Owning your own home

As above - 'at' if that's the language used, means on the day to me.

I would even argue that means when the job is finished (same day).

@Jameo I'd say the same.

Seems like an odd way to phase it too. Why not tie it to a specific date?

Ultimately though you've signed the contract, so you don't really have a justification to go back to them now with criteria on holding back a %. You can try, but they can just say no.

I would say something along the lines of our contract says "at", not before or prior. So I'll pay on the day as per the contract. I've been really happy with the process so far and chose you for the quality of your windows and reputation.

Then if they press it some more then tell them it's their contract and if they're going to cancel the job you'll need your deposit back and compensation for the time you taken off for the day of the install. They're breaking the contract with such little notice that you won't be able to get work for that day. Then something about how your looking forward to the windows and this isn't inline with your experience to date

This is basically a much more polite version of my opinion. XD

@Jameo they won’t cancel the job; they won’t want to lose your money.

they won’t cancel the job; they won’t want to lose your money.

This. "I'll pay you, promptly, when the windows are successfully installed, not before. Thanks."

Thanks all, will pay on the day and on credit card just in case there are any issues.

There's a machine that can do it, someone in north London did it for a uni project of mine but that was about 20 years ago so doubt they're still in business! Just to confirm it is a thing, basically overlocks the edge with thread.

We need Catford LFGSS drinks, surely?

😭

It was your positivity about the area that lured me here 6 + years ago. Haven't looked back.

Not even a quick glance over your shoulder as you duck through the tunnel between the Halfords car park and Catford Bridge?

Looks like a garden wall that covers the land of two (or more) homes is a party wall and is subject to the same rules as a shared structural wall - and my neighbour is an idiot.

Can anyone confirm the former? I always suspected the later.

That's certainly what it says on the page you linked. Why, what's your neighbour done?

Technically a Party Fence Wall, but yep the Act still applies

Area now a regular food market once a months.

The Boardway theatre finally opened, we now got a new library near Tesco, and the Catford Constitutional Club opened nearby bringing a nice vibe to go drink, eat or live band.

Catford is great, cheap flat that’s £100,000 cheaper the Brockley.

food market

Has gone too far now as evidenced by the "oyster and fizz" stall.

Just doesn’t really understand the implications of wanting to re-do his bit of the wall.

Nobody really buying from him aren’t they?

In fairness, oyster were commonplace and cheap in London since the railways.

Ha. At our weekly market in Kreuzberg which of course is also on the posh side theres irritating oysters and fizzy too.

“ Area now a regular food market once a months”
You mean you don’t have one on Saturday and then another with different stalls on a Sunday?
Oh you poor thing. :-(

We made the food market happen with our ironic local Twitter account and backchannel with the council gentrification regeneration team! Where were you when they were doing pop up restaurants in the vacant shops in the shopping centre, eh? We helped crowd fund Good Food! You! All of you! You owe us!

Weekly Saturday and Wednesday markets here with a really big one coming around first Sunday of the month, there’s no comparison. (And no jerk chicken 😭)

Good Food is getting too many of my pounds at the moment. Got any council connections who might be able to do something about pavement parking/speeding? I'm trying to make a nuisance of myself to get it sorted at the moment.

We lost the connections when the account went dormant. No more free ginfest tickets or ropey shakespeare at the broadway for us. Which is just as well as it’s a bit of a trek now.
Good luck fixing speeding on Sangley, my recommendation is to move to culverley green and use that road to get to the centre instead. Surely you can can get an ineffectual community speed watch in action with a few others from the Facebook?

I've met with a councillor and started making a nuisance of myself. Also emailed MP and Assembly member. I've flyered a load of neighbours to encourage the same too. But who knows what effect it'll have.

They've threatened to cancel the installation next week if its not paid immediately.

That’s a bit of a red flag imho.

Yes, when we did windows and doors only a deposit was required. And it was only the guarantee that was withheld until total payment. Pretty much the opposite case

Really hope it works. If it does, please let me know, I might replicate the method in E10 to see if there is any luck (pretty fed up of big car small dick attitude at the moment)