Lovell Jean_Baptiste wrote on 03-13-2013

The worst

10 years after my conservatory was built by Ken Rhodes the floor is collapsing. When I ring the company they promise that someone will get back to me and no one does. I've called in a builder who has inspected the damage. Underneath the floor should have had sharp sand over the mud, a plastic membrane over that with a concrete screed. None of that has been done and I'm looking at damp mud directly under the floor. The joists have rotted through and need replacing. They didn't use engineering bricks at the base of the walls. Water has soaked in through the brickwork and has added to the damp. The mortar has turned to sand in places leaving holes in the walls where more water has come through. The air bricks do not line up with the vents on the inner wall meaning they are useless. All the electrical wiring is bare i.e. they have not used trunking and have not pinned it up. The wires were left trailing in the wet mud. The repair will cost £10,000 or more. Avoid like the plague.