A businessman who spent two-and-a-half years lovingly restoring two Victorian terraced houses was fuming after bungling workmen splattered them with MUD. Ash Browning, 62, was horrified when he saw the mess covering the doors and windows of his newly renovated properties. He was even more disgusted when he found a screwed up note which had been shoved through the letterbox from the bungling builders apologising. CityFibre contractors were digging up the road to lay internet cables in Wyld’s Lane in Worcester when they peppered Mr Browning’s houses with mud and gravel. Mr Browning has spent the last two-and-half years transforming his old furniture shop into two terraced homes which he planned to sell or rent. He was horrified when he returned to the properties on Wednesday (12/10) to find the Victorian era properties covered in mud. Mr Browning, who now runs his furniture business online, said: "I came back to find everything literally covered in mud. "There was a screwed-up letter shoved through my post box saying ‘Sorry, we'll clean it tomorrow.’ "There's now mud all over my brand spanking new railings, walls and windows. "The mud has just been splattered and sprayed everywhere." He added that he was "simply livid" that there were no barriers put in place to protect his building from the road digging. He said: "It should have been screened up properly to protect my property so that none of this would have happened. "It's soul-destroying. All of my time and my labour has been ruined. "Two-and-a-half years you work on something and someone comes and does that. "My friend who is an architect has explained that this mud will have chemicals in it and it won't be easy to get off. "It took a professional builder three weeks to put these new windows in, I'm not having someone come and scratch those up trying to clean it." CityFibre's area manager for Worcester apologised for the mess and reiterated that teams will be out to clean up the affected area. Neal Wright, CityFibre’s area manager for Worcester, said: “We expect the highest standards from our build partners, which is why we are very sorry to learn of the concerns raised by a resident in Wyld’s Lane. "Our local build team is now cleaning the area to ensure the street is left as we found it. “We’d like to thank all residents for their support and patience throughout the build to date. "We are investing £21 million to bring the best available digital connectivity to thousands of homes and businesses in Worcester, and once the full fibre works are complete, businesses and residents in the area will have access to future-proof digital connectivity that will not need to be replaced for decades to come.”