A BAFFLED couple have hit out after their home was covered in scaffolding they never ordered.
Mike Keeling, 56, and Leanne Smith, 45, were stunned to watch three mystery men turn up to their property on Saturday.
Mike and Leanne were perplexed to find their home covered in scaffolding
Three mystery men arrived in a van with no logo, and no uniforms
The couple still have no clue who set up the scaffolding
The trio, dressed as construction workers, were captured on the Ring doorbell.
One of the men, who arrived in a van with no logo, simply said, “hello Chinese takeaway”, before unloading the scaffold tubes.
Mike said: “I turned onto my road and thought ‘oh, somebody’s having some work done’, and then I realised it was my house.
“I was a little bit gobsmacked at that point, thinking ‘hang on a minute, I didn’t order this – unless my other half has sanctioned some building work without telling me about it,’ which seemed unlikely.”
The dad-of-one, who lives on Ash Road, in Warrington, has chased down countless local companies to enquire where the scaffolding came from.
He has also knocked on all other houses with the same number as his, on roads named after other trees.
However his investigation has so far led no where, leaving the couple dumbfounded.
Mike added: “Quite a few people had seen this work being done, but the guys who’d done it had absolutely nothing on them to identify who they were.
“Normally when you see scaffolding on a building they put a sign on it. There’s nothing like that.
“There’s nothing on the van, which we could see on the Ring camera.”
While other scaffolding companies have offered to remove the equipment, Mike doesn’t want to give away someone’s property and be accused of theft.
“The whole thing has completely flummoxed us,” the payroll company director added.
And, the bizarre construction work is proving to be quite a nuisance for the married couple.
Leanne can no longer access her charging point, which means she forced to use more expensive public ones.
One of the men simply said ‘hello Chinese takeaway’
Mike is concerned the platform outside their bedroom window may cause a security risk
Other scaffolding companies have offered to remove it – but the couple don’t want to be accused of stealing
The pair are also concerned the scaffolding will pose a security issue, as there’s a platform right outside their bedroom window.
Mike and Leanne are urging anyone who knows more about the scaffolding owners to come forward.
However, the dad-of-one said he might take advantage of it to check his gutters before sets in.
He said: “We just don’t know what to do next, because of the fact there’s no way we can identify these guys.
“They may have come from a different town, we were hoping that maybe some building work was going to start – a team of roofers would turn up at another address and realise there’s no scaffolding there, they’d phone the guys who did it and they might come back and take it down.
“But how long do we leave it for?”
Leanne can’t access her electric car charging point
The couple say they’re ‘gobsmacked’ 
