What Preps are you doing this week? Part 10

[pseudonym]

Replaced the scales on one of my Victorinox knives. Ordered another set with a pocket clip on for my other one.

[jennyjj01]

Emergency light coming into use in the prep room. Roof is leaking and it was coming straight through the light, so I can't turn the light on. Used a head torch yesterday, and my hand torch tonight. Loads cam in yesterday. Think the floor and ceiling are knackered.

All that water is going to cause all sorts of damage. Mould, Electrical faults, Rotting ceiling and wall plaster etc.
I know you said you had laminate, but what's under that? Concrete, Chipboard or wood? We have chipboard and after that got soaked, it turned into weetabix and all had to be replaced. Laminate flooring ain't cheap. We have just had LVT Laminated Vinyl fitted. It's brilliantly water resistant with a 20 yr guarantee. MUCH better than the old thicker fibre board stuff. So, if you are ever replacing the thick stuff. I recommend Quikstep laminate vinyl. Buy it online. I can send you a link with a substantial discount.

If your ceiling is getting soaked, bash a few screwdriver holes through. Better to have it draining through than turning into an upstairs indoor swimming pool.

Hope next door's isn't leaking. That would't be my fault,

Sorry frnc, your builder: YOUR responsibility. Your neighbour could sue YOU for the builders actions.

If your roof is raining in, you can almost guarantee next doors is.

Today, here, the heavens opened. stormy, windy and p155ed it down. I guess you had it too. Bodes ill for the chance of your cowboys to show up tomorrow. I really feel your pain.

Apparently they allow 3-5 weeks to do a 4 day roof job. Took them 3 weeks to take my slates off and leave me vulnerable.

I suppose you just have to keep it cordial, while 'encouraging' them to finish it.

[Frnc]

All that water is going to cause all sorts of damage. Mould, Electrical faults, Rotting ceiling and wall plaster etc.

Cheers for that! I had a leak in my bedroom before and it dried ok, apart from the damp bit. I think a little bit is still getting in through the wall. It's mid terraced, but next door is about a foot lower, so there's a foot high gable wall.

I know you said you had laminate, but what's under that? Concrete, Chipboard or wood? We have chipboard and after that got soaked, it turned into weetabix and all had to be replaced. Laminate flooring ain't cheap. We have just had LVT Laminated Vinyl fitted. It's brilliantly water resistant with a 20 yr guarantee. MUCH better than the old thicker fibre board stuff. So, if you are ever replacing the thick stuff. I recommend Quikstep laminate vinyl. Buy it online. I can send you a link with a substantial discount.

Cheers. It's wood floorboards underneath.

If your ceiling is getting soaked, bash a few screwdriver holes through. Better to have it draining through than turning into an upstairs indoor swimming pool.

I drilled some

Hope next door's isn't leaking. That would't be my fault,

Sorry frnc, your builder: YOUR responsibility. Your neighbour could sue YOU for the builders actions.

If your roof is raining in, you can almost guarantee next doors is.

Builder did a repair on next door's on day 1. For some inexplicable reason he put temporary felt where the roofs join. I can only assume he took slates off their side to repair their side. He would have had to take some off eventually, but that's no excuse for leaving it vulnerable for 3 weeks. So that wouldn't be on me.

I will try to keep it cordial. Tbh I'm a bit intimidated, but mainly because my roof is in such a vulnerable state.

[jansman]

Sorry Frnc ,but it sounds like a major **** up you’ve caused. Think you need a word with yourself. I have never come across such a situation. It certainly isn’t prepping.

[Yorkshire Andy]

Managed to dodge the proverbial bullet this afternoon was just finishing up a BBQ with Mrs a and the kids could hear distant rumbles so had a quick clear up watching the storm radar there was a definite intense thin strip which was heading towards us between two storm
Cells .. Did a quick batten down ensuring everything was secured got the kids In the house just as the wind picked up I was stood at the back door watching the wind pick up the trees were swaying well by this point there was a clatter to my left and a large parasol and spiked steel pole came somersaulting over the fence which came from 2 gardens up flashed past clattering off our fence continuing on its way down the street ...

Sometimes expecting the worst leads to making the correct choice of getting inside some solid cover.. glad the kids were in and grumpy daddy was right to get them inside

[Frnc]

Sorry Frnc ,but it sounds like a major **** up you’ve caused. Think you need a word with yourself. I have never come across such a situation. It certainly isn’t prepping.

It is a **** up. In hindsight, I would say the lessons learned are:

1. Word of mouth isn't good enough. It might be, if it's a local lots of people knew, who's done a lot of roofs over a long period of time. This might work if you live in a village.
2. Don't hire a builder to do a roof. Hire a roofer who is NFRC, CORC or Which Trusted Roofer. NFRC members can self certify with the council. You need council cert if doing more than 50% of the roof.
3. They should gove you a ton of detail in the quote and contract. It should say it's a fixed price. Ideally it should have a 14 day cooling off period.
4. Don't pay any money up front.
5. Get your roof checked every now and then by a NFRC roofer. They should supply a report, photos etc. Some use drones. Some just look at it. But you can pay them to go up and look closer.
6. Don't try to cancel a job while your slates are off and there is scaffolding you can't get rid of, no matter how slow they are or what doubts you have.
7. Have washing up bowls and waterproof material in case you ever get a leak.

[Arzosah]

My word, the last two posts show what a breadth prepping has. Andy, I'm so glad you and your family were safe! It's like being a driver, no matter how safe you are, its the other idiots on the road

And Frnc, what a nightmare you're living through, I hope you find a way forward. I almost made a mistake like that in my previous house - used a double glazing guy who lived two roads away from me, in an isolated suburb of a big city. The windows didn't have the kitemark on, but when I came to sell and therefore get building regs approval (!) the inspector said that in spite of that, they were obviously of good quality. The same guy replaced my porch, which had literally been falling to pieces. It was waterproof, and it stood up, but the panels were so thin they literally wobbled when I pressed a finger to them. There but for the grace of god ...

My own preps: Amazon order: leccy toothbrush, Eucryl tooth powder (hoping to get away with one massive hygienist appointment, not two), a dozen packs of Idahoan mash, and 500g organic turmeric. Thats a lot of turmeric! I put it on my porridge every day, along with other healthy bits and bobs. With the NHS backed up the way it is, the more we can do to safeguard our own health, the better. I'm also finally attacking the weeds in the back garden, sod how the foxes feel about it half a wheelie bin full over the weekend, I can fit more in today.

[Frnc]

My word, the last two posts show what a breadth prepping has. Andy, I'm so glad you and your family were safe! It's like being a driver, no matter how safe you are, its the other idiots on the road

And Frnc, what a nightmare you're living through, I hope you find a way forward. I almost made a mistake like that in my previous house - used a double glazing guy who lived two roads away from me, in an isolated suburb of a big city. The windows didn't have the kitemark on, but when I came to sell and therefore get building regs approval (!) the inspector said that in spite of that, they were obviously of good quality. The same guy replaced my porch, which had literally been falling to pieces. It was waterproof, and it stood up, but the panels were so thin they literally wobbled when I pressed a finger to them. There but for the grace of god ...

My own preps: Amazon order: leccy toothbrush, Eucryl tooth powder (hoping to get away with one massive hygienist appointment, not two), a dozen packs of Idahoan mash, and 500g organic turmeric. Thats a lot of turmeric! I put it on my porridge every day, along with other healthy bits and bobs. With the NHS backed up the way it is, the more we can do to safeguard our own health, the better. I'm also finally attacking the weeds in the back garden, sod how the foxes feel about it half a wheelie bin full over the weekend, I can fit more in today.

On the bright side, they turned up and are re-felting over the room that leaked. They are doing a bit at a time in case it rains, which is likely.

On a different topic. I've seen a lot of videos of flooding recently. I wanted to mention something. When water looks to be flowing fairly quickly, don't underestimate how much power it has, how fast it is going. It will sweep you a long way away in seconds and you'll struggle just to keep your head above water. It can easily sweep a car away if it's a few feet deep and moving quickly.

This can be the case with a river after rain. It might not look dramatic. But It can be much more powerful than you might think. I know, I was in a kayak on one.

[Yorkshire Andy]

My word, the last two posts show what a breadth prepping has. Andy, I'm so glad you and your family were safe! It's like being a driver, no matter how safe you are, its the other idiots on the road

And Frnc, what a nightmare you're living through, I hope you find a way forward. I almost made a mistake like that in my previous house - used a double glazing guy who lived two roads away from me, in an isolated suburb of a big city. The windows didn't have the kitemark on, but when I came to sell and therefore get building regs approval (!) the inspector said that in spite of that, they were obviously of good quality. The same guy replaced my porch, which had literally been falling to pieces. It was waterproof, and it stood up, but the panels were so thin they literally wobbled when I pressed a finger to them. There but for the grace of god ...

My own preps: Amazon order: leccy toothbrush, Eucryl tooth powder (hoping to get away with one massive hygienist appointment, not two), a dozen packs of Idahoan mash, and 500g organic turmeric. Thats a lot of turmeric! I put it on my porridge every day, along with other healthy bits and bobs. With the NHS backed up the way it is, the more we can do to safeguard our own health, the better. I'm also finally attacking the weeds in the back garden, sod how the foxes feel about it half a wheelie bin full over the weekend, I can fit more in today.

On the bright side, they turned up and are re-felting over the room that leaked. They are doing a bit at a time in case it rains, which is likely.

On a different topic. I've seen a lot of videos of flooding recently. I wanted to mention something. When water looks to be flowing fairly quickly, don't underestimate how much power it has, how fast it is going. It will sweep you a long way away in seconds and you'll struggle just to keep your head above water. It can easily sweep a car away if it's a few feet deep and moving quickly.

This can be the case with a river after rain. It might not look dramatic. But It can be much more powerful than you might think. I know, I was in a kayak on one.

Felt? or tyvek or similar MVP membrane? We fully mvp'ed a double garage about a month ago in about 20 minutes with just 2 of us and about an hour to fix the laths to take the roofing system at that point short of a gale the building was watertight

[Frnc]

My word, the last two posts show what a breadth prepping has. Andy, I'm so glad you and your family were safe! It's like being a driver, no matter how safe you are, its the other idiots on the road

And Frnc, what a nightmare you're living through, I hope you find a way forward. I almost made a mistake like that in my previous house - used a double glazing guy who lived two roads away from me, in an isolated suburb of a big city. The windows didn't have the kitemark on, but when I came to sell and therefore get building regs approval (!) the inspector said that in spite of that, they were obviously of good quality. The same guy replaced my porch, which had literally been falling to pieces. It was waterproof, and it stood up, but the panels were so thin they literally wobbled when I pressed a finger to them. There but for the grace of god ...

My own preps: Amazon order: leccy toothbrush, Eucryl tooth powder (hoping to get away with one massive hygienist appointment, not two), a dozen packs of Idahoan mash, and 500g organic turmeric. Thats a lot of turmeric! I put it on my porridge every day, along with other healthy bits and bobs. With the NHS backed up the way it is, the more we can do to safeguard our own health, the better. I'm also finally attacking the weeds in the back garden, sod how the foxes feel about it half a wheelie bin full over the weekend, I can fit more in today.

On the bright side, they turned up and are re-felting over the room that leaked. They are doing a bit at a time in case it rains, which is likely.

On a different topic. I've seen a lot of videos of flooding recently. I wanted to mention something. When water looks to be flowing fairly quickly, don't underestimate how much power it has, how fast it is going. It will sweep you a long way away in seconds and you'll struggle just to keep your head above water. It can easily sweep a car away if it's a few feet deep and moving quickly.

This can be the case with a river after rain. It might not look dramatic. But It can be much more powerful than you might think. I know, I was in a kayak on one.

Felt? or tyvek or similar MVP membrane? We fully mvp'ed a double garage about a month ago in about 20 minutes with just 2 of us and about an hour to fix the laths to take the roofing system at that point short of a gale the building was watertight

Breathable membrane.. They still call it felt. I don't know eactly what they've done today. I know they did at least the lower bit. It's an L shaped roof, the lower bit is half the width. Got too wet, so they've taken some rubble to the tip. Prep room's not leaked. It's a start. Shame the forecast isn't better. He was quite apologetic about not working on the roof due to the rain, but obviously it gets slippery.