Getting money back from cowboy builders

tenmah

lisawaters wrote: »

I had a Welcome To Your New Home card today addressed to Mike and the Boys, Littlehampton.

I'm knocked out. Not least by the Royal Mail!

OMG, that had me crying almost as much as the programme did!

I am another one who loves the twinkle in your eye, your sense of humour and the dignity you have.

I also agree completely with what you say about accepting people's help and how it can be hurtful to them to say no, because they do actually want to help! Not everyone gets that.

lisawaters

Butti wrote: »

Mike,
I was trying to persuade Nick Knowles to pop up to my boyfriends flat and convert his vivid red living room ceiling to cream/magnolia/something innocuous* He wasn't keen, but seems he's not keen on DIY!!!

T'other Mike in the Dolls House - was just thinking of you today and your comment on the show about convincing conmen, as I was showing a potential lodger round the house. Now have to think of a reason to say NO. I have a week.

B

Trust your instincts!

x

lisawaters

winton wrote: »

Hi Mike

Well after briefly reading Martin's tips last night at 1am I just caught sight of the DIY SOS link. So I read your first ever post and naturally popped on iPlayer. You are the reason I didn't go to sleep until 3am last night Mike... all your fault!! :rotfl:

As a budding/wannabe property developer at 26 years old I am amazed how much the DIY SOS crew did in 6 days... I would be impressed to have that much done in 6 MONTHS!!

Still, I am really glad they were able to help you and your two sons out. As they are probably a few years younger than myself I am impressed that there are other youngsters out there with a certain level of maturity that some mid-life men and women should be envious of so hats off to them... although I think the dramatic circumstances you found yourselves in probably made helped them mature faster!!

Did you have a good Christmas with a proper tree and everything this year?

I'm a proper man and therefore fight very hard in films/tv shows to show any forms of emotion/tears but I felt a mini tear brewing towards the end!! I hope the road to your emotional/physical/financial recovery is better now!!

I know I am a new member to MSE but I have been browsing for over a year... and I never expected such a response from a forum to get a TV show to help. That's amazing - just when my hope for human civilization had gone - "saints" come out of the woodwork... so fair play to them!!

Take care
Chris

Great post, thanks.

Not many of us real men left... but only take on a house where you can do all the work yourself!

We had a great Christmas. The 'tree' was a branch I cut down in local woods then pollarded too much and it became a stick. I will try and post a photo later.

Saints are all around us... like the bits of tree I keep finding in odd places.

m

lisawaters

ukmonkey wrote: »

Mike (Lisa),

I saw the story in Martin's weekly email, and what a story it is eh? Just watched the TV show on the iPlayer and was bowled over and like Chris (poster above), there may have been a mini-tear forming as the credits rolled...

Enjoy the new chapter of your life, all the best to you and your lads for the future.

Thanks!

Mike (Lisa) :cool:

lisawaters

juno wrote: »

I'm sitting here watching it on iPlayer and crying my socks off.

A vivid and enduring image...


x

lisawaters

Gingerjar wrote: »

Hi Mike

I have just watched DIY SOS and am so thrilled for you and your lovely boys. What a terrible time you've been through but what a great family you are. Your boys knocked my socks off with their love for you, their sensitivity and their loyalty. Whatever the state your house was in you are lucky to have them and vice versa.

Your house looks fantastic and I hope you'll have a wonderful time living there over the coming years.

Dreams do come true

All the best for the future

Love Ginge x

More socks...

Thanks, and thanks from the boys too.

x

lisawaters

tenmah wrote: »

OMG, that had me crying almost as much as the programme did!

I am another one who loves the twinkle in your eye, your sense of humour and the dignity you have.

I also agree completely with what you say about accepting people's help and how it can be hurtful to them to say no, because they do actually want to help! Not everyone gets that.

Thanks. How far's Colchester?

x

tenmah

Tell you what, I will come to you as you have that lovely house now

lisawaters

tenmah wrote: »

Tell you what, I will come to you as you have that lovely house now

OK, but no measuring up for curtains...and I'll be searching you for lampshades on the way out

LittleMissKitty

Mike! I'm sorry I haven't been more active on the thread.... baby 4 put in an appearance and ruined my MSE time.
I'm just iPlayering you and you live a whole 4.2 miles from me..... I WISH I'd have known. I'm so glad you've had the much deserved help to finally get your home beautiful but if you ever need anything let me know and I can get you a few DIYers to make it quicker for you

Thank you again for saving me from a fate worse than death!

Kitty x