Carry On Up The Elmhurst-Windows Ltd (Leeds)
Carry On Up The Elmhurst
Based on a true Story….No Communication throughout… Critics rate 0 out of 5…
Scene1: 26/03/21 Contract signed for 22 windows with a £3k deposit. A week later the surveyor arrives holding a sheet of paper with approx. 11 windows to measure?
Scene2: 22 Windows ordered with an external finish in silver/Grey foil Wrap as per the sales sample provided. A ‘special order’ that would take 16 weeks.
Scene3: 27/08/21 The installation date arrives and the fitters advise that all the windows have been measured incorrectly – the frames are too large for the window openings! The customer agrees for the openings to be made a little wider rather than waiting another 16 weeks.
Scene4: Hurray, the windows are in (apart from one that was way too big!) As the fitters begin to remove the external packaging tape, they reveal patches of white on the coloured frames? Elmhurst’s had spray painted and not foil wrapped the frames and the tape was pulling the paint off! But not to worry, the fitter had arranged for a touch up brush and paint pot to be sent to the customers address!
Richard was made aware and he admitted that he tried to match the foil wrap colour by spraying the new white frames as he couldn’t get hold of the foil wrap? Why wasn’t the customer made aware and given the choice then?
Scene5: 09/09/21 Richard and the Sales Mgr. arrive onsite to view the damaged window frames and offer a discount to leave them in or provide a full replacement. The customer requested a full replacement to match the sample shown during the sales visit. Richard then requested an interim payment of £6k. After consideration the customer handed over another £6k and requested a replacement in the Spring of 22 due to the winter months approaching – Giving Richard more than a reasonable time to order the replacement windows.
Scene6: The customer tried contacting Richard throughout March’22 but to no avail. On the 14/04/22, the Sales Mgr. advised of an installation date – Sometime in August (another 4 months to wait?).
Scene7: No communication from Elmhurst’s and August arrives… Certain that Richard has this one in the bag as he resolves ‘Customer complaints fairly, without delay (according to his website). The customer requested an installation date - to be advised that the frames had not been ordered and they wanted to come out and measure again.
Scene8: During October’22 a fitter arrived to re-measure. The customer wasn’t made aware he wanted to come inside and wasn’t home. Richard then advised that this may delay the installation! Well… this is only 13 months since Richard came onsite and 18 months since the original contract was signed.
Scene9: After a few more weeks and no contact from Richard. The customer requested a refund in full as Elmhurst had not fulfilled the contract and tried to resolve this within a reasonable time period. The windows that Richard was going to scrap would be made available for collection at a future point.
We have since been ignored by Richard and left with 21 of 22 windows, one with a cracked frame, another has a dropped window pain, one that is now letting water in, some that are hard to open and plus the outer damaged frames that have this missing paint! OH and no refund whatsoever….
There is a common theme when you review the feedback that Elmhurst are renowned for ‘No Communication’ and for those who think they are ‘great’ then you are clearly the lucky few.
The End – not quite!
19 de octubre de 2022
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