Boils my blood... Gullible people and cowboys!

[Andehh]

Sat with her family, and listen to her Mum talking about her sister and how she has finally got her 6 year old bungalow warmer. Transpires she accepted a cold call from a 'government advisor' telling her she was eligible for an insulation grant. They come and inspected, actually find huge amounts of black mould, wet joists and the felt damp and falling apart. But fortunately they can start the work within a few days.

 

They quote to spray the back mould, strip out all the insulation and make good.

 

They come out a few days later, spray all the mould disappear off, and return removing all the old insulation/damp insulation and replacing it. All in a days work for a few of them.

 

Only cost her £6, with them securing a £2k grant from the government whilst they were in site quoting.

 

 I repeat, It's a 6 year old bungalow. Cowboys built the (expletive deleted)ing think, cowboys fix the (expletive deleted)ing thing.

 

I still can't work out how she would have so much black mould, and wet / rotting timber up there though?!

 

FOR (expletive deleted)S SAKE!

[ProDave]

1 hour ago, Andehh said:

Sat with her family, and listen to her Mum talking about her sister and how she has finally got her 6 year old bungalow warmer.

So after the work that cost her £6, is the property actually warmer?

 

Was there really visible black mould before they came?

[Andehh]

Apparently lots of it, they took pics and showed her. She had actually been suffering from lung conditions, so the mould would be align to that.

 

Property was cold beforehand (6 year new build,i repeat!) and apparently is noticable warmer after!

[ProDave]

I would love to know just what was wrong with such a new build that was such an easy fix to make a noticable improvement.

[SteamyTea]

What type of build is it, and where in the country.

Something sounds very wrong.