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[sledgehammer]

More important - has the reason you were flooded been sorted ?

 

was it a stream ?

 

anyway good luck with the moving in 

 

wishing you a dry & pleasant future

 

& good luck with the mini

Edited by sledgehammer, 02 August 2014 - 08:51 AM.

[Ben_O]

More important - has the reason you were flooded been sorted ?

 

was it a stream ?

 

anyway good luck with the moving in 

 

wishing you a dry & pleasant future

 

& good luck with the mini

Thanks.

 

The subject of the brook is a sore subject.

 

We are trying to sue the highways agency for damages but they say, they have no due-restriction over it apart from monitoring it.

 

They also say that the flood would have happened regardless of whether they kept it clear or not (nonsense)

They said they would not clear it as it was expensive to do and would make no difference.

 

Funny how we started piling on the pressure for our money and they got in there with a JCB last month and cleared it right out.

 

Wonder why they did it if it apparently makes no difference.

 

The battle continues.....

[Ben_O]

The builders have bought forward the start date.

 

Bring on the 11th!!

 

Woop

[Carlos W]

The builders have bought forward the start date.

 

Bring on the 11th!!

 

Woop

 

Wow

[Ben_O]

had the father in law on the phone today asking me what i want done with the Mini.

 

He is worried that the builders might damage it and on top of that, he is concerned about tools going walkies.

 

I just told him to load any odd loose bits laying around into the shell and cover it with a tarp. He is going to put my welder and toolbox infront of the workbench and push the mini up against it.

 

That should do.

[JacckKirk]

Feel soo sorry for you pal
If theres anything you want or need that i can help with including mini spares just say
Good luck with everything
Jack

[Ben_O]

Feel soo sorry for you pal
If theres anything you want or need that i can help with including mini spares just say
Good luck with everything
Jack

Thanks Jack.

 

Much appreciated.

[Ben_O]

Work has begun!

 

They started yesterday morning and have removed  dozens of bags of rubble, the old kitchen, doors, skirting boards and removed all of the plaster form the walls.

 

Today, they have asked us about colour schemes and kitchen designs which was completely unexpected as we was sure we would get plain old magnolia and we was told no kitchen.

 

All they want to do now is fit a new bathroom and we will be happy!

 

Work should be completed quite quickly judging by what they have achieved so far. It's just very frustrating not being there to make sure they are doing a nice job.

 

My mother in law is there checking up on them and she recons all is good so we will see!.

 

Ben

[Carlos W]

Glad to see things are moving Ben. It's about time. The flood was 8 months ago

[Ben_O]

we are so happy now.

 

we had been told that they would just make the repairs and that would be that but now they are making huge improvements too!

 

Woo 

[jamesmpi]

Remember to get plenty of photos 😊

[Ben_O]

we are hoping too but as we are not there it's tricky. I keep asking the inlaws but they are very busy so we will have to see.

 

If not, ill get some when we go back and post them up

 

Ben

[Badboytunes]

Thats good to hear. Hope all goes well !!!

[Ben_O]

Thats good to hear. Hope all goes well !!!

Thanks!

 

Another site meeting is taking place today with the highways agency and a local councillor so we can continue our push for compensation. If they won't play ball, then it will go to court which we don't really want but will if needs be

[Badboytunes]

have they said how long the works will take?