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You can, but don't lie about it. This is legal 101 stuff.
Project: Two storey/part single storey side and rear extensions
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All Quiet on the Western Front.
Not heard a thing; so no news is good news. However, if i do get a phone-call ( i suspect i will get one, when he is hard up for money and chancing) i am going to ask why he has broken the law and had gas work completed without a gas safe engineer. My old gas supply into the kitchen has been capped and was done by the carpenter.
Work is starting on the garden next month (reputable company) i have used in the past to have composite decking put down level with inside. The outdoor kitchen and a new seating area will likely follow later in the year.
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All Quiet on the Western Front.
Not heard a thing; so no news is good news. However, if i do get a phone-call ( i suspect i will get one, when he is hard up for money and chancing) i am going to ask why he has broken the law and had gas work completed without a gas safe engineer. My old gas supply into the kitchen has been capped and was done by the carpenter.
Work is starting on the garden next month (reputable company) i have used in the past to have composite decking put down level with inside. The outdoor kitchen and a new seating area will likely follow later in the year.
Glad to hear it's been a peaceful few weeks and hopefully I haven't jinxed anything!
Are you finished inside the house now?
We've had our watertight shell built and are waiting for my son's treatment to finish before we knock through in about a month. We've used the time to do the garden though.
Over the last two weeks, I've been busy with some finishing touches around the house. While nothing major, tasks like applying silicone sealer and caulking have proven to be quite the skill. What might have taken someone five minutes has taken me half a day, as I wanted to ensure everything looked just right. I even invested in a smoothing tool to help with the process.
There are also some finishing tasks outside, like sealing under the eaves on the roof. Being next to the woodland, it's crucial to ensure there are no gaps. However, I'm considering getting this done as it's going require something like a roof bridge ladder.
In addition, I've completed all the paintwork and glossing. Although there are some areas of shoddy brickwork finish in the corner of the house, they can wait as they're not urgent. We are basically in a 99% finished product
Do you have a thread going; sorry if i have missed this but i would like to follow
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Over the last two weeks, I've been busy with some finishing touches around the house. While nothing major, tasks like applying silicone sealer and caulking have proven to be quite the skill. What might have taken someone five minutes has taken me half a day, as I wanted to ensure everything looked just right. I even invested in a smoothing tool to help with the process.
There are also some finishing tasks outside, like sealing under the eaves on the roof. Being next to the woodland, it's crucial to ensure there are no gaps. However, I'm considering getting this done as it's going require something like a roof bridge ladder.
In addition, I've completed all the paintwork and glossing. Although there are some areas of shoddy brickwork finish in the corner of the house, they can wait as they're not urgent. We are basically in a 99% finished product
Do you have a thread going; sorry if i have missed this but i would like to follow
Fyi for siliconing I can highly recommend this plus spray a little water to the surface
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Yes it's a ******* job and takes 10x as long as the pro's!
May update: I haven't spoken to the builder in over a month. I gave him the ultimatum of finishing what is left (and we will pay the remaining balance). When I broke down the costs and provided receipts, it turned out to be much less than he expected. We agreed to have the work professionally inspected, and only after everyone signs off will he receive the final payment or walk away. I haven't heard from him since.
Last week, our ensuite bathroom tap stopped working. The diverter from the shower head to the main spout refused to switch between the two nozzle features. This resulted in another leak into the kitchen, requiring me to fix and paint a large patch of the ceiling with Zinsser. I contacted the supplier directly, but they wanted to deal with the developer since he placed the order and paid. However, after explaining my situation, they fairly sent out a new section of the tap. I tried to install it myself but kept encountering issues. We had to call a plumber at £75 per hour. It was a fairly simple job, but the previous plumber had connected the flexible pipes using inadequate fittings, and the hot and cold were reversed, causing the cable to twist each time. It was slowly working its way loose from the presure and could have been an open source of water under the floorboards.
Everything is sorted now. We paid extra for a competent plumber to check things, and we know it’s been fitted correctly, but we’ve faced additional issues again.
Further update: On Friday, I received a call from Howdens' store manager asking if I had paid the developer. We had the delivery back in November 2023 for our kitchen. I confirmed I had paid and could provide receipts and invoices. Apparently, the developer told Howdens I am withholding payment, preventing him from paying over £14,000 and this has been going on for months. (our kitchen was only £11,700, so he is trying to add other items from other customers on). The store manager did not doubt me but felt the need to check. I very politely asked them to work through the developer or contact my solicitor, as we do not want to speak to this man directly again.
Last week, our ensuite bathroom tap stopped working. The diverter from the shower head to the main spout refused to switch between the two nozzle features. This resulted in another leak into the kitchen, requiring me to fix and paint a large patch of the ceiling with Zinsser. I contacted the supplier directly, but they wanted to deal with the developer since he placed the order and paid. However, after explaining my situation, they fairly sent out a new section of the tap. I tried to install it myself but kept encountering issues. We had to call a plumber at £75 per hour. It was a fairly simple job, but the previous plumber had connected the flexible pipes using inadequate fittings, and the hot and cold were reversed, causing the cable to twist each time. It was slowly working its way loose from the presure and could have been an open source of water under the floorboards.
Everything is sorted now. We paid extra for a competent plumber to check things, and we know it’s been fitted correctly, but we’ve faced additional issues again.
Further update: On Friday, I received a call from Howdens' store manager asking if I had paid the developer. We had the delivery back in November 2023 for our kitchen. I confirmed I had paid and could provide receipts and invoices. Apparently, the developer told Howdens I am withholding payment, preventing him from paying over £14,000 and this has been going on for months. (our kitchen was only £11,700, so he is trying to add other items from other customers on). The store manager did not doubt me but felt the need to check. I very politely asked them to work through the developer or contact my solicitor, as we do not want to speak to this man directly again.
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We are now moving onto the garden. It's going to be a fairly big project, so are going to do it in sections over time. The intial focus this week was to clear out the rubbish left by the waste of space developer and get some decking down as the eyeline across the entire kitchen was just spoilt.
It's a fairly big deck just over 40 SQM.
Plus the composite decking we selected is a really good quality. I also liked it offered a reversible two-colour option, so can swap to a slate colour on the reverse in a few years if the oak does not hold up the amount of leafs etc. It;s meant for boarders etc but we just liked Oak, edged with a black edge to finish.
It's a fairly big deck just over 40 SQM.
Plus the composite decking we selected is a really good quality. I also liked it offered a reversible two-colour option, so can swap to a slate colour on the reverse in a few years if the oak does not hold up the amount of leafs etc. It;s meant for boarders etc but we just liked Oak, edged with a black edge to finish.
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That deck will last about 20 mins
Out of curiosity, what's up with it?
Deleted User 298457
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The wood is laid in soil and rubble.
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The timbers should be on pads / posts raised up with (ideally) free airflow underneath
Touching / sat on the ground will greatly increase the speed of the timber rotting
All that waste / debris should have been removed and reduce the ground level / raise the deck clear of the ground
Touching / sat on the ground will greatly increase the speed of the timber rotting
All that waste / debris should have been removed and reduce the ground level / raise the deck clear of the ground
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I would assume the sub frame should be on raised pads with a DPM to stop them rotting out.
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Not sure if is clear but the decking is raised off the ground by a few mm'. There is soil down the middle but either side i could get my hand under each.
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Yep that is how it was done. The middle was filled with the backfill of rubbish but around the edges there was a small gap and the wood left off the ground. Again not an ideal picture but the joists none of them are sitting on the soil. We are talking a few mm (at best) but around the edges it was kept off the floor and clear. Not sure if it helps but it's all 30 year pressure treated wood
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Yep that is how it was done. The middle was filled with the backfill of rubbish but around the edges there was a small gap and the wood left off the ground. Again not an ideal picture but the joists none of them are sitting on the soil. We are talking a few mm (at best) but around the edges it was kept off the floor and clear.
That is pretty much as bad as being sat on the ground.
Moisture will be drawn up out the ground into the debris and no (sufficient) air gap across the whole of the deck to dry it out.
That debris will also "settle" and pretty much guarantee bridge the ground and the timbers
There shouldn't be anything touching the timbers or hindering the air flow
Deleted User 298457
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bUt tHe tImBeR iS tReAtEd (this is what they will say back to you).