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lame plumber
got called out to a leaky dishwasher yesturday, so off I went to a recently converted hotel which is now flats. Been before to other apartments, look ok when you first see them, you know all led light in kick panels of kitchen, fake wooden floors, downlighters and all that tat the London 2nd home buyer wants. So no leaks from dishwasher hoses but floor under cupboards all wet and mildewy, checked hall cupboard, damp skirting boards, and so to the bathroom. All large marble effect tiles, cheap bath trying to look expensive (straight out of homebase sale) and off with the panel. Black mildew down the wall at back of bath, no leaks on waste or pipework. However pipework made up of speedfit, hep20, cu tube and various makes of plastic pipe. Notice one of the speedfit isolating valves to bath weeping slightly on cu pipe, so probably find the o ring has been nicked. But as it is butted down to the floor I for one isnt going to try replacing it on a saturday, but this isnt the cause of the damage, a quick screwdriver into the wall behind the bath revealed lots of wet insulation. So informed the cleaner in charge bath out, investigate behind wall to stop the main leak and maybe rip out wall if damage to bad and retile, however cant do that for 3 weeks as its all booked out, so the tenants below will have to suffer water leaks for a while yet, but they too are only holiday folk, so there may be some more work for someone down there.
My whole point being that all this pf crap is proving to be a good little earner for me now all the bodger builder has sold his appartment conversions, much as I hate this sort of cock up its quite profitable, all though Id have rather had the chance to do it properly in the first place. Being that the owner is a London laywyer I can see some writs flying around, probably wont come to much but they know the builders name and address. Me I am happy to charge them close to London prices to make good and they seem happy to pay for now. So all you bodger builders keep it up I love going in behind you to make good.
My whole point being that all this pf crap is proving to be a good little earner for me now all the bodger builder has sold his appartment conversions, much as I hate this sort of cock up its quite profitable, all though Id have rather had the chance to do it properly in the first place. Being that the owner is a London laywyer I can see some writs flying around, probably wont come to much but they know the builders name and address. Me I am happy to charge them close to London prices to make good and they seem happy to pay for now. So all you bodger builders keep it up I love going in behind you to make good.
