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Re: StueyB's French Drain
I used to work for a remedial company. I was honest. I was therefore rubbish at it and made no money. Now i'm part of the solution.
Called the area manager to see if they wanted to put in a French drain at StueyB's place in Solihull (1894 cavity walls, cool place) and maybe service it every year so as it doesn't silt up. Offering them job work, basically.
He wasn't interested. He asked why I couldn't recommend companies. I said we were independent- no axe to grind, no kick-backs, no conflict of interest etc.
He then took the opportunity to vent at me about what we offer people in a pre-purchase situation- i.e: we give them a report telling them what might happen to their walls if they have high ground levels. In a worst case scenario, the plaster could fail as it dries out and the purchaser would then have a bill to pay. When they do those surveys, the give a quote for the worst case scenario, including a chemical DPC quote for the buyer as 'piece of mind'. The buyer uses the quote to knock money of the house.
His point was that in a worst case, the purchaser who used us would be out of pocket, wheras with them they wouldn't- so why use us? I said he was right, he'd just highlighted a flaw in the way we buy houses. Use them pre-purchase and us post purchase. In a best case scenario the buyer saves loads of money at the expense of the seller who gets shafted for a theoretical worst case situation.
Then he called me corrupt.
Now i'm all worked up. I've still got to write to StueyB too.
Matt Green
-my opinion on this one, not my company's-
I used to work for a remedial company. I was honest. I was therefore rubbish at it and made no money. Now i'm part of the solution.
Called the area manager to see if they wanted to put in a French drain at StueyB's place in Solihull (1894 cavity walls, cool place) and maybe service it every year so as it doesn't silt up. Offering them job work, basically.
He wasn't interested. He asked why I couldn't recommend companies. I said we were independent- no axe to grind, no kick-backs, no conflict of interest etc.
He then took the opportunity to vent at me about what we offer people in a pre-purchase situation- i.e: we give them a report telling them what might happen to their walls if they have high ground levels. In a worst case scenario, the plaster could fail as it dries out and the purchaser would then have a bill to pay. When they do those surveys, the give a quote for the worst case scenario, including a chemical DPC quote for the buyer as 'piece of mind'. The buyer uses the quote to knock money of the house.
His point was that in a worst case, the purchaser who used us would be out of pocket, wheras with them they wouldn't- so why use us? I said he was right, he'd just highlighted a flaw in the way we buy houses. Use them pre-purchase and us post purchase. In a best case scenario the buyer saves loads of money at the expense of the seller who gets shafted for a theoretical worst case situation.
Then he called me corrupt.
Now i'm all worked up. I've still got to write to StueyB too.
Matt Green
-my opinion on this one, not my company's-