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I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, before he started I had a coffee and fag with him, asked him questions and tried to success him out, at the point I actually thought 'I could be wrong' he could just happen to be Irish driving a van. I left him to get on with and checked back after...

Yep well I gave him benefit of the doubt. He did give me written quote in end. Did about 2hrs work, f**ked up the drive, then after stating no payment till completion, asked for £250, I said no, he got heavy others turned up, end of story. Yep I was ripped off good and proper.

I'm going to work from tomorrow now and just wait for him, he could be kosha but I aint risking it. When he turns up I will ask him for written agreement of the price and what it covers, if he wont do it, I will sending him or his way, or worse set the misses on him. :lol: Will post back...

Im just going to have take a sicky and keep an eye on them, his mobile is off now. Cheers

Problem I have is that Im new to area and have no one to recommend people to me :? though I should used my head more this time.

He said no payment till the job is done which I suppose is one good thing even promised an invoice...yeah could be me just stereotyping I suppose.. look like figures crossed, I mean theres not that much damage they go do ..... :roll:

:( yeah, white van with orange flashing light and spoke quickly - top of the day .. f*ck

Think Ive made a mistake, I had a builder come round tonight 7:30pm. I need the bit of the drive around the bay cut away, some gravel put in for drainage, and some repointing and rendering on the bay. I had others around and the work he said needed doing was the same, price same as well. He...

At the time I didnt (doh), but rang him and left message waiting for return call. Also looked them up on the Corgi website and nothing, is the website unrealiable you think ? The company reg number and VAT number on quote checks out ok, though only incorporated 7months ago, but that could...

His business card does mention gas in a round about way ie states 'Boilers', but also 'Landlord Safety Certificates', would you need to be Corgi registered for 'Landlord Safety Certificates'. Soz for being paranoid been ripped off before (not on the gas), so just wary, I know the majority are...

I need 5 radiators replacing and moved, Ive had 3 quotes. Out of the quotes the best one I got in terms of detailing what they would do was from a company who doesnt seem to be Corgi registered, though they market themselves as a 'Heating Services', would you expect them to be, should I avoid ?

Hi, Have a room thats been replastered and now fully dried out, one of the bits of skirting was loose so I stuck it back on with 'no more nails' the one that dries clear. When I pushed skirting on I managed to get a bit of the no more nails on the plaster wall its just the excess that was...

Hi, If I want a false ceiling fitted with down lighters whats the order I should get things done, electrics first then false ceiling or other way round ? The false ceiling would be plaster board could I expect a plasterer to fit the false ceiling or would I need a chipy ie he builds the...

i've had some new internal doors fitted and put victorian style door knobs on them from Wickes. All 3 sets seem to be only mildly spring-loaded in that i tend to need to turn one way to open, then when i shut it i have to turn handle the other way to release the bolt, i've spayed wd40. All 3...

Hi, I'm removing two radiators, I know I dont have to turn the water off, but after my last effort removing a radiator I think I should :? Therefore if Im removing a radiator where do I need to turn the water off is it loft or would it be downstairs some where ? Also if I did have a...

Cheers its a 'mositure barriars' I need :)

I have an integrated dishwasher, the door is difficult to open because the kitchen work top above it has warped from the heat / steam of the dishwasher, making the door difficult to open. I was told there should be some kind of heat absorbing material on top of the dishwasher that isn't on...

I had simular wasnt sure if it was the plaster or damp, only way I could find out was run a hair dryer over it to see if it dried out. It did around the edges but there was still what appeared to be a damp patchs. Anyway it turned out to be a leak which was sorted but still the patches that...

My lawn always seems to have alot of dry patches with light brown coloured grass. After the end of last summer I decided to airrate the the lawn, put grass seed down and put feed down. The grass looks nice and green when long but as soon as I cut it it just seems to die and look warn out...

Hi, I have two bay windows and all the radiators are currently on internal walls. I want to move the raditors and as a result will need 2 curved raditors for the bay windows. I have a couple of questions, 1. How do I get the raditor curved or can I expect to leave the plumber to sort...