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Anyone interested in seeing my roofing quotes and giving opinions on who to go with? All Above Roofing’s quote page 1... here All Above Roofing’s quote page 2... here All Above Roofing’s quote page 3... here They used to be VAT registered but aren't anymore. Haven’t met the guy...

Cheers noseall for the info.

You should have inserted this little chap.... .

If I was asked for money half way through re-roofing I'd refuse. Would the roofer just lump it and carry on? People aren't usually asked for money mid-way through are they?

Life is so dull and depressing without smilies.

You mean I'd pay everything straight away except 5%? Doesn't seem much point holding back a measily 5%. Not much money ain't that.

So it would be abnormal to hold back retention money then? Nobody does that and it would be rude to suggest it?

Hadn't heard about that, cheers for the info. But I'm in the wrong region, there's no one listed as operating in a legal, honest and fair way for miles yet.

Oh hang on, on yell.com you can type in a serach for roofing materials and the area, but 42 places have come up. Now what? Plus he and other roofers to check out might not get them locally for all I know.

He lives quite far from my town, I’d be better off phoning up places to see if they know him, where do roofers buy materials from then? I can look them up in yell.com but I haven’t a clue where you’d buy stuff like that from.

So you'd recommend I spend double for being in with a better chance of getting a better job? I was initially thinking to maybe get the cheap guy and if his work looks cr*p to not pay (as I haven’t with the last roofer), but that could be a gamble if it looks ok to me and so I pay him but get...

Yes, I think I’ll ring him and pester him as he said he’d include some references for me to check out along with the quote he posted but the quote came on it’s own. He said he’s busy at the mo and he should be able to get on with my roof mid October if I take him on. He also said he could do...

So I wouldn't be a fool for trying out the guy who's not in any trade associations? Like I say he sounded good and talked about faults with my roof and how it should be, but perhaps he’s good at conning people with charm and wise words? Would any competent roofer re-roof my roof for half the...

Hi, I’m the dumb blond who’s been hit by two cowboy roofers already and am now choosing a new roofer but I’m flummoxed by all the trade associations people are in. I’ve had several people quoting me and most are in one or some of the following associations, well which are best? What’s the...

Don’t diss emoticons, they’re boss! Think I will change my lock at some point. Well have to really. I can get a friend to fit it. Had a couple more quotes in for reroofing the whole of the front. £3200 (inc VAT) by a FMB firm and approx. £1550 by a bloke who doesn’t advertise but goes...

The one I think is a halfwit is the one that traveled 27 miles and went to the wrong house initially cos he misread his writing and took a 7 as a 2. His quote says to “repair leaks to the front of the property” £500. Well that seems too vague to me, I don’t think he even knows where the leaks...

Wanna make sure I get the right bloke on the job this time so am shopping around, don’t want to have to re-roof again for the fourth time if I end up with another numpty. . Also I need to know what needs doing, does it all need to come off and start from fresh or can half stay? I don’t know...

& do people ever take you up on that offer or do they just get someone else to come out for free?

So how much do you charge smashngrab? I’m getting a bit peeved by how long it takes for quotes to get to me. Been waiting nearly two weeks for one. In fact the only quotes I actually have in writing is two, yet I’ve had several roofers round now. I’m feeling urgency to get a roofer on with...

Roofers are driving me mad. I’m trying to get costs in now to put right my roof, had two round yesterday, one I think has a good reputation and says he’s been doing roofs for 35 years. I met him, he talked in detail about things that are wrong and what would need to be done which is basically...