WARNING - Frank Gutter Services Con Men & Vandalism

[mcclelll]

Franks gutter services are posting flyers through doors in the Peckham Rye and East Dulwich area. The small flyer advertises that they are doing work locally to clean gutters starting from ?40. However DO NOT use this man/company. Not only did they not turn up to initial appointments but upon cleaning our gutters (2 men - one Frank), thinking I was not in, then proceeded to break our roof tiles (when I was standing beneath the area they were damaging) and send pictures to my husband saying we needed them fixing, which they would be happy to do. They are con men who are looking for a fast buck even if it means vandalising your property to create work. I've since reported them to trading standards and filed a crime report. The damage has left us with a leaking ceiling in our bedroom and costly repairs to fix the roof and redecorate the bedroom.

Please send out the message and bin any flyers that reference Franks gutters and the following number: 07447497613

[fitch]

Yep. The same thing happened to us. I'm not sure whether it was Frank but some guys said they were going to replace a gutter and basically wrecked the whole guttering support system and some slates. I got rid of them but they came back the next day offering to finish the job. I considered the use of a blunt instrument but in reality simply told them they were a load of bastards and that my son works for the fraud squad (he doesn't).

They didn't seem to mind. I think being sworn and yelled at is just a normal day for them.

It cost us ?450 to repair the damage they did.

[Pugwash]

This sounds like the gang that ripped of some elderly friends last year - it was reported to our Neighbourhood Police

[NewWave]

mcclelll Wrote:

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> Franks gutter services are posting flyers through

> doors in the Peckham Rye and East Dulwich area.

> The small flyer advertises that they are doing

> work locally to clean gutters starting from ?40.

> However DO NOT use this man/company. Not only did

> they not turn up to initial appointments but upon

> cleaning our gutters (2 men - one Frank), thinking

> I was not in, then proceeded to break our roof

> tiles (when I was standing beneath the area they

> were damaging) and send pictures to my husband

> saying we needed them fixing, which they would be

> happy to do. They are con men who are looking for

> a fast buck even if it means vandalising your

> property to create work. I've since reported them

> to trading standards and filed a crime report. The

> damage has left us with a leaking ceiling in our

> bedroom and costly repairs to fix the roof and

> redecorate the bedroom.

>

> Please send out the message and bin any flyers

> that reference Franks gutters and the following

> number: 07447497613

I had a similar experience in my old address. I had a couple of missing tiles on roof, used company from local directory. when they came they mentioned some pointing on my roof looked like it needed fixing, I said I had no money to do any extra work-a few days later during a storm I had water running down the inside of my walls-stupidly (I know,I know..I was going through a separation at the time and not thinking clearly in many ways..) I then called the original roofers to fix it-taking a loan to give them the ?600 they wanted in cash for the job.

afterwards I twigged that they must have done the damage as that had never happened before.

I know I was stupid but hindsight is something else entirely and I panicked and just wanted it fixed.

there are some evil so and so's out there