sunday third rule is, don't talk to commies
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As an aside, we're home! HOME I TELL YOU, HOME!
Cold beer and medals here we come..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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OK, if they did get done over then that's one thing but maybe they might have wondered why they got some damp problems and tried to get it sorted. And if it happened before they owned it, still down to them to get a proper survey done - especially on a 120 year old house.MattFalle said:
ach, you can't blame them IF they have taken architect's, builder's and surveyors advice and been done over, but if they have done it themselves ignoring same said advice then yes, they are buffoons.Stevo_666 said:
I sometimes wonder. To be fair, they do have their hands full with a severely disabled (adult) daughter. But what sort of ****wit builds up the ground level around the house so that it's above the level of the damp course?MattFalle said:
Sellers know what they are selling so shouldn't be too much of a surprise to them tbh....Stevo_666 said:Managed to walk hounds early enough not to roast them. Then spent a lot of today talking to surveyor friends about the report on the house. Likely to come down to cost and negotiations but will need to get some specialists in to assess properly and cost it up first. Sellers won't be too happy as they will see what's coming, but that's life...
May got for a run later once its cooled off a bit.
There's some other stuff as well. I'll be getting some quotes for rectification and including as much as I can to chip them on price."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Sorry, don't have a bike or time to ride unfortunately.N0bodyOfTheGoat said:Horrid dilemma of how far do I want to try and cycle in the midday sun with ~1.5l of fluid, when there's plenty of weather stations reporting approx 30C already between Southampton and Petersfield.
@elbowloh If you've never done it before and you have access to a bike, do a "family trip" to Blaenau Ffestiniog and get thyself up the Stwlan Dam private road, it's a stunning climb.
We are doing the Ffestiniog railway from Maddog to Tan-y-bjork...0 -
Nope, no trash. We've picked up all our own rubbish and sometimes other people's too. Was at the beach today and some twunt let their dog piss up and into our tent/sunshade that had our 4 month old in.thistle_ said:'Noon
Bloody hot in north Wales, 33 degrees according to the car. Was similar yesterday.
Went for a ride up a couple of hills, plus the smaller hills in between. First ride for a few weeks and was nice just a bit hot.
Unfortunately the good weather's brought an infestation of people from the cities trashing the place
(I'd like to think elbow isn't in that catehory)0 -
Dead dog? Dead human? Dead both? Both gets you bonus points.0
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Didn't see it happening. Was away from the tent, came back to find a line of wet sand going up to the corner and then a pool of piss in the corner. Wife was in there with baby and didn't realise it had happened.elbowloh said:
Nope, no trash. We've picked up all our own rubbish and sometimes other people's too. Was at the beach today and some twunt let their dog piss up and into our tent/sunshade that had our 4 month old in.thistle_ said:'Noon
Bloody hot in north Wales, 33 degrees according to the car. Was similar yesterday.
Went for a ride up a couple of hills, plus the smaller hills in between. First ride for a few weeks and was nice just a bit hot.
Unfortunately the good weather's brought an infestation of people from the cities trashing the place
(I'd like to think elbow isn't in that catehory)0 -
agree with you several billion per cent.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?.The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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That's a shame, I think letting an 4 month old 'loose' on the dog owners would be plenty of revenge.elbowloh said:
Didn't see it happening. Was away from the tent, came back to find a line of wet sand going up to the corner and then a pool of piss in the corner. Wife was in their with baby and didn't realise it had happened.elbowloh said:
Nope, no trash. We've picked up all our own rubbish and sometimes other people's too. Was at the beach today and some twunt let their dog piss up and into our tent/sunshade that had our 4 month old in.thistle_ said:'Noon
Bloody hot in north Wales, 33 degrees according to the car. Was similar yesterday.
Went for a ride up a couple of hills, plus the smaller hills in between. First ride for a few weeks and was nice just a bit hot.
Unfortunately the good weather's brought an infestation of people from the cities trashing the place
(I'd like to think elbow isn't in that catehory)
Assuming mini elbow isn't early potty trained.0 -
Order, order, order.hopkinb said:@pinno I'm sure you had a moan about folk posting cups of coffee a while ago. Which inevitably led to several pictures of coffee, seeing as we're all a bit juvenile.
Anyway, keep enjoying your hols!
I think I moaned about what was in the cups and I think there was some argy bargy about what constituted 'proper coffee' but I can't remember moaning about the pics.
[...and I am BTW and thank you]. Hols is all about keeping the toots happy. So far, it's going well but at some point I will want to visit the Vindalanda Fort and some of Hadrian's other handy work. Plus Kielder forest and Kielder water.
Maybe simulate an RAC Lombard Rally stage in a Fraud Transit Vaaaan.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
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Anyways. The impending thunder clouds are dissipating, the barbie has been barbied, the humidity is way up while I sit outside, and the breaking news is that after the hot hot ride which finished at 3.30, ok with an hour in the pub stop, and much liquids imbibed most of them non alcomiholic in the time since, finally the waters broke. In a very minor manner.
Hydration eh? Who was that poster who needed to haul a water bowser behind him?
And... just got buzzed by a gang of screeching house martins. Bless.0 -
we did a northumberland thing like P is describing a few years ago in an October half term.
yup, it rained every day but the whole thing was mega - great history, great country pubs, lovely people.
really, really lovely part of the world..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)0 -
Put simply, that's what they'll need to do, except at the front and down one it's paved so they'll need to bust it up. Then stick some drainage in otherwise when it rains we'll end up with a small moat. There also a bit getting in down the chimneys so that that's a scaffolding job.thistle_ said:
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Fell over the twatting dog, or rather the loose bit of carpet protecting the step she sits on, while she was sprawled over it.
Blew through 3 spindles.
Splintered foot from the broken wood.
Wouldn't mind, were I pissed, well, I would, but still not sure whether to drown it. The dog that is.0 -
Don't you want a moat to go with the pillbox?Stevo_666 said:
Put simply, that's what they'll need to do, except at the front and down one it's paved so they'll need to bust it up. Then stick some drainage in otherwise when it rains we'll end up with a small moat.thistle_ said:
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)
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Good point, but it would be a bit of a shyte moat about 6" wide.thistle_ said:
Don't you want a moat to go with the pillbox?Stevo_666 said:
Put simply, that's what they'll need to do, except at the front and down one it's paved so they'll need to bust it up. Then stick some drainage in otherwise when it rains we'll end up with a small moat.thistle_ said:
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
That reminds me, need to clear out the drain at the side of the houseStevo_666 said:
Good point, but it would be a bit of a shyte moat about 6" wide.thistle_ said:
Don't you want a moat to go with the pillbox?Stevo_666 said:
Put simply, that's what they'll need to do, except at the front and down one it's paved so they'll need to bust it up. Then stick some drainage in otherwise when it rains we'll end up with a small moat.thistle_ said:
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)
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Weather has been stunning.MattFalle said:we did a northumberland thing like P is describing a few years ago in an October half term.
yup, it rained every day but the whole thing was mega - great history, great country pubs, lovely people.
really, really lovely part of the world.
Scenery - not as good as the Highlands but everyone is friendly and we'll be venturing North into the national park on at least 2 of the days.
I would have gone to the Life Science museum but keeping it safe and away from large crowds.
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not if its filled full of lions and tigers and alligators.Stevo_666 said:
Good point, but it would be a bit of a shyte moat about 6" wide.thistle_ said:
Don't you want a moat to go with the pillbox?Stevo_666 said:
Put simply, that's what they'll need to do, except at the front and down one it's paved so they'll need to bust it up. Then stick some drainage in otherwise when it rains we'll end up with a small moat.thistle_ said:
We see it quite often with old, derelict buildings.Stevo_666 said:
If they have their heads screwed on the right way, very likely. Maybe they have taken your route, we'll find out soon.orraloon said:
Usually a deal to be done. I had a Victorian era house built without dpc tech so patchy damp in places. Pal who was a property surveyor examined and measured; advised to do nothing and when came time to sell (which was years later) factor in an allowance to 'give back' to buyer if they asked. Which they did and I did and it still 'cost' me a minute fraction of what would have been the full remedial work cost.Stevo_666 said:
Maybe, but that's not my problem and I'm not a big fan of picking up the tab for someone else's mistakes/ negligence/ bad luck or whatever it was. Easy solution - get specialists to quote for the cost of putting it right and take that off the offer price. Make sure the quote is fully loaded. Then haggle.MattFalle said:Tbh, sounds like they have been done over but hey hi, haven't we all at some point over something....
can this be sorted without a world class nightmare erupting?
This place does have a DPC but we intend to staying for 20 years or so and we can't leave it that long - in any event advice we got from the surveyor and the two friends who are surveyors is that we need to fix it pretty soon.
We advise them to get a lackey to shovel the shyte away from the the wall and leave it to dry out (then replaster/decorate when someone decides to use the building again)
it doesn't have to be wide if its deep.
then it would be a mega moat..The camera down the willy isn't anything like as bad as it sounds.
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I think he just needs a ditch filled with Picts.
Although the smoke from cooking the what they have might be a bit of a nuisance but the stench from them will keep travelling salesmen and cold canvassers away.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
