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Everest Home Improvement !!!

I asked this company to come to my house to quote me for blocking my drive and front garden, their salesman called around twice and didnt even bother to take measurements!!! He then gave me a rough figure of £30-40,000 for doing the job and stated that I should really contact a local one man business to get the job done cheaper......I take it this was meant that I could not afford Everest goods??? Three weeks later their contact centre phoned me asking how things went, I advised them of the above and they stated that this should not have happened and asked for another chance to quote, I stupidly said yes. Needless to say they never turned up again and after i phoned them I received a call from their area manager who stated that Everest would not usually do such a big job (131.56m2) and there was nothing more they could do!!!! To say I am completly shocked at this level of customer service is an understatment. It it however good to see that in this day and age Everest are that busy they dont have to even try and get work. I did receive other formal quotes for the work by reputable local companies and it turns out that the average price for the work I want is only £12,000, good to see that Everest were going to supply such a competitive quote!!!!

Comments

  • You had a lucky escape dont touch Everest with a bargepole
  • Can't believe people even contact Everest or such companies these days. Why put yourself through a hard sell and overpay for average work?

    As Neverindebt says you were lucky - £40k for a driveway LOL!!!
  • ic
    ic Posts: 3,488 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Get some local recommendations. I paid a local firm £70 a sq m. Its no surprise frankly that Everest wanted to charge you £228 per sq m upwards! Absolute con artists.
  • ormus
    ormus Posts: 42,714 Forumite
    that job should be 9k max.
    everest??? what a joke company.
    Get some gorm.
  • Lube
    Lube Posts: 1,495 Forumite
    Everest charge obscene amounts for average work

    I bet the boss of Everest is living a life of Riley
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