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Closed 03/05/2017
Weʼve raised £560 to help repair house damaged by bodged Cavity Wall insulation.
- Funded on Wednesday, 3rd May 2017
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Some of you have already heard about or seen the atrocious mess left behind in Mum and Jeremy's home after Cavity Wall Insulation was mis-sold to them and installed by Mark Group. They not only put the insulation into a utterly unsuitable property by convincing an elderly lady this would in no doubt save them money but it was also installed badly leaving voids and they failed to fill correctly afterwards.
I have been fighting for 2 years now to get some sort of redress for thier property that they saved for and dreamt about for years.
Their house has been left in a shocking condition both internally and externally with damage made to four rooms of the house plus the hall and landing. Two of these rooms cannot be used anymore as they are thick with mould, rotting wood and damaged and dangerous electrics. There is plaster falling off the walls and ceilings throughout the house and it has damaged curtains and carpets irrecoverably. All of these rooms need re-plastering, re-wiring, woodwork replacing, decorating, soft furnishings replaced and the outside of the property needs re-rendering on two walls.
As Mark Group went bust we can no longer turn to them for compensation. We are trying to get things put right by CIGA, the Cavity insulation guarentee agency but 2 years on we have only achieved getting the insulation removed.
CIGA has a limit of 20 thousand pounds for compensation but as all our quotes have reached over £34,000 (which doesn't include the cost of scaffolding needed or soft furnishings that need replacing) obviously leaves us very short.
They have been left in a disgusting and devastating position and are in need of help.
This pair have always gone out of thier way to help anyone and everyone in thier paths. Between them they have served in the army, policed the streets, guarded the North Cornwall coastline and raised a family.
Please help me to help them get this cold, wet and mouldy bundle of bricks back to a home, thier beautiful home. X
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- 7 years ago
Ella Gillies
7 years agoThanks to the fantastic people in our local community we are on the way to seeing a future for this to be a home once more. We have had many offers of help and because of this feel we can bring the amount needed down to cover the replacement of things like carpets. We are eternally grateful to you all for being so utterly fantastic. Thank you so much to you all.
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- 7 years ago
Ella Gillies
7 years agoThank you so much everyone! With the help of a lot of the wonderful Bude community plus all you wonderful people that have donated so generously on here we are getting closer to being able to sort this mess! Grateful doesn't even begin to explain how we feel. Thank you! X
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- 7 years ago
Ella Gillies
7 years agoThank you so much for being so generous. The road is long but each of you have made it a little shorter. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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22
kathleen mills
Jan 22, 2017
Hope your parents get there house sorted,good luck with it all X
£20.00
Laura Edgar
Jan 15, 2017
Thinking of you all. James and LauraX
£20.00
Jeanette Don
Jan 14, 2017
I feel for you!
£5.00
Robert Plummer
Jan 14, 2017
Keep at it Ella. Keep showing the current total raised. If people start to think it's achievable then they are more likely to donate. Ps, massive congratulations to you and Wane. Must catch up soon.
£10.00
Abbie Stansfield
Jan 11, 2017
Every little helps. Xx
£20.00
April Smith
Jan 10, 2017
£30.00
Maxine and Bruce
Jan 10, 2017
Really hope that all of this can be put right soon and that your beautiful house will feel like home once again.
£30.00
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