heres the latest letter of praise for the team! (pictures to follow)

Morley House

68a Goodwins Road

Kings Lynn

Norfolk

PE30 5PD

1^st May 2012.

Dear Stefan

I am writing to thank you and your team for the excellent job you have done in fitting our ground level trampoline.

I was very impressed by your thorough explanation of the quote, and how the work would be carried out. You were sensitive to the needs of our service and proactive in keeping me up to date on progress.

The weather you endured was appalling but you were all professional and helpful throughout.

The young people have already started to use the trampoline and I know it will be an asset to our service.

I would not hesitate to recommend you to others and have forwarded your details to our head office and requested that you are placed on our preferred providers list.

Thank you from all at Morley House.

Yours sincerely

Carol Gyton.

Morley House Manager.

find us here and what people have to say about us

look at the great reviews about various works we have completed
click here!

new staff to help cope

well its been so busy we have had to take on more staff and stop looking at anymore work, unheard of ever before i am to say but its true! surely this is a good sign for the building trade?the economy? it certainly is for moral!
we actually just got sent a works pad and pen with calling cards from one of our avenues of work. very posh.
working on a massive house we spent a year working on 2 years ago, painting all the windows and doors, guttering, flat roof to repair/ceiling to repair, garden clearance, excess household goods to move, rendering and so much more. the project sees 7 of us working there at times.
kitchen to fit next week and some tiling- we tiled the kitchen floor and bathroom, plus did various small works. outside tap has to fit into the schedule somewhere.
minor garden works- moving a shed/installation of a base, cat flap, childs swing concreted down and more.
major works at a government establishment.
small bathroom refit
making a custom door, taking down an internal wall, rendering, full rip out and re fit of a bathroom.
lounge to paint.
roof to strip and then apply new felt and batons/lead etc oh and fancy guttering in galvanised steel.
pond and feature to a garden along with 20 fence panels.
we have just fitted a trampoline-details to come-installed a shed base-moved a shed and electrics-installed ridge tiles-bathroom and fascia works-painted window sills- -patio to caravan-plus more to upload when there is time.
patio to the side of a caravan in heacham
new stair case to fit
brick and slab stairs to a caravan and alterations to fencing
stairs and floor renovation to a cottage
phew and there is more!

coming up for us!

we have a trampoline to put into the ground, house to paint-garden makeover-floor to level-windows to seal-tiling-wallpapering- you get the gist, another house to make over, shed base, kitchen, wall, extension, new stairs to fit-velux windows-floorboards and more, moving a shed and plumbing in, bathroom to fit and more. plus lots of paperwork out there waiting for people to agree on.

yes its been ages, but we have been busy!

work work and looking for some play time! While the weather is upside down we are jumping from job to job trying to get anything finished. seems as quick as we start a job the weather stops us, shame it still rains the weekends too. but! here is the finished pointing to the end gable and the painting of the front! you can see that the left side predominately has the rough looking areas, this is as the previous builders used cement and sand, no lime. so without smashing the flint etc to get it out we had to leave these areas.

it will only take a minute! by big builders bum

next time i hear the saying "it will only take you a minute" i might just drop my trousers and show them what i really think!
agreed to a job to help someone out and low and behold it has stressed us both out and left me wanting to bang my head against the wall as i know there is NO such thing as "it will only take a minute". what that actually means is can you do a quick little job to make this look better but i dont want to spend alot and im in a hurry please can you help me.
being mister i like to help anyone i fall deeply into the sea of rubbish and allow the only a minute job to turn into a " i wish i had said NO". repairing fascia board where starlings are nesting, simple little job i thought. pulled the dodgy looking board off and look what we have here, woodworm, rot, enough nesting material for a small elephant let alone a starling family, previous workmanship which was conducted in the dark with no candles oooooooooooooooooooh stop it. so filler, nails and lots of bubblegum later, we coated the precarious looking fascia with a coat of cover up all sins paint (its not really called that or actually available).
it was a job done on a shoe string but the string ended up being cotton and the bath panel and toilet seat from a local DIY shop were just as bad. never have i cut a bath panel with a pair of scissors or had one tear like paper. rubbish! is too kind for them!
so today was not the easy little day as planned for this cold ridden builder.
lets hope the glass mosaic tiles are ok for the client what nigel was enjoying himself working with.
cold 1 builder 0

garden make over

simple little job of digging out three lanes to be shingled, taking old fence posts out which had been installed two years previous but snapped in the high winds, new upvc back door, clean out guttering, repair guttering and install new fencing. See a little job, oh and install a new liner and shingle.
heres the pictures to show the finished job, was great for me as just across the playing field.

heres the after

the before

and the door

wow so busy

its been so busy at work and then doing paperwork there has been no spare time to update the blog. shame as i have loads of new jobs to post on here yet no time to do it. with the addition of "the perfect fit" the quality of the finishing touches has risen. two reliable tradesmen on the job allowing the client to obtain a higher quality end result. we have also been lucky enough to go with our gut instincts when looking at new works and if it does not feel right then not deliver an estimate for them.
we have also had to take on self employed labour at times to help out. all being due to the new marketing strategy i employed the beginning of the year which has now paid off. the seminar with doug out of the dragons den was well worth giving it a look if you can.
now the spring is upon us its time to blow the dust off the camper and put it on the road t minus 7 days then onto the rolling road woop woop.
well its saturday and its sunny so time to leave you and get on with life! updates in the wind.

Latest Bathroom refit

New feedback left on MY BUILDER

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  I received an excellent service from S1 Builders and I am very happy with my new bathroom. It looks gorgeous. Stephan was very good at advising me as to the right fittings to buy and kept me informed with pictures and texts of how the job was progressing as I wasnt at home while the bathroom was being fitted. I was very impressed with how clean everything was kept in the house which is a difficult task when building work is being done. Everything was cleared away on completion of the job and true to his word he finished the bathroom within 5 days despite one or two problems he encountered along the way. I would certainly recommend S1 Builders.

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Hard Landscaping at S1 builders ltd norfolk

Here is a link to a description of what "Hard Landscaping" actually means and lays it out in simple terms.
Not easy for some people to grasp when its on the side of a van or in an advert so after a recommendation from a client i have gone ahead and listed it for all to read.

so you still pay the whole amount and the cancelllation fee!

Refund Request

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ziinga update 1

Very sneaky and clever site if you own it and are banking the money!
banks seem to be stuck at not being able to refund your money as you clicked the agree button. but read the terms and contracts and if you do your a fool!!!!!!!!!!!! hidden charges pop up on your account and crazy requests for proof of who you are turn up. There seems to be a flaw that you join the club for a lovely fee (read your small print, its supposed to be there somewhere) "NO postage" if your a member but you pay postage for what you win. Then they have your details wham bang thank you all the way to the bank.
call them on the phone and its a really bad line, you get put on hold, live chat is below and emails get logged and replied to but if you click the link to cancel its another £28 for the privilege. No guarantee your going to get your goods or a refund but good old Ziinga gets some more money!

Please wait for a site operator to respond.

You are now chatting with 'Christian'

Christian: Welcome to Ziinga! How can I help you?

voidcrystal: hello please can you send me details of how to obtain a refund

Christian: I'd be more than happy to assist you with your concern.

voidcrystal: i cannot receive my goods as your terms asking for copies of passports and credit cards are obscure

Christian: Let me go ahead and check that one for you.

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voidcrystal: voidcrystal

Christian: Thank you for that information.

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Christian: May I put you on hold for a minute or two (2) while I check the information?

voidcrystal: i would rather you did not put me on hold as i have just been on hold on the phon e

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Christian: Upon checking you have won Senseo coffee maker.

voidcrystal: yes and paid postage for it

Christian: Due to Ziinga's one gift per household policy, users need to confirm their identity by sending the following documents as proof

Christian: The status of the won auction is still asking for documents.

voidcrystal: but to obtain it you have asked for proff of who i am which is out landish and why is it not listed that you require proof of credit card photo of passport etc

Christian: Scanned copy of Credit Card (front and back)

Christian: Scanned copy of valid ID (passport or driver's license)

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Christian: All required documents have to be submitted to info@ziinga.com.

voidcrystal: only a fool would send this amount of information over the internet

Christian: If you want you can cover the numbers of the card just leave the last 4 digits and you can also cover the cvv number just leave the signature.

Christian: As long as the signature is the same for the signature from your valid ID's.

voidcrystal: all i wish to do is get a refund for the membership 59.99 x 2 and the other costs you have taken as i have read reports on the internet from people who have done so and not received anything still

voidcrystal: you then have great details of a person to clone their records

voidcrystal: i shop online and have never been asked these requiremetns before and my bank states this this is unorthodox

Christian: We understand your concern.

voidcrystal: please just refund my money

Christian: All the details about the membership, its benefits and charges, are shown on the Payment page and in your receipt. More information are included in the Terms & Conditions, FAQs and How To page. How the website works and complete policies are made available and are clearly provided to our users. We encourage our customers to read all necessary information before completing any transaction. Furthermore, an e-mail receipt is sent to our customers upon purchase as a reminder about the membership charges and the 7-day free period. There is no intention to deceive as all necessary information is communicated to our customers.

Christian: I understand your concern. just give me a few minutes to process your request.

voidcrystal: i would still like a refund

voidcrystal: this would then prove that the people on the web are not telling the truth about your site and allow me to update my blogs and show this

Christian: I respect your decision.

voidcrystal: i appreciate your time and would like to be wrong and write good points about your company

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voidcrystal: thats fine

Christian: And cancelling the membership has cancellation fee of £ 28.00.

voidcrystal: what about the refunds i have asked for?

Christian: As requested, I have sent a Refund Validation Email to your email address. Once you have agreed to the conditions, please click the link provided. This will process will ensure you will not be charged further.

Christian: And a refund will take within 30days.

voidcrystal: the email address is stefannicholls@yahoo.co.uk

Christian: yes.

voidcrystal: thank you

voidcrystal: i will post this onto the blogs, twitter and facebook so people can follow and see how it goes

Christian: Just to inform you, All Platinum memberships come with a 3-month binding contract. Customers who breach the 3-month binding contract will be charged a cancellation fee of £ 28.00. Note that cancellation of the contract will void any free promotional gift offer.

voidcrystal: i have read this and it also states with the membership postage is free but i paid postage for the coffee maker? also i never wished to be a member as this has put my finances into turmoil

Christian: No worries, I already process that request, Kindly check your email and confirm the link so that will stop the membership and it will refund the money within 30 days.

voidcrystal: i will no now thank you

Christian: No problem.

Christian: Is there anything else that I can assist you with?

voidcrystal: where is the refund form please as i cancelled the membership and it just went to the homepage and said that the process had started for cancellation

voidcrystal: 2113

Christian: Yes, with regards of refund form we can only send you the link or validation email.

voidcrystal: but i clicked it and it cancelled my membership but nothing else happens?

voidcrystal: 2117

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voidcrystal: 2119

Christian: Thank you for waiting. I already check that and you confirm tha validation link with regards of cancelling your membership.

Christian: Please accept the cancellation fee so it will stop the whole membership and it will process your refund.

voidcrystal: so what happens about the refunds now? as i have done as you asked and clicked the links but nothing is mentioned about refunds?2126

Christian: Because it in the process and forwarded to our billing department.

Christian: An again it will refund the amount within in 30days.

voidcrystal: ok thanks you can follow the blogs etc at http://s1buildersltd.blogspot.com/2012/02/ziinga-are-these-for-real.html

ziinga are these for real?

Messing about on the internet the other week and ended up a site and won a coffee maker, woop woop, like i really needed one as dont drink coffee (well that often). So all happy and convinced i was a "WINNER" bought some credit and whiled away half an hour not wining again, thats a surprise you all say.
This lovely site ziinga then sends me an email stating i have won a portable dvd player so i fill in the forms and pay the £2 for it and low and behold actually look at what i am doing after committing the cardinal sin of parting with my details?????
Seems as it all seems too good to be true i contacted them asking where my free gifts were, this is the response.

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If you wish to receive your won item, you need to send required documents and you need to make sure to keep your membership active. We require a copy of supporting documents in order for us to verify that you are the owner of the Won product and the card holder. And since we have a one gift per household policy, you must confirm your identity by sending the following documents as proof:
- Scanned copy of Credit Card (front and back)
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Lets get this right people, i have never parted with so much info let alone for a coffee maker and a portable dvd player. I could open a bank account with this much info. So who can prove me wrong and prove thats its not a con and as soon as i give over my personal details i wont end up wiped out?
 

one in the eye for the energy companies?

With "Which" being behind a massive venture to obtain household energy at cheaper prices what could be better? Well here is the link to jump aboard and make a difference!
Its easy to sit back and complain, now turn that complaint into an action!
whichbigswitch
The topic was on radio two today and was interesting whilst making sense.

shiply ?? maybe not so!

this is the story of a courier company that puts you together with couriers on their books and they bid against each other for your business. then you pay them a finders fee for using their service and site.
so sounds good? so i used shiply and one of their couriers took my money for four furniture collections, shiply took the money for the four collections. the courier collected two, then says he has broken down (a week has passed) shiply have been contacted several times and to date have been absolutely useless! this is their reply, which basically states that its tough luck and there is nothing they can do (more like want to do). who vets these so called couriers? then lets them take our money and then we dont have anything we can do. here is their reply, its long but worth a read. i dont have any address etc apart from what i can get off the site, shiply wont give you anything else.

Thank you for your email.

I am sorry to hear of the poor service you have received from your chosen transport provider.

We act purely as a neutral venue through which users and transport providers can meet and enter into their own agreements.  We are not involved in any of the actual transactions which take place and so are unable to get involved in any disputes or issues which may arise as a result of the contracts you choose to enter into with.

We are however, very happy to assist you with communicating with your chosen transport provider.  Contact details are below and I have also sent them a message requesting they get in touch with you ASAP with a view to resolving the issues.

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wow busy day !!!

S1 builders of Norfolk looked at a total refit in Peterborough today and its a big job! Lots to finish off so it can be rented out. Great location with a 1 minute walk from the city centre.
Then it was shuffling paperwork over dinner for S1 builders so Nigel and i could work out a plan of action for the next few weeks. Well the paper is still in a muddle but makes sense, somehow. Best prices for timber and panels to date we have found to date is "Timber services" of Kings Lynn.
Its been really busy on the website and the telephone lately with the following to price up and send out this week. One refit, 1 top to bottom decorating/laminate floors/upstairs bathroom/downstairs loo, one fence, one concrete pad, major works to a cloakroom, fencing/bathroom/garden, large concrete pad, very large brick wall/massive car park to tarmac phew,
So must  get on

update for jan2012

What a year so far! still half glass full and it seems to be getter fuller.

Working along side "the Perfect fit" seems to be going from strength to strength with every client so far more than happy with everything undertaken. 

To date we have made custom fit wardrobes, painted a bedroom, made a bespoke tele unit, fitted a new garage door and electric opener, fitted out a utility room, finished off draft proofing to doors, rebuilt bay window sills, fixed the leaking roofs, fitted two lots of fencing, few days of handy man activity, wallpapering, priced up loads of work and welded up the trusty truck.
thats jan out of the way with feb booked up with re pointing an end gable of a big house in lime, re roofing, fitting a velux window, mending sash windows and insulating the roof of a studio, complete new bathroom re fit, rendering to an internal wall thats damp, rendering a wall next to road to stop the water entering the house and if there is time making a beach hut!


the update on the mk1 golf roof can be read at  mk1 golf roof ,auto glym have basically failed to supply details of the ingredients and said take us to court if you dare. So be warned !

full details of the works completed and pictures to follow

auto glym discoloured the soft top roof

just to make all of you aware if you have a classic car or a new car the potential problem that can occur from using "Auto Glym" vinyl and rubber care . i used it on a mk1 golf cabriolet and it turned the white roof pink!! sent emails to the company and basically got told the car is too old and i should not of used it, no mention on the bottle of "Do not use on old cars".

area not used on

the ruined roof

Good Morning Stefan,

Thank you for supplying the requested information, my colleague has passed on your enquiry and we have now had time to view these images.

Firstly I would like to highlight that Autoglym Vinyl and Rubber Care is a water based, silicone emulsion which has been used successfully in the market place as one of our more popular lines for many  years now. It will provide a transparent coating which will only improve the appearance of clean vinyl and plastic surfaces. 

It contains no solvents, or aggressive components which will change the colour of vinyl surfaces. 

Autoglym log and record all correspondence regarding our range and any complaints are investigated appropriately.  In this case, taking into account the age of the roof, our knowledge of the product and its capability, we are confident that Autoglym Vinyl & Rubber Care has not been responsible for the appearance of your roof.  As you are aware, the Mk1 Golf ceased manufacture many years ago, and being the original roof, the appearance shows it to have suffered a degree of deterioration from ageing.

Considering the age and appearance of your hood, we would advise you to seek specialist renovation expertise and regret that we do not carry this type of product within our range.

Lyn Cooper | Customer Relations Coordinator

Tel: +44 (0)1462 687443  |   Autoglym, Works Road, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire SG6 1LU, UK www.autoglym.com

The Perfect Fit. new to s1 builders in norfolk

New to the company is "The Perfect Fit" just as the name suggests the new team member is able to turn your dreams into reality (calm down) if its to be made out of wood. From fantasy to reality Nigel has built kitchens to elaborate childrens pirate ships and pub swings to medieval cottages scaled down for the children. If thats all a bit much for a sunday afternoon then what about a new door, window or a secret floor?
For full details go to the brochure on the homepage The perfect fit and see some of the work and letters of recommendation.
Obviously i put the final touches to the work and the rest of the team participate in what ever way they can but what out Pinocchio as Nigel has his saw out! 

free healthy box of food from S1 Builders Norfolk ltd

Fancy a box delivered to your door with the choice of four separate tubs of your choice? Its not a con! enter the code bl3vyw1d. look at the site and see, yoghurt covered peanuts and raisins, olives, flap jacks and more if your taste buds are not watering then look at the site. free box of healty snacks.
enjoy them

thanks you from us at s1 builders norfolk

Congratulations to all of you that reached 2012 through the last year of hardship, unfortunately its not all over yet and tougher times are said to come yet.Woe and yet more woe? Lets all half fill our glasses and raise them at the coming year with a smile together as united we can all pull through this difficult time. How and why? Well we all need a hand to hold every now and then and if you dont have a hand to squeeze when it feels like all is lost then come and read the dribble thats mostly written on here. Positive thought evokes positive attitudes which in turn create positive happenings! Its true! when its good its good and when its bad its bad! why? because everyone loves to be happy (apart from the odd miserable git, who we are not interested in , well unless its the partner then its time for you to get a new one) so focus on the good things in life and there are plenty. Yes its tough with prices as they are but as a country we have pulled through wars and landed out the other side OK. So cut your cloth to the size that fits your table and keep to it. Smile more! laugh lots! love more (thats not an excuse to go out and sleep about) and if you cannot say anything nice then keep quiet.
We all have our problems some worse than others but we truly wish you all the best for the coming months.
Here is just a "Thank you " to all of you out there for supporting us and we will be around for some time to come yet.
Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!