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  • Builders Crap Work

    Hi I'm new here.
    Back in March (2022) I needed a fence and gate built across my drive to separate my front and back gardens as I was adopting a rescue dog. After accepting a quote and a discussion of what was needed, a local builder with supposidly 5 star reviews erected a feather edge fance and gate. When he'd finished, I took a couple of photos, one with the gate closed and one with the gate open so I could send them to the rescue shelter as at the time I was just excited to be able to go ahead with the adoption now the back garden was secure. I paid via bank transfer and asked for a receipt to be sent to me. It wasn't until approx. two months later that the feather edge boards on the lower part of the gate began to splay out. I've tried to contact the builder several times and to remind him to send me the reciept but haven't had a reply. I can't find an address but after digging around found an address with the same surname as the builder. It's not a common name so I'm wondering if there's a connection? Furthermore, on closer inspection of the work there are many faults and to be honest the work is crap.
    Where do I start in getting something done and asking for my money back. The work really needs to be torn down and re-built by a competent buider. Can anyone help?
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    Welcome
    Building disputes are notoriously difficult to manage. How much is involved?
    The rule is never to pay a builder without being quite sure first that the work done is up to scratch.

    Write to the address you have but using the trading name, showing your return address. Test whether it comes back 'unknown'. It may well be him, but you cannot be sure until you actually know.

    If not a lot is involved, you may well find it cheaper, quicker and very considerably less frustrating and uncertain just to get it done - but then of course you will never know what it would have cost.
    Where did you get the review from? Any comeback through them?

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    • #3
      Contact CAB / Trading Standards, report the builder, he may have history, they will give you a reference number, write that on the template below, something like, CAB / Trading Standards - Ref XXXXXXXXXXX. Make sure you get Proof of Postage.

      https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/co...-quality-work/

      See what he says or if he makes contact.

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