Still ongoing Aug 30th...
Let's start with the positive the two men who came to work on our property were outstanding 5* They were easy to talk to, we felt comfortable & they worked really hard.
The red door is to die for!
Downsides: Unlike with our neighbours house Ambassador didn't send a large team to do the job (which were told would be the case during a sales visit). Our small team were pulled off to support other jobs but they kept us well informed and timeframes at that time were not an issue.
The day extra fitters did come a whole rear patio door was left unfinished & unsealed (meaning we could see the fixing into cavity wall insulation as opposed to block or brick).
The back door was only partially sealed as well.
The other patio door wouldn't open & close without sticking either & our regular team of two had to rectify the issues, when they returned to do finishings on the windows.
We felt like we had to push to get the roofline cement repairs completed, which were quoted for. Thankfully they got a lush local trade out before the scaffolding was removed).
We ordered black UPVc internal & external. We love the effects but having seen our neighbours grey on white windows, Ambassador don't make our version as well. We have quite a few windows with rough, raised joints which is a shame.
We also ordered & paid for black on brown (it was explained that base UPVc was either white or brown). We selected brown...we have been saddened by the amount of white UPVc used in the construction of our windows. At first glance it looks like we got what we paid for but as you walk past windows where the vents have been cut in the white UPVc base jumps out at you.
We've raised this repeatedly but not had any kind of acknowledgement or apology for it.
The back patio doors are damaged in the construction phase with wonky screws - we are still awaiting for this to be rectified.
The wrong glass was ordered, it didn't have privacy glass, but they quickly changed this which was appreciated. There are two windows fitted as openers but they were ordered as fixed. This isn't an issue but we will need to double check what has been written down & already quoted for in phase 2 to make sure we get openers in the two windows we think they confused this order with.
A section of guttering was left outstanding because scaffolding was in the way so the job is still ongoing & trust that it will be finished soon.
I know this reads like a good moan but we've paid £26,000 of savings for this phase of the works. For us thats a lot of money & it's disappointing. The windows I had Ambassador put in my first home 25 years ago are still in that house so I had high expectations.
We are still awaiting our FENSA certificate.
Just to reiterate the 2 fitters & cement worker who came were awesome. If we get things rectified & progress to phase 2 we will insist of them being part of the team.
Thankfully we already have our quote for phase 2 & even though we said at the point of agreeing phase 1, this could be next year, we we're assured that window prices don't change so the quote will stand....that we thought was great, so choosing to finish this review on a positive.
Nb: once our issues are sorted, I will likely change the rating & update this review.
23 giugno 2025
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