Pocster

Got my recycled plasticy stuff decking and trim . Tried ct1 , gripfill etc . The trim sticks for a bit - but after rain , sun , hot , cold always eventually comes loose . There will be a lot of trim ( to hide all the shit cuts ) . What magic sticky stuff bonds this plastic stuff so nothing on earth can seperate it ? No good doing a mechanical fixing as screw through plastic trim into plastic decking just wears the fixing and then it pops off also …

Looks like my build anyway . Rusty steel , rubble everywhere and a leak .

My ( now ) world famous expression “ knobbing the donkey “ comes to mind .

@garrymartin if I’ve not mentioned it before and you do get a face 2 face - have a recording pen …. Well worth the investment

You keep going ! I know what it is like . Councils like broad terms to refuse you on with no specifics . You have to push them into a corner to define them . Good luck .

Thats a neat trick 👍

There will be a profit . Maybe 20k over 18 yrs . Stellar investment

Nice find 👍👍👍👍

I reckon I could do a solo with felicity .

As usual with these situations I’m getting information “ as and when “ . So not being on site with hands on info makes judging this difficult. Further research by myself has yielded that a number of flues have failed at this development over the last few years . That does indicate a genuine problem.

The co meter was from the Worcester Bosch guy . There’s no up side to him ‘failing ‘ the flue . He would not fix it anyway as it’s not part of the boiler . Before him a cp12 was done - which failed on co - so I assume it’s real . Though appreciate it’s an easy thing to BS …..

Ok . I’m guessing the coloured screws will be more tricky . Don’t need exact match ( pewter ) I’ll take a look 👍

Stuck in a 5 yr mortgage so would suffer heavy fees . Had it 18 yrs *hoping* for its value to rise substantially. It hasn’t . Need to get this fixed anyway . But selling ( even after dreaded CGT ) is on my mind .

Apparently there was an issue . Boiler engineer found no fault with boiler . Did a co check expecting zero and got 300 . His analysis was it had failed

Only need a few of these ( of each type ) . Cedral click cladding screws . Not paying the quoted 100 quid for a box of 200 for the coloured ones and then 90 quid for the plain steel ones ! Anyone identify what these screws are ? I.e their type so I can try and find a cheaper alternative.

I assumed a co detector was in there - that would be the agents responsibility

Difficult = impossible. I’ve never seen it and there appear no plans showing flue route . Last week on another property got the roof repair quote of 2k …. that prompted a fragrant response , considerable swearing and then ; like you followed by ‘proceed’ …

It’s a flue per flat apparently. I spoke to the freeholder about insurance claim . Magically as always it’s not covered . No one appears to know where the flue runs exactly . I’m arguing if it goes through any communal area then it should be covered under the insurance. Of course I’m just pissing in the wind .

Ok - well that’s acceptable. I’ve no idea what size of cherry picker I would need . When I was younger and even more stupid 20 yrs ago I bought this flat off plan . I’ve never seen it …. 🤣 . I think the issue is that the flue travels through the building etc . Can you reline a failed flue ? Or just the whole thing be replaced ? . It’s not a nice straight easy access run apparently….

Yeah but what I’m thinking is cherry picker , Labour , flue material - costs is going to be £1,000’s . Flat runs at a (expletive deleted)ing loss anyway . Considering removing gas boiler , replace with electric . Only 2 rads in the flat replace those also . Googling shows my electric boiler and 2 rads around 1k + install cost of course . Ffs ! Just getting over Covid - not the Monday news I need 😔

Have a crappy flat in Birmingham where the flue has failed ( not blocked ) . It’s apparently around 6m long and runs through other walls before coming out . Gas guy initially charged £300 to turn off the gas once he realised what the issue was . Now for a new flue will require a cherry picker . I’m assuming this isn’t going to be cheap . Wondering if it’s cheaper / easier to replace gas boiler with electric …??

I’m not knocking the fact you did it . But are we related ? - there’s a 5 month gap ….

Title describes me also

Global thermal nuclear war might alter the climate a bit ; best prepare for that .

Teach me !!!