Re-Start

On the 29. June I contacted Ashley Construction (1996) Limited, a company which used to be run by my dad and I have known (and even shared an office with at times) for over twenty years. They recommended a local Conservatory Company who they have worked with on several projects and I met with them and Ashley at my home to discuss the best way forward. A week after the meeting I had a quote from the Conservatory Company and a week after that a quote from Ashley to complete the structural and finishing works. I accepted the prices.

Some small alterations to the blockwork have been agreed to make the design work, this includes returning the full height wall along the gable elevation about 30cm to support the box gutter. The dwarf wall that abuts the house will also be extended to full height for about 30cm.

On Wednesday of this week scaffolding boards appeared on site and when I went home for lunch on Thursday, blocks were sitting in the middle of the conservatory. By Thursday evening some the existing blockwork had been toothed out and a slot in the house wall had been ground out ready to take a vertical damp course. I haven’t actually seen any workers on site though!

 

Sacked

Not written for a while, as I haven’t had that much to write about and to be honest was feeling a bit fed up.

If you have read through my other posts you may have realised that things were going quite slowly on the conservatory front, in fact they weren’t moving at all. On the 23. June 2010, I wrote to the Conservatory Company expressing my disappointment over the lack of progress. I asked them to reply to my letter within seven days to confirm that the conservatory would be finished by the 16. July 2010. I hand delivered the letter and handed it to their sales manager who read it in front of me and gave no real comment.

By the 29. June 2010, I had not heard a thing back from the Company, so I wrote to them again to say that  I was terminating my contract / order with them for both the conservatory and the bi-fold door. This letter I posted. Midday on the 30. June 2010, I got a phone call from one of the Company’s Directors who was full of apologies, but no reason was offered for the lack of progress on the project. I have heard nothing more since. I could name and shame, but for the moment I wont.