House re-wiring…. not really in the “fun” category

Wednesday, 17 January, 2007

I’ve had my house rewired recently and used Instalec, an electrical contractor in the Luton area. I was particularly concerned that a good job was done (I had had some good recommendations of several contractors) and, of course, that the quote was as low as possible. After having got a few quotes I chose Instalec based upon these two criteria. Saying that, they were the only contractor who didn’t come and look at the job. And they got a bit of a shock when they turned up and found the job larger than anticipated. They did do a good job, bar a few relatively less important issues, but I guess that is going to happen on all major jobs.

I then got the shock when the final bill came in at over twice the original estimate. I accept that estimates are ball park figures, but I can’t accept a doubling in the bill when at no point are you forewarned of this. Ho hum, the world turns. It does pay to be extra careful in getting anyone to work on any part of your house!

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