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Water water everywhere and not a drop to drink

recoveringbuilder

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So last Tuesday saw us eventually getting the track inspection passed and we were told 5-10 days for connection.This morning I decided to phone to see if they had a date for us and was told 19th November but could be earlier.Half an hour later Scottish Water draw up so I go to see what’s happening, well I was here to make your connection but I won’t be doing it, firstly the hole is full of water- oh really well we did warn you this would happen! Secondly you have to get a chapter 8 - you can then imagine the explosion that happened mostly by me as hubby seems to be able to keep his temper better than me, so he goes back to his van and I go into the caravan to phone them, a lot of good that did me, as far as that department was concerned they’d done their bit and passed it! 

I was exasperated where do you go from there,? However mr jobsworth had been phoning his gaffer and came back to tell us if we got road signage etc he would come back and do it, even gave us his phone number to phone him, admitted it was a 10 min job , I was actually pondering giving him a backhander just to do it but considering SW have had over a thousand pounds from us for doing nothing I reconsidered. The signs are ordered and hopefully he will come back by the end of the week to do it.

The other problem of the staircase rumbles on, we told the kit company we couldn’t and wouldn’t pay any more for it since it was the architect who made the mistake and he refused to pay. He then came back out and a new plan was put together for a reposition of the staircase with the architect agreeing to pay for extra balustrade since it was no longer beside the wall, he had been going to pay for the cantilever which would have been needed if we’d gone with the first plan. Today I was given the new over cost which is £1100 which I duly sent over to the architect who then back tracks and decides he’ll only pay the amount that the cantilever was going to cost and it was going to be a sidey from a friend of his.Tomorrow someone has to take responsibility or I’m afraid it’s going into the hands of our solicitor.

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vivienz

God, it's enough to drive you nuts, isn't it?  When you mentioned a back hander, the first thing that leaped into my mind was you smacking him across the back of the head, not giving him money.  Maybe that's just me, but I'll bet you wanted to!

 

Staircase - architect responsibility, 100%.  Have you paid all of his bill yet?

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recoveringbuilder

@vivienzyes the backhander could have been either a smack or some cash! Really don’t know how I’m managing to control my temper but the air was blue! Unfortunately the architect is all paid up , he was paid for everything way back at the start, we will wait and see what today brings but  we have to bring this thing to an end it’s been going on since July!

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Pete

I know how you feel as we are still waiting for our window installation to be finished. It is really hard to maintain your composure with these people. Good job they are on the end of the phone and not present as I would be doing time for GBH by now!!

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