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Advice needed to Avoid Cowboy Builders

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  • robatwork
    robatwork Posts: 7,266 Forumite
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    DaftyDuck wrote: »

    As an academic, I earn peanuts.... Many plumbers would earn more, and why not? They get a view of a drain, I get the Backs.

    I think there should be an automatic 10% discount for any contract on each sighting of "builder's bum".

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  • Doozergirl
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    edited 14 August 2016 at 1:11PM
    Furts wrote: »
    Well done Dafty, you are hitting the nail on the head here. Not only are the tower blocks poorly built, with a terrible fire risk, they are also built too close together. This means the fires can jump across from one tower block to the next. All built on the cheap, and all built with one concept in mind which is bling, bling, bling.

    Even when bling is further down the desire list they still mess up. Have you ever scrutinised Dubai Airport? A chronic lack of seating, an almost total absence of anywhere to have a coffee, a tea. or a snack, and even worse, barely a toilet and wash room facility to be seen. Here one cannot blame the usual culprit in Dubai which is poor workmanship. Here one can blame p-ss poor design. Of course this design will be by the Graduates bery_451 is so keen to praise.

    It is a strange world when bery_451 posts on this forum argueing we should all tear up our long fought battles to establish Buildings Regulations, Architecture, RIBA, RICS, CIOB, ICWCI and all the other bodies who strive to avoid what we see in Dubai.

    ...and doesn't appear to condone slavery. Certainly a cheap way to build an extension and the buildee can't be a cowboy if they're not getting paid.

    I know a couple who lost their home in the tower fire in Dubai last year. Up in flames. They were home, entertaining at the time, waiting for fireworks. Devastating for them. Thankfully they escaped with their lives.

    Depends on what you value. Money and kudos over standards.
    Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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