Recent content by Kate84

Haha I'll post finished pics up I promise.

Same guys have given us a quote for dining room which is only slightly smaller than living room and similar work needs doing (some boarding, ceiling and walls skimming) and he's quoted £660. Ceiling just skimmed this time, not boarded.

There was 3 bags of multi and 5 board finish.

Hahahahaha more like 07 plate Micra with a dint on every corner. Second quote in at £425 :bailando:

Also, had to tell my mother before she came round. I'm 33 and still got a bloody good ear bashing for being so stupid and soft! Haha

You're an impatient lot haha. Was waiting until both quotes were in - however, we have had two companies out yesterday. Both were horrified at how the place had been left - the first guy said it was the worst job he'd ever seen. So, both r commended a full reskim. Beading around the fireplace...

Thank you! Yeah, from bits I've read on here I had figured the boards over where the dpc went is bad idea so intended to bring this up with the guy that's coming tomorrow. Regarding the damp...it stemmed from the ends of the joists rotting and I think that was something to do with ventilation...

Nothing, just accept that I won't be paying him the remaining £340 he expects. I accept that I have lost £680 to him already + materials. I won't be paying him anymore. I will tell him this tomorrow and present him with the quote to rectify to back up my decision.

Nope.

Thank you. I mean that, to all who helped on here. Had I not come here I probably would have convinced myself I was overreacting and allowed him to "rectify" the work. You guys have been bloody awesom :)

Haha. Ok, so I chickened out and ignored his phone call today - I texted him, and told him I would speak with him tomorrow after a plasterer had looked at the work, but that at this moment I was not comfortable letting him back to attempt to rectify. I have been on mybuilder and shortlisted...

Lovely, but a complete and utter (not to mention now skint) dipshit. Haha. :)

Funny you should say that, one of the three quotes I mentioned earlier was one of his mates...yet we still went with the wrong one. Mainly on account of his wait time. Now feel absolutely ridiculous going back to him...if I was him, I'd laugh at us!

Castletown, Sunderland :)

Damp course was done by partners uncle, he's a builder. No guarantee as far as I'm aware. The floor was sinking so he went under the floorboards and the joists were damp n rotting. He replaced joists, put some kind of membrane or something down (I think?) and asked us to take plaster off a...