Recent content by maninthestreet

Has the standard size of a ceiling rose changed sometime in the last 30 years, since my house was built? The screw cover of the one in my garage, part of a pendant fitting, has been cracked for while now, after being accidently struck by a ladder (fortunately, an old wooden one, and not a...

I'm not party to the contract, so I can't start making demands of the roofer in this way, but I'll make 'suggestions' if I'm asked, and see how responsive the roofer is. The problem is at the front and rear, so I think it will take more than 20mins. Oh I forgot to ask - the suggested...

Big-all, sorry but you are wrong; from the DTI website: "Doorstep Selling and Cold Calling Fact Sheet URN No: 06/1865 Subject: Doorstep Selling, Cold Calling Relevant or Related Legislation: • The Consumer Protection (Cancellation of Contracts Concluded away from Business...

My next door neighbour (semi-detached house) has just been caught by some roofing cowboys, and I'm suffering as a result. They agreed to having soffits,fascia, bargeboards and guttering all replaced with upvc - the original soffits,fasci and bargeboards remain in place, with the new upvc...