Problems dealing with a Roofing contractor?

Problems dealing with a Roofing contractor?

13:29 PM, 10th February 2021, About 3 years ago 24

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In August last year, my tenant sent me pictures of water coming into the front upstairs bedroom. There appeared to be a leak coming from the Bay.

Eventually, I managed to get a contractor to go and look, and he said it needed the Bay recovering, chimney repointing, some guttering needed repairing etc. He quoted a price and gave guarantees for the specific pieces of work I.e. 20 year G’tee for the Bay 5 years for the guttering etc.

Anyway, I got him to do the job and paid him on receipt of the invoice. The Tenant has sent me pictures of the bay again, and it appears that we have a leak again in the same area. I have tried to get the contractor back out and despite assurances promises and excuses he hasn’t been back.

Has anyone been in a similar situation and does anyone know what kind of action I can take to either get this guy back out or to get someone else and pass the cost to this guy?

Any help/advice would be most welcome as this is the first time we’ve had any issues like this since we’ve owned the property in circa 8 years.

Kevin


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wanda wang

21:58 PM, 12th February 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by Accommod8 at 12/02/2021 - 10:56I did have a person turned up, he spent some time to look at the roof and gave me a quote. Then I said could I have your full trading name and address if I want to go head, he didn't provide to me. What do you make of this ? I got his number from someone I called.

Accommod8

11:59 AM, 13th February 2021, About 3 years ago

Reply to the comment left by wanda wang at 12/02/2021 - 21:58
Wanda- It obviously wouldn't be worth trusting a company/individual who hasn't got an address, or rather won't provide one. I would follow my recommendation of contacting a roofing merchant, asking them to see if they will give you a couple of contacts of firms who have an account with them and have been around for many years. If you see roofers' vans with only a mobile number when you're out anywhere locally, I 'd probably try to select those with landlines too. Good luck.

12:24 PM, 4th June 2022, About 2 years ago

Nice post. I learn something totally new and challenging on websites

Paul Shears

10:37 AM, 5th June 2022, About 2 years ago

It's a scam. Pure and simple. No common ground possible no matter how great your need. My attitude is "We are done here" so just get them off you property in the most painless way possible to you.
Just say anything to get rid of them.
As a side note, one of my neighbours hired a roofer who eventually relived them of £10K in two "hits".
A few minutes research on the trader revealed that he set up two identical companies on the same day. One was registered at his one bed room flat. The other was registered at his accountants address. He had already registered a third identical company at his accountants address three weeks previously.
All three companies never submitted any accounts at Companies House and all three were closed down within one year. He then sent up more companies doing exactly the same thing.
Now if you can't even find that much out, why are you even considering doing anything with such bottom feeders who cannot properly cope with the normal affairs of daily life in a first world country.
Water finds its own level and these people will just drag you down.

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