Reporter cowboy builders are up 50% according to stats. -would you know what to look out for? Where would you go to look for a tradesperson to carry out work for you? How would you feel confronting someone you thought had carried out inadequate work?
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00:00I'm a soft-handed illustrator so I am target number one to get blagged but my wife is well
00:06good at dealing with trades people so she takes care of all of that, she's really really good at
00:12it and yeah I stay out of that because I know I will get absolutely done over. I haven't found
00:19a cowboy builder myself, I haven't had experience one, he's my dad usually, he's a plumber, he's
00:25reliable and he's cheap as well and it'd be hard to spot nothing because the advertisers
00:32as usual look very sneaky. If you ask around I'm sure someone will know someone and then if they
00:39know you they're probably not going to try and screw you over or anything like that but if I
00:43was done by a cowboy builder I don't think I'd be too hesitant about approaching them and trying to
00:48get like the reprehension that I need and whatnot but it could be scary for some people
00:56especially if you feel you've got no options because you've only hired them privately.