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New faulty washer from argos floods downstairs
Hello im trying to get any advice .i bougjt a washing machine it was delivered tuesday and over nigjt flooded my downstairs .they sent service man oit friday and he took my carpet up and put on front im left with cold hard concrete living room floor in minus tempetures i have appointment for service man to write report on…
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Bathroom Flood
Hi All Looking for some help. The flat above us had some work done in the bathroom that leaked into our bathroom. The leak is now fixed but there was water pouring in rather than just dripping. I think the roof will need plastering but my question is, although it's all dried out now, how do I now if the plaster behind the…
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Flat flood - can I claim?
I live on the ground floor of an 8 story flat. On August 2nd my flat started to flood, I couldn't find out where the water was coming from even after turning off all the pipes. It turned out that there is a 4 inch cast iron drain pipe that runs down the inside of my flat, that goes from the roof all the way down to the…
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Sandbags or...Hydro Snakes?!?!?
Has anyone come across these before? They look great and just the thing to help be protect my home in advance of floods hitting again: https://www.fireandwatersupplies.com/flood-products/hydrosacks-hydrosnakes/
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Leak in house (bathroom)
Evening In the past month we have had five pipe bursts in our road, it now looks like a patchwork quilt with all the repairs as the pavements have literally lifted so high. So after the last one and yet another day without water, quite an occurrence no water on a Sunday in our Road, the water finally came back on at 7pm, I…
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Stupid phone/me posted in wrong section! Sorry!
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Neighbouring garages flooding my Garden
I have a row of 8 garages running along one side of my garden, the entire length. The roofs lean towards my property. Garages are approx 4 inches from my boundary and at base are 2ft above my ground. The guttering runs along the rear of the garages next to my garden and water drops down via 4 down pipes. These down pipes…
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Burst mains water pipe in new build - compensation?
I moved into a new build house recently and a couple of weeks later the mains water pipe that connects to the house under the sink in the kitchen blew off (before the stop tap), and flooded my entire downstairs. All carpets and flooring are destroyed, plinths in the kitchen units, some skirting boards etc. not to mention…
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Underfloor unlagged pipes
Help please The house next door was built at the same time as mine. It was flooded about 10 years ago due to underfloor unlagged pipes bursting. I'm replacing my kitchen and my plumber has uncovered the same problem with unlagged pipes going green covered by about 6" of concrete. The pipes are for both heating and mains. I…
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Wrong gas fire
I bought a gas fire of the Internet, the gas man came to fit it, when my husband came home he discovered it was not the one ordered. We contacted the company, they asked us to take a picture of it and email it to them They have sent me an email to confirm it is the wrong fire, and are going to correct this on their site,…
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Roof Leak,. Insurance not Interested !
My Friend bought a house only TWO years ago. The Building surveyor said it was all good and flat roof above the kitchen had been recently maintained. Last week with all the heavy rain it started leaking and the whole ceiling came down into the kitchen they had just put in £7,000 worth ! It took FIVE DAYS to get in touch…
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RE: Fallen tree in Neighbours Garden broken Garden Swing
Hi, couple of weeks ago when the weather was bad, the tree at the back of my garden snapped in two and it fell down and when into the neighbours garden and broke his garden swing. I paid to get the broken tree removed and now the neighbour is asking about the garden swing, I said I will find a joiner to get it repaired as…
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Fallen tree clear up liability Council
A tree fell from my garden onto a road during the recent storm. Council/highways told me to tell my neighbors not to get involved (they were being helpful, and had already got stuck in) . They sent workers, but when they arrived (2 days later) they explained they would have to call a grabber lorry, and as it was my tree, I…
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Raising my home - financial help
Hi My house was flooded as a result of storm Desmond. I'm strongly considering jacking up my house and raising it a whole floor to create a floodable basement under my home to prevent this from happening again. It's going to cost somewhere in the region of 100k. I was wondering whether anyone knew of any grants - uk or…
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MSE News: Hit by flooding over Christmas? Tips for claiming on your insurance
Floods across the North West and Yorkshire have affected thousands of people over Christmas, with many left without power or even evacuated from their homes... Read the full story: Hit by flooding over Christmas? Tips for claiming on your insurance Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to…
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Roof leaking
Bad weather to day roof leaking it is a old roof will the insurance cover me. Insurance company is Legal and General.:mad:
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MSE News: Hit by the flooding from Storm Desmond? Here's how to claim on insurance
Thousands of properties in northern England, Wales and Scotland have been flooded or battered by severe weather storms... Read the full story: Hit by the flooding from Storm Desmond? Here's how to claim on insurance Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all…
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Create your own local Neighbourhood Watch scheme HERE
Create your own local Neighbourhood Watch scheme https://member-registration.neighbourhoodalert.co.uk/30/Join OR simply Join . Make YOUR area a safer place to live :beer:
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Flooding/Drainage
Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding flooding. During heavy rain storms or even normal rain that goes on for hours our utility room floods. The drain blocks up as though it cant cope with the rain, my husband has put his hand down the drain & hasn't found any obvious blockages. We cant get our drain rods down there as…
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hail storm damage to car port roof.Shoul i claim?
Hello all, We have had the roof of our car port damaged from the severe hail storm yesterday. It has left several holes on the roof and it will need replacing.Now i am no sure how much this would cost.It is a long car port that accomodates 2 cars.Should i claim this of the home insurance? or doing so would increase my…
