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Originally Posted by Moomoo
It can be a problem, not knowing the tradesmen in a new area . A new(ish) neighbour who moved in nearby has suffered similarly.
I suspect you’ll do a better job anyway.
Still a pain though.
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I think you may have noticed from my recent posts in the 200 section that the flooring contractor (just about) came good in the end Andrew. It went right down to the wire: I drove over to 'Vegas with new barrels locks in my toolbox intending to change them on Sunday last week. The tradesman showed up on time, not a lot was said (apart from 'would you like a cuppa') and he cracked on with the job. Apart from one hiccup (he had miscalculated the quantities again so I ended up dashing up to Yorkshire to buy some more tiles on Monday afternoon) the job was finished on Tuesday morning.
In the end this worked out okay: the chap did a nice job and the house looks really good. The cost (even after me having to buy a couple of extra boxes of tiles) was still £900 less than my other quote. It was an irritation having to watch over the contractor to keep him focussed on the job, but unfortunately I have found that to be the case with many tradesmen here in the UK (that is why I have acquired so many skills myself).
All's well that end well
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