Recent content by tigerbright7

Not fair - not fair! You guys are using jargon I don't understand on purpose.

:( Sorry Nigel. Let me have your details and if there is more work, will let you know, or if I have a friend that way. Sandy

Thank you Appreciate the advice. Sandy

But that's the honest tradesman and I would prefer to use someone like you anytime because I can rest assured that you're not going to waste my money or cheat me in any way. Are you anywhere in Surrey??Sandy

Just to explain, the chimney is more to the centre of the side wall. Sandy

Hi They explained it's because the chimney is on the side of the house that is flush with the bottom of the gardens of two neighbours. It's a large chimney as four rooms on the grd fl and the 1st floor share it, and right up along the side wall of the house. There is only about a foot...

Hi Nigel, Yes, there's going to be scaffolding. The original work was for them to do the 'flashing' around my chimney, and to paint that external wall. They suggested taking off the cast iron guttering simply because it was old (which they neglected to say there was no damage or leaks, and...

OK - I hear you, and have in fact already asked him to take some pictures once the scaffolding is up. So if in fact there is any damage, will get it sorted out then. Thank you. Sandy

Hi Just got a call from the trader who told me that they were coming 22nd Oct, so I asked what exactly was the problem, whether the guttering was leaking or something, and he said that they did not themselves see anything wrong and no leak marks, but thought I should replace them because they...

Thank you, I will get a second opinion - it's a good idea. Sandy

Thank you Andy - I called the trader to repair my flashing around my chimney. He came along with a roofer who view the work from the street level at the front of the house (the guttering is on the chimney side on the side of the house that faces my neighbours' gardens, and then told me I should...

Need advice. Was told by a trader that my cast iron guttering needs replacing with UPVC ones. I have a 1930 cottage. I personally cannot see what condition it is. However it doesn't make sense to me to have sturdy cast iron guttering replaced with pvc which is not as sturdy. Would really...