People who do not have proper knowledge about building and construction but profess to be experts are called as ‘cowboy builders’. Data from the Office of Fair Trading reveals that UK householders had incurred losses to the extent of 1.6 billion British pounds as rectification costs due to the substandard construction work done by incompetent cowboy builders. As such, it is of prime importance that you avoid cowboy builders at all costs in your building endeavours.

Such cowboy builders generally impose unnecessary building work also on you, besides overcharging for the entire construction. They take more money than the actual work done and invariably disappear at this stage. The sloppy and inferior construction quality and the unwanted additional costs add to the extra amount that you paid to these people. Finally, you end up with incomplete building work at low quality done at a substantial loss. The cost of rectification proves costlier than even a new construction.

If you follow the steps outlined in the checklist provided by us for selecting a builder, it will be easy for you to identify and reject the dangerous cowboy builders. Normally, these people will not be accredited to any national trade association. They will not be able to present any references about prior work done by them. Since prevention is better than cure, it is advisable to avoid the sham cowboy builders in the beginning stage itself. To identify the genuine and trustworthy building contractors, refer to our extensive directory on them listed city wise in UK.