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    Flying paint roller.

    This is one I did a couple of years ago, but still gets mentioned by the bar-room barristers as a testament to my own stupidity. Painting a room with Mag emulsion, the roller I was using on a pole kept coming loose. No problem I thought, as it came loose for the umpteenth time, I'll fix it with...
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    Do you use RatedPeople?

    Ironnaz: At the risk of sounding like an advert for RP, you, (and maybe two others) buy the customers details for, say, £20 for a £1000+ job. You MUST use your judgement as to whether it's worth following the lead. Isn't that the same with any job enquiry? You then quote as normal...
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    Do you use RatedPeople?

    Just finished 2 complete bathroom refits and knocked through a lounge/dining room wall. Got all tiling decs etc. and extras. 3 jobs, four and a half grands worth, the leads from RP cost me less than £50, which I wrote into the quotes. Works for me! :D
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    What can you do when things gone wrong

    Good point, but i think if a claim is filed in Cambridge it would be heard there. Cambridge County Court, 197 East Road, CB1 1BA. Court no 162
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    What can you do when things gone wrong

    Daddygirl, You can claim over £5,000 but would probably need a solicitor. Doesn't matter that they are in Scotland, it's your county court that you are claiming from ( Cambridge? ). Besides you are only claiming for consequential damages so £ 4999:99 should cover the cost of...
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    What can you do when things gone wrong

    Write to the company again, giving them 7 days to react, after which time you will lodge a damages claim against them in the local small claims court. Fill in the small claims court summons form (available online) and send them a copy with your letter. Tell them exactly what day and time you...
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    Right tool for the job?

    Screwdrivers and chisels? Pah!!It's a paint roller you need to be careful with. I was taping one to a roller pole with gaffer tape VERY, VERY tight, RIP! tape snapped, bang! roller hit me on the forehead, left me with a lovely semicircular cut for a fortnight. Lads in the pub didn't take the...
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