Warnings

Real stories of contractors gone wrong.

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Failed Jobs

Stories of sub-standard workmanship ranging from leaking roofs to unstable staircases caused by careless contractors in Scotland.

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Close-up of warped wooden stairs dangerously sagging underfoot inside a poorly built home.
Cautionary Tales

Customers sharing their experiences of cowboy builders, the financial and emotional toll, and lessons learned to help others avoid similar mistakes.

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Advice from the experts

Do they have Liability Insurance?

Beware

Caution must be used when using online websites for pricing and receiving quotes from businesses and trades as rogue traders have now registered for such sites and are not reputable businesses. Proper businesses will have permanent work addresses, VAT registered (HMRC), listed on Company House and importantly have Liability Insurance.

More often than not rogue traders have a Facebook page with images of jobs and plenty of thanks and good reviews with no proper contact details and no address. More worrying when no persons or workers appear in images to take credit for works.

Some Facebook and other social media pages deleted after a couple of months and persons cannot be traced. Unmarked Vehicles with no company name or logo

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When Trades come to visit to give a quote take vehicle registration numbers of vans and cars and check vehicle status, normally find trades will park away from your home and walk to the address to hide vehicle.

If rogue traders cannot be bothered with MOT or Road Tax they will not have Insurance and not have liability insurance.

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Their work was shoddy, and they vanished before fixing the mess they made.

M & J

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Close-up of cracked plaster and exposed wiring in a poorly finished wall.

We trusted them, but the roof leaked within weeks and they ignored our calls.

A & S

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Photo of a water-stained ceiling with visible mold patches from a leaking roof.
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