A FURIOUS tenant claims a builder left piles of rubbish, trails of thick dust, uneven walls and ceilings, and door latches buried in plaster after carrying out work at his home.
Around a year ago Chris Wilson, aged 48, applied for Six Town Housing to fit a new bathroom and kitchen, including electrics, at his home in Ferngrove, where he lives with his two sons.
The housing association contracted builders from the Wigan-based firm A Connolly Ltd to start work on March 27.
However Mr Wilson says he has been left shocked by the work carried out by the firm.
Mr Wilson says it is "not up to scratch", adding: “It is tax payers who are footing the bill and the quality of work is disgusting."
He claimed: “There’s not a level wall in my house and a lot of the ceilings are not even straight and the windows are not square. Plus the door latches are half buried in plaster.”
Other problems described by Mr Wilson include thick dust and a trail of plaster through his house after he says builders failed to put down plastic sheeting.
Bins of rubble and metal were also said to have been left outside his house and patch plaster work was skimmed over his 
wallpaper.
He also alleges that builders used a piece of skirting board he had purchased instead of the cheaper MDF they supply, but fitted it out of sight behind his fridge and washing machine.
Mr Wilson said: “I have been waiting 22 years for this work and there are people on my estate who have had three kitchens put in while I have waited. I feel like I was passed over because I was working.”
He added: “It is not just me, it’s my neighbours as well who have had the same horror stories. And Six Town Housing seem to be leaving them to it.” 
Mr Wilson says he has since been in contact with Six Town Housing and A Connolly Ltd to complain about the issues and wants other people to know about his experiences. 
A spokesperson from Six Town Housing said: “We are looking into this matter and will be actively working with the contractor and the tenant regarding this.”
Simon Harrison, managing director of A Connolly Ltd, said: “We understand that a tenant of Ferngrove has raised concerns over the standard of renovation work at his property, and as we take such matters very seriously, we have asked for full details of these issues of which we be happy to look in to, but as yet we have not had the requested 
information.”