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Title: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 22, 2007, 18:04:31
comments please, the fence was put up 3 weeks ago, supposedly by a good fence business

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Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: legendaryone on January 22, 2007, 20:55:50
That looks simply appalling  :o
What is being done about it ?
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 22, 2007, 21:03:08
we've told him he's got 'til the first week in february to fix it, we haven't paid yet, thank goodness
he keeps coming up with excuses, the ground was WET, for goodness' sake it's been p***ing down for months,
anyway, just found out he's going to the plot tomorrow to "have a look"
we can't get there 'cos of specialist appointment, he's not given a time..the chairman's going to go in case he can catch him
oh, yes, we've threatened if it doesn't get fixed up, we'll get someone to put it right and knock the price off his fee
maybe that's why he's going tomorrow  :-\ :-\
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: legendaryone on January 22, 2007, 21:19:13
Glad to see that he isn't getting away with it :)
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 22, 2007, 21:24:55
well, it took us 6 bl**dy months to get the grant and we're all fuming, just a s well it rained like it did, we might've got a shock..I wouldn't mind, it's next to a rugby pitch and people walk along there with their dogs   :o :o
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: cambourne7 on January 22, 2007, 21:40:13
who did you get the grant through they may have inspectors you can use ?
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: kitten on January 22, 2007, 21:56:06
Go Scousers, go scousers  ;D - it looks like a shambles, hope you get it sorted out.  Let us know how it goes... x
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: kt. on January 22, 2007, 23:01:38
Get trading standards on to it. Bubble his life away as his business should be folded if thats his best work.  >:(

Shame really cos if he had done a good job it could of been the start of many lucrative contracts for his business with your local council.
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: Merry Tiller on January 23, 2007, 00:53:46
QuoteShame really cos if he had done a good job it could of been the start of many lucrative contracts for his business with your local council.
???
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: supersprout on January 23, 2007, 09:01:35
Quote from: kitten on January 22, 2007, 21:56:06
Go Scousers, go scousers  ;D Let us know how it goes... x

Go scousers from here too! ;D
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: bennettsleg on January 23, 2007, 12:36:39
Shocking.  Don't pay him. 

Your contract with him (even verbal) stated that you wanted a fence as you described and he obvuiously agreed as a "fence" is now in location. He provided an inferior fence and can rectify it at his own cost.
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 23, 2007, 12:48:13
yeh, and we've still got his estimate to prove it, still not been, trouble is, it's too cold to stand there all day  :-\ :-\ :(
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: louise stella on January 23, 2007, 13:41:24
P'raps it's a "Human Rights type fence" - you know - made to ensure that burglars/dogs etc human rights aren't damaged by actually keeping them out!!!


Louise
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 23, 2007, 14:29:00
Quote from: louise stella on January 23, 2007, 13:41:24
P'raps it's a "Human Rights type fence" - you know - made to ensure that burglars/dogs etc human rights aren't damaged by actually keeping them out!!!


Louise

;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: Kea on January 23, 2007, 14:47:10
Put a big sign on it this fence is built by 'company name' padlock it on and only agree to take it down when he's fixed it. Send a copy of a photo to local paper if he's slow at responding. Good advertising for him!!!! ;D
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: manicscousers on January 23, 2007, 14:51:02
wow, you're worse than me, brilliant idea though  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: would you pay £4,400 for this fence job ?
Post by: cornykev on January 23, 2007, 15:43:34
Don't pay him a penny until its finished and exactly to the spec that you want, I agree with Kea stick his name on it  :-[I bet he takes ofFENCE to that, and if all else fails you can have limbo competions in the summer 8).      ;D ;D ;D