From Pete Mcgreevy re replacement window
From Pete Mcgreevy. Regarding a replacement Window
I had a salesman round on 30 th September 2020 to offer a quote, to which I accepted, and I signed a
contract confirming the job and how much I would be charged. Within a few days a surveyor came
round and measured up the job in more detail.
Around late October I received a call saying the job would cost £200.00 more as they had forgot to
allow for scaffolding. As I had signed a contract, I didn’t see how that was my problem. However,
following a further call from Ultraseal, I agreed to pay an extra £100.00.
Also around that time, I was contacted by Ultraseal to say, due to a backlog of jobs, my window
could not be replaced until late November or early December. When early December arrived, I
received another call from Ultraseal saying that they had no uPVC material available in the colour I
had requested, and subsequently, my job was going to be delayed until January, but I was told that I
would receive another call before the company closed for Christmas, around the 20 th December. I
never received the call. Christmas came and went, and so did the whole of January, with no calls
from Ultra-seal. Finally, I contacted Ultraseal in early February and got the impression from the
gentleman I spoke to, that my job had been completely forgotten about as I had to recite all my
details to him again. He did chase up my enquiry and I got a call back from a girl at the office saying
the job would take place week commencing 22 nd March 2021.
My window was subsequently replaced on Friday 26 th March. On the day, I left the workmen to get
on with the job whilst I went off to work. I left my contact number for them to ring me, but I never
heard from them during the day. I returned to the flat at 4pm to find the window had been
completed and the men had left. However, they had left a note saying not to use the windows as
there are parts missing. The note said someone would be in touch the following week.
That was 26 th March. As of 16th April no one had been in touch, despite me contacting them
numerous times. Therefore, I had waited 6 months for 1 window to be replaced, and it was still not
finished and I was unable to open it.
I complained to Ultraseal via their web site on 16 th April. Finally, someone got back in touch and a
few days later, two guys finally came to my flat and fitted the extra parts to my window.
However last week, w/c 3 rd May 2021, the same window in the flat above mine was also being
replaced. The company which was fitting their window made a comment to me that my window was
missing a lower replacement uPVC panel. When I checked underneath the window, I still had my old
rotting wood sill! Unlike the new window directly above which had been fully fitted in brand new
uPVC. Unfortunately, I hadn’t properly checked the outside of my window when it was installed. So
once again I contacted Ultraseal on Monday 10 th May, I was told someone would call me back. I rang
again the next day to be told the same thing. No one has got back to me!
Therefore, I have had no choice but to write this review. This is a true account of the experience I
have had with this company. All calls and correspondences have been noted throughout and my
account is accurate. It takes a lot for me to complain, However, I felt I needed to share my
experience with this company, so as to make people aware.
May 15, 2021
Unprompted review