Andy Slimm agreed to build our retirement house. Unfortunately, six months later our dream has turned into a nightmare. For the early part of the build he was helpful and wanted to do a good job. He promised much and offered to add things to the build. We trusted him with everything. When he went over the deadline he started to cut corners and build 'off plan’ in order to save money and try and finish. Suddenly, the day after we had parted with most of the final payment; he took his men off site without warning and abandoned us. We had to carry on renting as the house was unliveable. Three months later we have had to move into our unfinished home which is deemed “unsafe“ due to the mistakes that have been made. We have multiple roof leaks that are damaging the interior and creating damp and mould problems. There are sewage smells in the house due to an unvented toilet system and a 2 metre deep/2 metre wide hole at the back of the house which completely fills with water when it rains and which was left unfenced and uncovered. Building control have asked for his revised structural calculations for where he did not build according to the architect's plans but he has not supplied them. We have requested many times that he come back, rectify/finish the work and provide the structural engineer's calculations. All of this has failed and we have been left with no other option but to pay another builder to complete the work and to sue Andy for damages. Such a sad and disastrous end to our dream. We have never written a negative review before, however, we feel strongly that we need to warn others as we do not want other clients to go through the traumatic time we have.
For the early part of the build he was helpful and wanted to do a good job. He promised much and offered to add things to the build. We trusted him with everything.
When he went over the deadline he started to cut corners and build 'off plan’ in order to save money and try and finish.
Suddenly, the day after we had parted with most of the final payment; he took his men off site without warning and abandoned us. We had to carry on renting as the house was unliveable.
Three months later we have had to move into our unfinished home which is deemed “unsafe“ due to the mistakes that have been made. We have multiple roof leaks that are damaging the interior and creating damp and mould problems. There are sewage smells in the house due to an unvented toilet system and a 2 metre deep/2 metre wide hole at the back of the house which completely fills with water when it rains and which was left unfenced and uncovered.
Building control have asked for his revised structural calculations for where he did not build according to the architect's plans but he has not supplied them.
We have requested many times that he come back, rectify/finish the work and provide the structural engineer's calculations. All of this has failed and we have been left with no other option but to pay another builder to complete the work and to sue Andy for damages.
Such a sad and disastrous end to our dream. We have never written a negative review before, however, we feel strongly that we need to warn others as we do not want other clients to go through the traumatic time we have.