Combi boiler fitted to legal SAFE standards yet overflow pipe that can and may have 3000pounds of pressure blowing maybe hot water onto neighbours gardens, and when pressure subsides – over a place where my children play and pipework not to current standards has been installed- i.e. 2.24mm pipe for maybe 4metres hs been installed for a condensate- this is prone to freezing and is not apparently current standards. My shower no longer operates as pressure has altered.
The job took one man five hours and then one man and a mere companion from what it appeared another 3-4 hrs.
Its costing me nearly £2500 and should be done properly.
They’ve left stairs carpet un-nailed, a shower that no longer works, brickwork on the outside of our house that looks appauling- it was drilled from the inside out instead of the outside in and left broken brickwork to be seen by any prospective buyer.
I am not happy and really do not know how to proceed without seeing a solicitor that I cannot afford

Not to long ago a rambunctious 10-year old, a friend of my son’s, threw a dart that punctured a water heating pipe. This was a pinhole sized puncture that I initially was not too worried about. I covered it with plumbers putty, rubber and two clamps and thought that would be a sufficient repair. I was wrong. What started as a very slow dripping leak, became a constantly dripping leak and eventually it began spurting water. I think I’m “okay” when it comes to being handy, but I’m definitely not Bob Villa, so I called our plumber for a repair estimate, which was $780. I rejected his price, paid him his $70 service fee and said “no thanks.” I’m hoping to find a more reasonably priced repair estimate. My wife and kids and I have a great relationship with this other kid’s family and I don’t want to ruin our relationship with them by saying “you owe me $780.” If this were something relatively minor, I would let it go, but $780 to me is not minor. What is the fair thing to do?
Great answers, but just to clarify, the dart board is actually two feet below the pipes, which are partially covered in the ceiling. I think some of you are getting the impression that the board is just inches between these pipes, but that’s definitely not the case. I regret that I didn’t take greater precautions to prevent this, but by the same token, is there no accountability for the fact that this kid doesn’t know how to behave as a guest? Honestly though, my greater concern is not so much the money but our relationship with this family. My inclination is to get a better repair estimate and then split the bill with the other kids parents.

I just spent a lot of money on two plumbing repairs and suspect the repairs were excessive. I called the plumber to address a broken on/off valve for the main water shut-off and a very old slop sink faucet that would not turn off completely. All I wanted was a new handle for the main water shut off and to have the faucet shut off completely. They rebuilt much of the shut off system ($650 approx) and rather than turn off the faucet, they installed a new one ($450 approx). This is like asking a mechanic to patch or plug a tire and having them charge me for a brand new tire. I’ll be the first to admit, that I should never have approved this work, but I did ask specifcially if there were any less expensive alternatives to what they proposed and they offered none. I signed off on the work so I’m guessing that my options are extremely limited as to any kind of a credit or refund, but I ultimately feel that they perfomed work that wasn’t necessary.