Let me tell you a story about some guttering .....part II

New Fence.  Smart!

We had a busy day on the Saturday, putting up a new fence after Storm Doris hit the week before and then we were going out at 17.00hrs for a late Valentine Meal with Vintage Trains.
At 16.00hrs scaffolders turned up to erect the scaffolding .......

Scaffolding up all across the back
 of the house

After a lot of discussion, mainly because we did not know anything about this - the scaffolding company thought that Adams Askey had informed us - but, as we were about to learn, they never contact their customers to ask if all is ok? ....like.... is there access?.... is someone in the house?.....is it convenient?

We arranged for the scaffolders to erect the frame, they promised to be gone by 17.00hrs so ...... true to their word they were finished by 16.50hrs, really pleasant guys who worked without stopping, or damage to our property.  All bodes well.

Small portion that causes the problem

The photos are not great but I hope they help to show the work involved.                                                           

Goodbye trouble........

On Tuesday morning, Adams Askey turned up at 08.30hrs, just like that!  
Came to see what was needed, had a look then went off to Stirchley to fetch parts, will only be five minutes.  As they have just turned up I had to cancel my arrangements but PJ continued with his day.  About 10.30hrs, John called round to tell us that the roofers had to order the parts so would not be back today!!  Really!!  Good job you came and told us!!  

New Fascia board

We arranged for the work to be done on the Thursday but asked for a phonecall first, just so we know.

See the difference!

True to form, on Thursday the roofers turned up at 10.00hrs and started work, the old fascia came down, up went the new .....
...... the old was left hanging, not joined smoothly, about a two foot from our boundary.

Leaving it like that?

I asked why.  

"The plastic fascia pieces are not made to that length" .....!?!?!  

Gunged up 'finish'

So after much complaining and trying to make the roofer see how awful it looked, him telling me that is what the surveyor told them to do, me complaining a bit more, him phoning office, he eventually went off and bought some more pieces.  
The result was that he joined the new piece of fascia to the last piece and said that was the best he could do.  
About this point our neighbour came round to ask if he could give him a quote to do his guttering and after much conversation, the neighbour left.  The roofer then informed me that he could not complete the job because it would flood my neighbour's garden!  
Excuse me!  
We are paying for this job to be done and you are not going to complete it!!!!
They left.
I fumed.