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What do we do about our heating?
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We had our central heating completely replaced in August last year. We're about to lay a new carpet in the bedroom and have discovered the floorboards were cut in the wrong place and not put back properly (they're not nailed down because they were cut between the joists).
When my OH took one up he found the pipes have been laid too high so the floorboards are touching them. He's checked on the landing and bathroom, and the same thing has happened there.
The whole thing seems to be really shoddy. We already knew the boiler wasn't fitted properly (they didn't leave a big enough gap between the boiler and a joise - it's in the loft).
OH doesn't want the people who put the heating in back in the house since he now doesn't trust them.
What I would like to know (if any of you good people are able to help) is can we do anything about this? Who should we complain to? Do we have any rights?
The man we contracted is self employed and seemed to have got several 'friends' in to help him install the rads and boiler - a plumber, a gas engineer and a couple of labourers as far as I could tell. I'm not sure if the labourers were actually employed by him or not. But our original quote was from him.
Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Jen
When my OH took one up he found the pipes have been laid too high so the floorboards are touching them. He's checked on the landing and bathroom, and the same thing has happened there.
The whole thing seems to be really shoddy. We already knew the boiler wasn't fitted properly (they didn't leave a big enough gap between the boiler and a joise - it's in the loft).
OH doesn't want the people who put the heating in back in the house since he now doesn't trust them.
What I would like to know (if any of you good people are able to help) is can we do anything about this? Who should we complain to? Do we have any rights?
The man we contracted is self employed and seemed to have got several 'friends' in to help him install the rads and boiler - a plumber, a gas engineer and a couple of labourers as far as I could tell. I'm not sure if the labourers were actually employed by him or not. But our original quote was from him.
Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated.
Jen
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There shouldnt be a problem with the pipes touching the floorboards.
Only thing you can really do is replace the floorboards but TBH if you only noticed when you lifted the carpets then they cant have been causing too much of a problem!
Does the CH system work because otherwise I am struggling to see what your problem is other than being pinickity!:heartpuls baby no3 due 16th November :heartpulsTEAM YELLOWDFD 16/6/10"Shut your gob! Or I'll come round your houses and stamp on all your toys" The ONE, the ONLY, the LEGENDARY Gene Hunt :heart2:0
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