LadyArowana
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Update on my roof and bucket situation. Not only did the industrial abseilers not fix the leak, but they have managed to create a new one. I’m now out of buckets!
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Joy - been resolving damp issues at my elderly parents house, been sorting out ground levels, fixing breached DPC and repointing the bricks below it in lime. They hired a carpenter to cut out the rotted joists and floor and replace / repair, which has all been going well, until today, when they decided to become "damp experts" - they hacked off the blown gypsum (fine) and are now merrily trying to convince my parents to cement and sand render up to 1.5m on the internal face of the exterior wall 
Going to march round later on with a bag of NHL 2 and confiscate their cement
Going to march round later on with a bag of NHL 2 and confiscate their cement
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Its amazing how ignorant most trades people are when it comes to old housesJoy - been resolving damp issues at my elderly parents house, been sorting out ground levels, fixing breached DPC and repointing the bricks below it in lime. They hired a carpenter to cut out the rotted joists and floor and replace / repair, which has all been going well, until today, when they decided to become "damp experts" - they hacked off the blown gypsum (fine) and are now merrily trying to convince my parents to cement and sand render up to 1.5m on the internal face of the exterior wall
Going to march round later on with a bag of NHL 2 and confiscate their cement
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Same thing happened to me, got some roofers over to inspect my leaky chimney stack and one of them broke a joint on my guttering with his ladder. I ended up having to go up there and replace the joint which was really difficult as I hate heights and my fingers aren't strong enough to snap those plastic clamps into place. In order to get the fix I had to detach the guttering from another joint alongside. Now guess what, thats dripping!
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There's another grouse. The plastic is barely strong enough for the job, and all too often "snap" does literally mean the curly end bit snaps off. Many of ours now have short self-tapping screws near the broken off ends.
It would perhaps be better to replace the broken bracket, but to get at the fixing screws means unclipping the other brackets to lift the gutter, and on re-clipping the brackets guess what happens!
Well, cue much faffing about I ended up doing the plastering myself, so set to it on Saturday morning. Despite not having lifted a trowel in at least 4 years, found some builders sand in my stockpile and once I had defrosted it got stuck in, pretty pleased with the result (and yes only showing a photo of the best bitJoy - been resolving damp issues at my elderly parents house, been sorting out ground levels, fixing breached DPC and repointing the bricks below it in lime. They hired a carpenter to cut out the rotted joists and floor and replace / repair, which has all been going well, until today, when they decided to become "damp experts" - they hacked off the blown gypsum (fine) and are now merrily trying to convince my parents to cement and sand render up to 1.5m on the internal face of the exterior wall
Going to march round later on with a bag of NHL 2 and confiscate their cement
) - who needs corner beads!
In a case of “the gasman cometh”…
We are having an extension done, the builders lopped off the service connections to the bit that was being demolished, so I had to tidy that up so we could get all the plumbing, electrical and heating circuits back up in the house.
Then the builder’s plumber came for first fix and broke the boiler, so our plumber came to fix that.
Then the builders electrician came for his first fix and promptly lost us a circuit in the house which I had to fix.
Then the builder’s plumber returned to finish first fix, all good I thought until the boiler and upstairs electrics went out overnight.
Turns out he’d blown a hole in the cold water feed to the boiler, which dripped down onto the fused spur in the boiler cupboard and shorted the electrics.
So then an electrician (definitely not me because that wouldn’t be legal) came and relocated the electrics, utilising a redundant immersion heater feed on the other side of the cupboard far away from any pipes to power the boiler rather than the spur off the first floor ring.
So I have rigged up a “drip collection system” and am waiting for the builder’s plumber to come back again to resolve the leaky water feed…
And people wonder why I don’t trust trades
We are having an extension done, the builders lopped off the service connections to the bit that was being demolished, so I had to tidy that up so we could get all the plumbing, electrical and heating circuits back up in the house.
Then the builder’s plumber came for first fix and broke the boiler, so our plumber came to fix that.
Then the builders electrician came for his first fix and promptly lost us a circuit in the house which I had to fix.
Then the builder’s plumber returned to finish first fix, all good I thought until the boiler and upstairs electrics went out overnight.
Turns out he’d blown a hole in the cold water feed to the boiler, which dripped down onto the fused spur in the boiler cupboard and shorted the electrics.
So then an electrician (definitely not me because that wouldn’t be legal) came and relocated the electrics, utilising a redundant immersion heater feed on the other side of the cupboard far away from any pipes to power the boiler rather than the spur off the first floor ring.
So I have rigged up a “drip collection system” and am waiting for the builder’s plumber to come back again to resolve the leaky water feed…
And people wonder why I don’t trust trades
Toby Newell
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I have so many similar stories I lose count.
Good god
Good use of a she-wee though…
Given that it's 50mm flexible waste pipe and a petrol funnel, more likely a she-wee for Queen KongGood use of a she-wee though…
Is this where we get to complain then?
AGHHHH THIS ENDLESS COLD, RAINY, HUMID WEATHER IS MAKING IT BLOODY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUR NEW LAYERS OF HEMP PLASTER TO BLOODY DRY!!!
We had a precious few hours of 17 / 18 degree weather this afternoon so I threw every window in the house open to try to get this stuff to dry out, and then I watched with misery and horror as our internal RH went from 69% to 87% and our temp dropped from 19 to 16.5. This summer needs a rescue plan srsly.
AGHHHH THIS ENDLESS COLD, RAINY, HUMID WEATHER IS MAKING IT BLOODY IMPOSSIBLE TO GET OUR NEW LAYERS OF HEMP PLASTER TO BLOODY DRY!!!
We had a precious few hours of 17 / 18 degree weather this afternoon so I threw every window in the house open to try to get this stuff to dry out, and then I watched with misery and horror as our internal RH went from 69% to 87% and our temp dropped from 19 to 16.5. This summer needs a rescue plan srsly.
Yes I’ve now totally reversed course and shut everything up including trickle vents across the whole house and turned the dehumidifier on high. Back down to 71% RH.Yes it is, there is also a counterpart Cheer of the day floating around somewhere for the more positive aspects!
De-humidifiers? On the plus side you should get less cracking thanks to the slow dry out
I’ll keep the cheer thread in mind though I’m not feeling it much recently.
Rehanging a door today after renovating a room and stripping paint. Darned thing doesn't fit in the frame.....
Pulled a spare out from the garage that I had saved from a neighbour's skip a few years back. That one is neither square or the right size (quarter inch to narrow, and an inch too short). Spent a few hours gluing strips of wood to build up the gap and square it up, and still not sure it will fit the hole properly. And of course, the hinges are in the wrong place, so the recesses need recutting...
Pulled a spare out from the garage that I had saved from a neighbour's skip a few years back. That one is neither square or the right size (quarter inch to narrow, and an inch too short). Spent a few hours gluing strips of wood to build up the gap and square it up, and still not sure it will fit the hole properly. And of course, the hinges are in the wrong place, so the recesses need recutting...
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Why doesn't it fit? Did it warp? If not then surely it would be easier to plane the original one to fit.
Frame has moved slightly. Probably as a result of plastering right up to the frame which appears to be held in with a hope & prayer. Cutting back the plaster and putting some long screws in should pull the frame back in to place.
Toby Newell
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Ah. Better option than adding fillets, I guess not too bad if they are painted.
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I'm making an extension to my wood store to house some building materials more neatly. I've made 3 cuts so far and got 2 of them wrong. These aren't difficult cuts.
Probably just need a rest after loading a skip. Think I'll try the next cut tomorrow.
Probably just need a rest after loading a skip. Think I'll try the next cut tomorrow.
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I know the feeling I have several 69 inch boards that should have been 96 inches.