whoopsie Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Well we (well, OH as I was at work) have had one saleman round whose quote more than halved after a couple of follow-up phone calls! We have another fairly local company coming on Friday and will be the same with them - no decisions on the day no matter how hard they try to sell! So far the phone calls (we've had a few) have been deflected by telling them we simply do not have the money right now - but we're going to have to make a decision as we really need the work done!!!! Will report on what happens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 I don't have any intention of going with Everest, the doors & windows we currently have are Everest and on a fish scale they're carp it was installed a few years before we bought the house by the previous owners. I wanted quotes from different companies to get an idea of service, products and prices as it's obviously moved on from the type we have, anyone who tries to give me the hard sell is out for starters as I think that quality products and companies sell themselves without having to try too hard. Mummy hen we had our conservatory done about 15 years ago, the builder who did our rear extension got & installed us a 4x3m conservatory for less than a third of Everest lowest price and did us a free patio So you don't always have to use a double glazing company as builders often go directly to the manufacturers, I've asked friends for recommendations and when I get quotes for the side extension, I may ask the builders who they use and or recommend but I did want to get an idea of prices etc before choosing a company or speaking to a builder about it. Ann the call that wound me up was last night, quite some time after you'd gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I inherited some Anglian windows when I bought this house 17 years ago, I don't know what possessed the to replace the wonderful hard wood sash windows with UPVC, but there you are. I still get calls from Anglian trying to sell me more/replacement windows What I'd really like is about £3k to replace the blinking things with hard wood sashes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatieB Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I inherited some Anglian windows when I bought this house 17 years ago, I don't know what possessed the to replace the wonderful hard wood sash windows with UPVC, but there you are. I still get calls from Anglian trying to sell me more/replacement windows What I'd really like is about £3k to replace the blinking things with hard wood sashes And I wonder if I could be talking about the same company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 I had sofits and guttering redone last year. OH's contribution was to get a quote from a well known national supplier. Shocking quote and when I went through the detail they'd only included some of the work in the quote even though they were asked to quote for all If we'd gone ahead without checking the detail carefully we'd have found the full job cost much much more than we were expecting. After quotes from a couple more companies none of whom I could face actually giving an order to I remembered the OH of a forum member close to me does conservatories (but I'm not allowed to mention by name as that apparently breaks the rules of the forum) so pmed her to see if he did sofits and guttering as well. Best decision we made, great work, lovely bloke, sensible price So if you cam't find a recommendation through this forum, go for small local company with local references you can talk to first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ygerna Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 We inherited Anglian windows and Anglian sales 'people' are contantly walking our area, cold calling. I'm afraid I am no longer polite to them I make sure that they leave my property very clear in their understanding of what I think of their products and their company. Doesn't stop them coming though Go for a local company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 Everest's slogan used to be "You only fit double glazing once, so fit the best Everest" Which begs the question, why have they been phoning me for the last 25 years to see if I'm thinking of replacing it? In that time I've gone from being a teenager to a grandma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 AM pm'ing you with the name of a builder who you should avoid at all costs. They have just illegally fitted non safety glass in crucial areas in a property we are tarting up, and charged us for the full fat version. Small Claims Court ...here we come! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ooo, way to go Egluntyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reikiranf Posted March 18, 2011 Author Share Posted March 18, 2011 That's terrible Egluntyne I hope you get it sorted quickly and receive some form of compensation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopsie Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Well, we have just had the third salesman round who I didn't like at all. Unfortunately OH did and he's now got the job. OH can't see why I didn't like the man, though I do agree the product is good and the same company did work for his parents. Not happy with the decision though - hope it doesn't come back to bite us in the backside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
