Very bad and costly experience
For some time I have used this company to replace many of my faulty sealed units and not had any problems. In May 2018 I needed to have my wood/plastic conservatory roof replaced with metal/glass. I asked them for a quote in June but they didn't get around to quoting me until late July/early August. They were told repeatedly that the work had to be completed prior to 31st October 2018 & they assured me it would not be a problem. The quote was higher than I had hoped for but none the less asked them to measure up for the replacement. On 28th August the owner came round and again it was stressed to him that if I placed an order it would have to be completed by 31st October. No problem he said with the only proviso being if the weather turned bad, which it did not, in fact September & October were heat waves with little rain.
I signed an order and gave him a £500 deposit. Having heard nothing during September I called in frequently to see how my work was progressing and was each time assured that the work would be done to time.
In the middle of October with only 2 weeks to go, I was told by the owner that he had not even ordered the materials and would not therefore be able to fulfil the contract. He even told me he hadn't promised to do the work to a time scale, I have a witness to that fact, but still he insisted he hadn't promised and simply pointed to his contract and refused to refund my deposit even though he hadn't done the work.
I don't like to be accused of lying, I really thought they were a reputable company, but they effectively conned me out of £500 (their contract does allow a 10% charge if I cancel without good reason) so in the worst case scenario they still owe me £50.
Very bad experience, would not like others to be caught out as I was, my advice to any potential customers is don't sign their contract and don't leave a deposit.
13 de agosto de 2019
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