A perplexed mother got home to see that scaffolding had been erroneously erected around her home.
Sarah Johnson, a resident of Walnut Drive in Plympton, Plymouth, was absent when the construction crew arrived.
Courtney Chapman, her neighbor, was the first to alert her to the “bizarre” situation, believing that her landlord had arranged for repairs.
On September 29, Ms. Chapman inquired about the work being performed on Ms. Johnson’s home and provided her a photograph showing it covered in scaffolding.
Ms. Johnson says she didn’t believe it and assumed it was a joke or maybe a filter.
Ms. Johnson’s street, Walnut Drive, was mistakenly identified as Walnut Gardens.
On her way home, Ms. Johnson received a call from her neighbor, who inquired about the status of her residence. Ms. Johnson stated, “At first, I thought she was playing a joke on me.” She emailed me a snapshot, and I still felt it was a prank; I even considered the possibility that it was a filter.
She speculated that her landlord had arranged for repair work, but he, too, “had no idea what was going on,” she added.
She discovered after excavating that the scaffolding was for new windows, but the company had no idea why it was erected surrounding her home.
She then uploaded a photo of the scaffolding surrounding her home to Facebook. In the post, she asked, “Has anyone else experienced this? Someone has registered me up for Windows, but neither I nor my landlord did it.
The CEO of the Plymouth-based company Scafftec Ltd apologized to Ms. Johnson through text message after getting dozens of messages from customers who were similarly perplexed.
The scaffolding remained at Ms. Johnson’s residence overnight, and the crew removed it the following day.
She noted that although the men dismantling it did not appear to be “particularly happy,” the company’s leader was “extremely remorseful.”
Scafftec stated that the issue had been resolved and affected clients had been contacted.