- Never ever accept offers to have work carried out by random callers (door knockers). Door knockers will usually offer to do a small job " i just happened to notice you have a tile missing etc. " but will often wreck your roof before you know it and demand exorbitant sums to repair it-badly. Avoid them at all costs.
- Never be persuaded to let someone start work immediately ( If they have no scheduled work to do and are able to start immediately there will be a reason for that! ) Their main objective is to prevent you from receiving written quotations from reputable firms.
- Insist on having a detailed written quotation for all work, large or small, and take some time to consider it before committing yourself.
- Ignore offers of large discounts ( 20%, 30%- sometimes as much as 80% ! ), if they usually mean that the work was over priced in the first place- and until the person offering itsaw the horror in your eyes at the first figure they mentioned thats what they would have made you pay! We offer an OAP discount of 5% as a gesture to our seniour citizen customers.
- Never be induced to accept a quotation there and then-this is another means of preventing you comparing quotes.
- Ask whether sub-contractors will be used.
- Ask for references.
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