insurance guru?

[tamz]

And as lame said admit to fk all. If you do pay her anything it is as a goodwill gesture.

 

[REDSAW]

the fact is, if you run the tap now, then the water will eventually come out of the hockey stick!.
so that could be proven before it gets fixed that its blocked and faulty causing flooding downstairs right?

 

[REDSAW]

my excess is £250!
wrong place at wrong time me thinks?

 

[lame plumber]

the fact is, if you run the tap now, then the water will eventually come out of the hockey stick!.
so that could be proven before it gets fixed that its blocked and faulty causing flooding downstairs right?

so as i said, not your problem, landlord issue!, just take some pics, prove your point and stiff letter in response if needed. Worked for me when my neighbour accused me of flooding him out due to my building works. Told his insurers to poke it, cited the fact the **** lifted his manhole cover when it rained as his drains were blocked at the gulleys, hence why during a deluge the manhole backed up and diverted through his backdoor (on the 2nd floor) and ran down stairs out his front door!! Pleasures of having a house on a hillside, you can still get flash flooding, me I installed kerb stones to keep that nasty muddy water out, which worked

 

[tamz]

Probably.
Try arguing your case but if they get on to the co. you were subbing to expect them to tell you to get it sorted. They couldn't gaf whose fault it is.

 

[lame plumber]

in most situations, the person with the most persuasive, loud and persistent case normally wins Forget the company subbing to you, they probably only employ monkeys on the cheap and will fold against a decent case put in your favour.

 

[REDSAW]

office asked me to pay a visit today so wrote a report.......

then it dawned on me 2-7pm

I have attended Springfield court today to inspect a report of water damage in flat #2 below #5 where the kitchen blockage report.
Upon arrival I was photographed by a lady in a grey citroen picaso style vehicle registration number fe59 ahz, I have later been told by the tenant at #2 it is their landlord! They did not seem to want to see me but just drove off!
I entered flat #2 with the tenant to inspect the damage as the tenant at #5 was not answering the door.
In #2, a child’s bedroom directly below #5 kitchen sink has evidence of water spillage to the coving, a small blistered piece of wall paper and a damp infants bed. The tenant also informed me that the wall light fitting has been disconnected as it had got wet. She also told me that the bucket placed to catch the water had around 2’’ of water in it from the leak. The tenants concern is that it may happen again and cause worse damage. She then goes to tell me that about 7pm she thought she heard the tenant at #5 use the shower when or just before the leak started. The tenant at #5 told her they do not use that shower above the damage area!, but #2 concerns is that it will continue to leak below when using the bathroom above. What I believe is, the tenant at #2 heard was water hitting the floor boards and onto the plaster ceiling above which gives a similar running water sound as a bath/shower tray. It is therefore in my belief the tenant at #5 has run water into the sink above perhaps trying to unblock it with boiling water to which during a phone conversation that evening, she had told me they had poured hot water down because I said it might work, which I did mention it sometimes is a good sink un blocker. However I did also tell the lady at #5 not to use the sink and a drain specialist will be called out to solve the issue which was reported back to office.
The tenant at #5 also called me around 4pm on the 17[SUP]th[/SUP] nov, telling me the land lord wants her to pay for the work as its her coffee grinds that has blocked the drain. This only leads me to believe a self-remedy has been attempted at flat 5?
The fact is, I had left the #5 flat at around 2pm. At 7pm the tenant at #2 was able to collect 2’’ of falling water into a bucket/container below and it had completely stopped flowing by later that evening!. On today’s visit at 10;45am, there is no water leaking into #2 flat but is actually in the drying out phase. So therefore if water was leaking from 2pm until 7pm there would have been extensive damage to the #2 flat giving evidence that water has since been discharged down the blocked drainage pipes!!.
So to summerise;
All work was done at a controlled level during the visit at #5 using a bucket and towels to collect any spillage.
The pipe work was left as was & intact.
The pipework is blocked with fat and coffee grinds backing up water to the sink.
A mention that hot water flowing through the pipe is usually enough to clear some blockages and may work but in this case a specialist will be contacted to solve the problem and the sink, washing machine, dishwasher is not to be used until sorted, as original report.
I left the address at approx. 2pm that day.
The tenant at #2 at 7pm that evening heard running water thinking it was the shower in the above flat.
Flat #2 tenant had collected 2’’ of water from the leak that evening between 7&9pm assuming they had pierced the coving to release water (see pic).
Today, there is no evidence there is any water entering the flat below.
The water leaking into the flat below has appears to have occurred between 6pm and 7pm based on the discussion with the tenant at #2 and a phone call I received from the tenant at #5 around 7;30pm.
If water had been running from 2pm there would be no ceiling left in flat #2 over 6 hours therefore it is evident it had been a flash flood during the stated time.
Pictures show #2 flat, there is a small blister of paper to the right of the light fitting approx. 300mm from the corner of the wall.
The coving is shows dampness beneath the paint exterior.
The coving looks like where it has been pierced with a blade approx. 5’’ to release water.
There is slight dampness to the kiddie cot bed that has been drying out and reported by tenant that it is no concern.

most damage was caused by them hacking at the coving to release the water!
small melon shaped blister in wall paper & light fitting disconnected for safety...

jog on lol

 

[lame plumber]

more effective if you try to keep it short and concise is my only thought.

 

[REDSAW]

more effective if you try to keep it short and concise is my only thought.

cheers lame
true, but got straight back, slapped it down then sent it to office. not really proof read it but more concerned getting it in.
the diction is karp lol