Would you believe it!

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Hi everyone, we've just had a roofer here because we've had a slight leak of water in the hallway. He found a broken tile and cut a new one to replace it, charging £40. 

Last week we had a builder for an estimate to fix the same leak. He wanted to put new lead in both sides of the roof valleys to and cut all tiles to fit. His estimate? A whopping £2350! Yes £2350!

Tvman xx 

  • Yes, I would believe it. But at least you managed to get somebody to come round and look at your job. That in itself is an achievement. I've tried three different 'handymen' to come and do a number of small maintainence jobs and only one responded and that was to say he no longer lived in the area. Aaargh.   Rainie x

  • Well done. When all you needed was a new tile x

    Ruth 

  • Hi Tvman, You should report the so called 'builder' to Rip Off Britain program with Gloria Honeyford and Judith Chalmers! That would have been a rip off!

    Love Annette x

    Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, Today is a Gift!!!
  • oh wow...i have no words.Glad you found the second one.

  • Hi Tvman, some greedy people out there, glad you hot the leak sorted at a realistic price. xx

    Moi

  • Oh my goodness! Glad you didn't have to pay the first one, I hope the repair works!

    Sarah 

  • Me too Sal 

    Love life and family.
  • Good morning tvman

    there are some right rob dogs out there, I’m please you didn’t get caught out by the first one. How are you and Mrs Tvman doing ? After all the horrid stuff you both had to deal with lately 

    take care hugs Donna

  • Hi Donna , thank you for being so caring, I'm deeply touched. I'm fine, I've lost a friend but Mrs Tvman has lost a mum as well as a friend. I'd love to say that she is fine but understandably she still has moments of deep sadness. She and her sister are in the process of clearing the house of personal papers etc. I'm trying to be a strong person for her and I hope I'm succeeding.

    In respect of the first person, the builder, he has been doing a lot of work for Mrs Tvman's brother who we asked to get him to call with us. We're looking at it that he is a builder and not a roofer and doesn't have specialist knowledge of roofing. However, we are wondering how he missed a broken tile! A lesson for us to make sure that we get 2 or 3 quotes in future.

    Thanks again Donna for your concern. I hope the immunotherapy is helpful for you.

    Tvman xx 

    Love life and family.