SLK Scaffolding claimed they were still waiting for payment from Just Glass, and weren't aware of being contacted directly by Ruth and Ken. The two companies involved blamed each other (Image: HullLive/Donna Clifford)
If I had better health, I'd bloomin' take it down." "It's been a real upset, I've had bad nights' sleep over it. I think they gave us the number for the scaffolding company to pass the buck, which isn't fair. Ruth added: "Just Glass said it's down to the scaffolding. They said they were charged more than £1,500 for the work in total. The couple had previously used Just Glass for work on their conservatory. I've tried local scaffold people, they won't touch it for health and safety reasons." We've contacted the scaffolding company and they said they've not been paid. Ruth said: "It really is getting to be quite a frustration. Her and Ken, 75, are not able to use their path at the moment because it's blocked by the scaffolding, and instead have to walk across the front lawn to get out of their house. Ruth, 68, relies on a walking trolley to be able to get around due to her fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Ruth and Ken Tummons outside their home (Image: HullLive/Donna Clifford) Both companies blamed each other when they were contacted by HullLive. They had expected the scaffolding to be done within a week. Ruth and Ken said they had contacted both companies to ask for the scaffolding to be removed, but nothing has been done.
The scaffolding was put up outside their house on April 26, and within a day, the windows were installed. Read more: Doncaster dad hopes to treat Crohn’s Disease using stem cells from newborn son Just Glass then subcontracted Leeds company SLK Scaffolding Ltd, HullLive reports.
The East Yorkshire couple paid Salford-based company Just Glass Ltd to install their new windows. She said: "If I had better health, I'd bloomin' take it down myself." Ruth struggles to get around and said the issue is becoming "quite a frustration". But despite the work being done months ago, the scaffolding is still up on their home in Hull. Ken and Ruth Tummons say the work they had paid for on their windows completed in April this year. A Yorkshire couple have been left in a frustrated limbo after waiting nearly four months for scaffolding to be taken down from their home.