John Wilkie, Strathaven Roofer - NOT JAMES WILKIE

Coco_defrauded

This post is about disasterous work done on my home. I've deleted post just for now (on advice of someone who replied below), will repost it when court case is over

Leif

PM me the link, and I will post it in a message, assuming someone else does not do so before me.

keystone

If what you say is true then you most probably have a very strong case for legal action against him.

That being said you should take proper advice which is not through this forum for one second - face to face with a solicitor is what is required.

Do not post the details of the report and remove the builders name from your post. If you do not you could seriously compromise any case you think you have against him and you stand a very good chance of finding some sort of defamation action being taken if he or his friends come across this thread.

If however you have no intention of pursuing him throgh the courts or don't care about defamation then carry on.

Cheers

CharlieBilly

Sounds like he makes even a cowboy look good

CharlieBilly

http://whatconsumer.co.uk/forum/builders/16191-strathaven-roofer-so-bad-my-new-roof-has-removed-redone.html

Thats a horrible job

Ops site

http://badbuilder.net63.net/

The weight of the roof rests on these unsupported beams.

In the above photo, you can also see another unsupported beam on the right.

The lead is not embedded in the wall, it just sits against roughcast

The gap you see in the picture above, along with others that don't show there,
is at the side, where the wood meets the house wall in the next photo.

keystone

CharlieBilly wrote: »

Sounds like he makes even a cowboy look good

I agree - post above yours is germane. In which case your new post with the details actually might not help the OP one little bit unless they don't intend to go after him via the courts or Trading Standards.

Cheers

CharlieBilly

whats wrong with my new post I just posted his links/pictures dont you mean his web site doesnt help him

Tr1pp

:eek: wow, thats an amazingly terrible bodge.

I thought this might be an iffy job done by an established company, then I see pictures of a job that look like its been done by a guy who just built a roof out of what was lying about. By the level of work shown i Imagine its not the first time hes done this.

Best of luck with chasing this in the courts, I imagine you will win, but I forsee the company being shut down, you not getting money back and him setting up again under another business name....

keystone

CharlieBilly wrote: »

whats wrong with my new post I just posted his links/pictures dont you mean his web site doesnt help him

Didn't realise he had posted pics elsewhere but nevertheless post Number 3 applies. If he has any idea of taking this clown to couret he needs to get his evidence off teh interwebz before he gets his case compromised!!

Cheers

Leif

I do agree that the name should be removed until he has taken legal advice. It is possible the solicitor would say "Go ahead and post", but until he has taken legal advice, it is best to play safe.

It sounds like he took advantage of an elderly person, thinking she would never notice. My late mother had lots of trouble from fraudsters and crooks trying to take her for a ride. Old vulnerable people bring these scum out of the woodwork.