Cannot believe it's been almost a month since my last blog, AGAIN! We were having problems with the garage roof leaking and decided to get it sorted once and for all. Pauline found a roofing company via Rated People, they arrived when they said they were going to, had a quick inspection of what needed to be done and gave a price. We cheekily asked about our ridge tiles on the main house needing re-pointing, they said they could do that and clear the block guttering for a £100 on top. Great! we'd been quoted almost £500 before. The day finally came to start the work, the young lad started stripping the old felt off while the other guy disappeared somewhere else. We kept the lad supplied with coffee and he was happy. When 90% of the roof was off and it was looking like it might rain all the panic bells start ringing, the roofer suddenly discovers that the extension roof was totally unsafe and would need a complete re-build! The 'builder' that had done the original job made a complete hash of things, wrong materials, wrong support brackets, brackets not fixed in position. I was amazed how all this had suddenly come to light at the point where the job was nearer completion than the start. "That will add another £800 to the bill!" Surely he should have noticed all this when he priced the job? All is finished eventually and it looks a very tidy job, two days late but okay! Less than a week later after we have a slightly blustery night we wake to find the felt had lifted in the corner. A quick phone call and " no problem we'll be round to fix that, it sometimes happens when covering concrete roofs" They turn up a few days later with the gas bottle to warm the felt again but no lighter to light it with, luckily Pauline found one. Job done! off they go! Earlier this week and another blustery night and we wake up to find it's happened again. Phone.... " we'll be there Monday!" that comes and goes, no sign of them! Monday night ....more wind.... Tuesday morning, lots more felt up and other pieces damaged. JOHNNNNNN! you need to get here quick! we'll be there midday Wednesday. OH DEAR! I need to tell the boss we can't repair this using the felt that's there it's damaged! Well you need to phone him now then! I can't I don't have my phone and I don't know his number! You had better tell him to phone me when you see him then because this needs sorting quickly and I'm not paying for it! You have until Friday to do something or else solicitors will be involved because I want my money back!
Got some new tyres off e-bay for the Fusion 2 Falken ZIEX ZE912's for £94 delivered, a good price and a good looking tyre too. A lot quieter on the road than the Continentals that were on there. A rated for tread, heat and traction. Let's hope they last well too!
