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I had my kitchen painted last year including the ceiling. Last month I had some additional kitchen work done with kitchen units. The ceiling was left a bit of a mess so I attempted to touch it up using the same paint. I overdone it and it looks really bad ie large darker patches where I’ve...

And if there’s an issue later surely it’s easier to prove said builder did the work by showing receipts, contracts, invoices - paper trail? Or if I pay a deposit as requested surely it’s easier to prove with a receipt for the deposit? I’m trying to figure out why paying cash is a bad option -...

I meant protection in terms of paper trail and proof of payment. He wants cash - not card.

The quote is on document with the VAT reg details of the company etc. It just had 0 for the VAT part of receipt and a note to say cash payment. He has said this is to keep cost down for quote - which I understand. Does that make it legit? I can offer to pay the VAT - does that give me added...

Looking at getting some building work done - sunroom conversion. Builder is VAT registered but he has offered to do it for cash. Has also asked for deposit in cash up front. Is this a red flag? I know the reasons why he might want cash and if he provides receipts for cash payments is that...

Thanks very much for the advice. Yes there is a slight hollow sound when tapping it. Will see what I can do myself and worst case will get a plasterer.

I assume it’s plasterboard - how would I know for certain? The cracks are mostly horizontal - from window to window although some slight vertical cracks - again from window. They only appear on the upstairs windows. No cracks at all downstairs. if I can rule out subsidence then I guess the...

Hi Ken, many thanks for your reply. I will post a photo of the exterior but unfortunately I don’t think it will add any info to this. To me the exterior looks the same from top to bottom. There isn’t a single crack on the exterior. However - an architect did comment and say that he could see...

Hi, I moved into a 12 year old house a couple of years back. Basic survey at the time came back clear. Cracks appeared a year after moving in. I filled the cracks and house was freshly painted at the time but since then cracks have re-appeared in the plaster. All cracks run horizontal from...