Cowboy Builders on Five

[FL07AAV]

Is anyone watching Cowboy Builders?

Are some people just REALLY thick? Who in their right mind would pay FULL MONEY UP FRONT for ANY building work?

The program is obviously 'fixed' in the way they complete the job and MM getting stuff for free but I dont mind her presenting skills because my eyes are fixed on her ts

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

[Jasandjules]

Sometimes even paying half up front can be too much.

[FL07AAV]

ajstephe said:

I knew of some builders who may have been from the travelling fraternity that that installed a new tarmac drive with marble flecks
embedded in it. The marble flecks melted in the rain (they turned out to be crushed up polo mints)

....breathe.....

[Bigdrift]

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

[groucho]

FL07AAV said:

Are some people just REALLY thick? Who in their right mind would pay FULL MONEY UP FRONT for ANY building work?

A silly one. I always wait until I have finished to ask for payment.

[gti-ted]

Who cares about dodgy builders and there workmanship, let's talk about Mellinda

[groucho]

gti-ted said:

Who cares about dodgy builders and there workmanship, let's talk about Mellinda

Nah, just do a google image search.

[tinman0]

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

[groucho]

tinman0 said:

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

DL had a building company that went bust? Haven't got a linky have you? Seems a bit hypocritical.

[Stig]

And who the hell is Melinda Messenger to hand out advice?

The woman they were featuring (the one who liked pies) ended up spending £65k on that extension (£43k first time round then a further £22k to the builder IIRC).

Oh, and I must remember to go to the local trades and ask for stuff free in future, like entire kitchens etc.

What a crop of plop.

[groucho]

Stig said:

And who the hell is Melinda Messenger to hand out advice?

Apparently, as the program says, she has 10 years experience in property development. She's not very good with a hammer after all that time.

[tinman0]

groucho said:

tinman0 said:

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

DL had a building company that went bust? Haven't got a linky have you? Seems a bit hypocritical.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1133527/Co...


My apologies, not Dominic Littlewood, but someone linked to the programme.

I think its the builder who puts things right again. Teach me for skimming.

Edited by tinman0 on Friday 6th February 15:50

[groucho]

tinman0 said:

groucho said:

tinman0 said:

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

DL had a building company that went bust? Haven't got a linky have you? Seems a bit hypocritical.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1133527/Co...

Edited by tinman0 on Friday 6th February 15:49

Who's John Russell?

[monthefish]

tinman0 said:

groucho said:

tinman0 said:

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

DL had a building company that went bust? Haven't got a linky have you? Seems a bit hypocritical.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1133527/Cowboy-Builder-rides-storm-collapse-property-firm-leaves-6-4-million-debts.html

the atricle said:

A DIY expert on TV's Cowboy Builders ran up debts of more than £6.4million after a string of his property firms went bust.
John Russell, 44, was hired by Channel 5 to expose rogue tradesmen and appears alongside Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood on the hit Channel 5 show.

Don't think DL had anything to do with it, did he?

Also, I've watched the series from the start - don't remember seeing this 'John Russell' bloke in it at all....

[tinman0]

monthefish said:

tinman0 said:

groucho said:

tinman0 said:

Bigdrift said:

FL07AAV said:

Also, am I alone in thinking that Dominic Littlewood is a c*ck?

no your not i am of the same opinion !

and he's just got embroiled in a row where his building companies went bust for £6.4m two years ago. so his chasing down dodgy builders who have taken money right now looks a little hollow.

DL had a building company that went bust? Haven't got a linky have you? Seems a bit hypocritical.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1133527/Cowboy-Builder-rides-storm-collapse-property-firm-leaves-6-4-million-debts.html

the atricle said:

A DIY expert on TV's Cowboy Builders ran up debts of more than £6.4million after a string of his property firms went bust.
John Russell, 44, was hired by Channel 5 to expose rogue tradesmen and appears alongside Melinda Messenger and Dominic Littlewood on the hit Channel 5 show.

Don't think DL had anything to do with it, did he?

Also, I've watched the series from the start - don't remember seeing this 'John Russell' bloke in it at all....

Nothing to do with DL. Skim read that article a few days ago. Apols.