? This is what happened.”
He told reporters: “I take pride in my work and I love concrete, I love doing it,” adding: “I just want to get paid.”
Crowe also mentioned that he had worked in construction for many years and had always tried to be fair and honest in his business dealings.
