{"id":142070,"date":"2023-09-24T12:36:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T12:36:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/?p=142070"},"modified":"2023-09-24T12:36:18","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T12:36:18","slug":"i-spent-20000-on-my-dream-wickes-kitchen-but-months-after-it-was-supposed-to-be-done-its-still-not-finished-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprojectsworld.com\/lifestyle\/i-spent-20000-on-my-dream-wickes-kitchen-but-months-after-it-was-supposed-to-be-done-its-still-not-finished-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"I spent \u00a320,000 on my dream Wickes kitchen &#8211; but months after it was supposed to be done it&#x27;s STILL not finished | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A GRANDAD who blew \u00a320,000 on a dream Wickes kitchen in MAY says he&#x27;s still waiting for it to be built.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Cowley was told it would be ready for his move in date on June 10, but the &quot;Let&#x27;s Do It Right&quot; brand allocated a July 10 build.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/000-left-frustrated-injured-poor-847483276.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Following months of delays, Paul says he is still living in a building site that&#x27;s left him injured and forced to gorge on takeaways which he says has sent his blood sugar levels soaring.<\/p>\n<p>Paul, who suffers with pre-diabetes, told the Derby Telegraph: &quot;You don&#x27;t pay \u00a320,000 for this. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;It&#x27;s angered me so much. It&#x27;s\u00a0affected my health.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The grandad, from Mickleover, Derbyshire, says he was looking forward to moving into his dad&#x27;s old house.<\/p>\n<h2><span>Read More UK news<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24080135-1695374065478.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Our village is a newbuild &#8216;dumping ground&#8217;\u2026 we&#8217;re tiny but 600 are being built<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NINTCHDBPICT000559410672.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Sun&#8217;s brilliant new WhatsApp channel sends the best news DIRECT to your phone<\/h3>\n<p>But unexplained delays from July 10 saw slow progress, and workmen would only turn up once every two weeks, he alleges.<\/p>\n<p>To add insult to injury, builders left materials all over his house, including wooden panels in the garden.<\/p>\n<p>And two large waste bags on his drive mean no-one can park there.<\/p>\n<p>The situation came to a head when Mark tripped over materials and was forced to call 111 with injured knees which now need physiotherapy.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24104806-1695499212270.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PRICE DROP <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Major supermarket offers huge discount off weekly shop to millions of Brits<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/man-putting-coin-pink-piggy-629473800.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CASH CHECK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Thousands of households have just days left to apply for free \u00a3200<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/crop-22890991-2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BANK ON IT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Thousands of customers will see their bank accounts closed for good<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-24100224-1695458702204.jpg\"><\/picture><span>CASH BACK <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Martin Lewis reveals check to get \u00a33k tax refund &#8211; even if you&#8217;ve been rejected<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As well as no hob to cook on, his grand kids are unable to come over and he feels let down by builders who &quot;won&#x27;t even phone&quot; to tell him they&#x27;re not coming.<\/p>\n<p>Paul claims that between the workers&#x27; last two visits, there had been a sixteen-day gap.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Left with no option, Paul contacted Citizen&#x27;s Advice as it had gone too far, and is in talks on what to do next.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Wickes said: &quot;We\u2019re very sorry to hear of Mr Cowley\u2019s kitchen experience as we aim to complete all our installations to a high standard. <\/p>\n<p>&quot;A designated member of Wickes customer relations is currently in contact with Mr Cowley to ensure the matter is fully resolved.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/24107858\/wickes-kitchen-delays-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A GRANDAD who blew \u00a320,000 on a dream Wickes kitchen in MAY says he&#x27;s still waiting for it to be&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":142069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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