The plumbers are back to deal with the fallout from the leak in the main bathroom. It would appear that the leak has probably been going on for years – there was a veritable swimming pool of water sitting underneath the floorboards, and I’ve had to have a dehumidifier working 24/7 for several weeks to dry it out.
I’m going to need new joists, new floorboards, a new bath, replacement pipework to upgrade the leaky galvanised steel pipes, and a replastered ceiling. That’s before they then do the more cosmetic stuff of re-tiling and putting down new flooring. They’ve made a start today, but it’s going to take all next week to finish it.
Today’s problem is how to remove and replace the old steel pipework. That involves working in a very confined space in the loft, and they can’t use an angle grinder as that would set light to the Victorian sawdust loft insulation! So they are having to use a hacksaw and there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth. It does not appear to be going well……
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hope its fixed price contract