Problems with House

EC12345

iamcornholio wrote: »

How do toilets "break"?

Well maybe not broken, just problems with the cistern/parts in the cistern. When I mean broken, I mean that we can't use them until the new parts are installed ....

EC12345

missprice wrote: »

:rotfl:

its always fun at my house

the pigeon was ringed (i think thats the word)
and it popped in to the kitchen last summer
i could not see the ring so i was terrified if i startled it it would fly around all panicked and poop all over
so i am telling the kids to get the door shut so its only in one room (less damage)
it waddled to the cat food had a peck and eventually waddled back outside.
pretty glad the cat never saw it

was like out of a comedy sketch

"kids there is a pigeon in the kitchen"
"you what"
"there is a pigeon in the kitchen" "close the door"
"eh did you say a pigeon?"
"in the kitchen yes"
"lemme see, lemme see"
"ok you have seen now close the door so it doesnt fly into the room"

hilarious if you were there

HAHAHA.

Seriously though, do you worry about all the problems in your house or are you just so used to them now?

missprice

EC12345 wrote: »

HAHAHA.

Seriously though, do you worry about all the problems in your house or are you just so used to them now?

the only response to this is


I have TEENAGERS:eek:


no i dont worry until i see the waterfall down the stairs

well sometimes i worry cos of the cost and the times these things happen.

but i suppose its life, and my house (and the heating system) is around 30/35 years old so things will go wrong

was really angry about the front wall because it was so new and cost so much, and i could have spent that money inside the house where it wouldnt get run into.

was resigned to no heating last winter but the valve ended up costing £60 not the hundreds i was thinking of.

i tell you what though most of these fixes i have done myself (well with the help of google)
i am a dizzy blonde and it is so satisfying to know i can fix stuff
i did the new lead stuff over the porche thingy and i did the tap washers
and the painting/plastering of the outside wall
did the valve too (only because no need to drain the system or turn the water off)
moved the paving slabs myself and wished i hadnt cos they were darn heavy:rotfl:
and loos are easy when you have google and a spare pair of hands (said teenagers)
windows were a doddle apart from the ladders bit i am terrified of hights

most of the stuff going wrong was small or needed to be done anyway and by putting it off it caused more damage,
i guess it was more noticing that stuff needed fixing cause i have lived in this house quite a while now so when the loo wont flush i realise the handle been going soft for ages
and the towels were getting really bad rust stains from the airing cupboard so again i should have realised the tank needed changing

but thats what dizzy blondes do best

EC12345

You've really cheered me up. Thank you ever so much. :rotfl:

I know what you mean though about noticing when things go wrong. In all fairness, one of the toilets that broke last week (has been fixed now) was getting worse and worse over the years/months - so it was bound to go in the end. Hopefully, everything will be fixed over the next couple of weeks (at least I hope so anyway).

Good for you for fixing things yourself - that's ace!!!

You are so right when you say "that's life" - of course it is .... and sometimes things turn out not so bad in the end, i.e. the £60 valve. I obviously worry about the cost but I suppose we haven't really spent anything on the house in the last five years so a few hundred pounds :eek: in the grand scale of things isn't too bad. Still a nightmare though ....

jackieb

Nothing to do with my house but its contents. My dryer had been broken for a while. My washing machine died and wasn't worth fixing so I decided to get a matching pair. A couple of days later my fridge/freezer packed up. So within the space of a week i'd replaced 3 big ticket items in the kitchen. Good news was that I got a fridge/freezer to match my washer and dryer.

Sometimes things just give up the ghost at the same time.

I've had a dead bird under the floorboards in the kitchen and 5 up in the loft (they were mummified - the previous owners must have had a gap where they were getting in, filled the gap and not realised there were birds in there who couldn't get out now that the gap had been filled!) I've found bird skeletons round the side of the house and a dead bird next to the garage. I've had a hawk fly into my livingroom window and when I looked out I saw it sitting on the bonnet of my car - it then flew off with a sparrow, which it had chased into my window, in its claws My house is a house where birds come to die!

EC12345

jackieb wrote: »

Nothing to do with my house but its contents. My dryer had been broken for a while. My washing machine died and wasn't worth fixing so I decided to get a matching pair. A couple of days later my fridge/freezer packed up. So within the space of a week i'd replaced 3 big ticket items in the kitchen. Good news was that I got a fridge/freezer to match my washer and dryer.

Sometimes things just give up the ghost at the same time.

I've had a dead bird under the floorboards in the kitchen and 5 up in the loft (they were mummified - the previous owners must have had a gap where they were getting in, filled the gap and not realised there were birds in there who couldn't get out now that the gap had been filled!) I've found bird skeletons round the side of the house and a dead bird next to the garage. I've had a hawk fly into my livingroom window and when I looked out I saw it sitting on the bonnet of my car - it then flew off with a sparrow, which it had chased into my window, in its claws My house is a house where birds come to die!

Goodness, all those things breaking - that must have cost a small fortune. I think our washing machine might be the next thing to go (I have been having sneeky looks online looking at new ones HEHEHEHE!!) - I just don't things that things are made to last these days. Our washing machine is working though and we have had it for over 7 years. There are only two of us in our house and it really only ever gets used at the weekends. I have just been speaking to my neighbour - she is having terrible problems with her TV/warranty for TV at the moment- she is also having problems with her shower - so I know that problems are common.

My mum and dad used to have terrible problems with birds in their house/falling down their chimney and you could hear them flapping at the back of the fire. The cats used to be going crazy because they knew something was there. Blimey that was years ago!!

missprice

jackieb wrote: »

Nothing to do with my house but its contents. My dryer had been broken for a while. My washing machine died and wasn't worth fixing so I decided to get a matching pair. A couple of days later my fridge/freezer packed up. So within the space of a week i'd replaced 3 big ticket items in the kitchen. Good news was that I got a fridge/freezer to match my washer and dryer.

Sometimes things just give up the ghost at the same time.

I've had a dead bird under the floorboards in the kitchen and 5 up in the loft (they were mummified - the previous owners must have had a gap where they were getting in, filled the gap and not realised there were birds in there who couldn't get out now that the gap had been filled!) I've found bird skeletons round the side of the house and a dead bird next to the garage. I've had a hawk fly into my livingroom window and when I looked out I saw it sitting on the bonnet of my car - it then flew off with a sparrow, which it had chased into my window, in its claws My house is a house where birds come to die!

agree it seems that the big electrical stuff will all go at the same time
except for me its washing machines
i go through one every two years
but they do get some stick
plus fella broke dryer door other week, he has fixed it but the door wont open fully so no big towels/sheets can go in cos the gap is too small
so a dryer to buy soon.

as for the birds i think you can put fake spiderwebs on the windows to stop them flying into it but you will look like the batty neighbour:eek:

how did the hawk not break the window??????

jackieb

I suppose it must've been because it was toughened glass. He'd been chasing the bird and banged against the window. He stood on the car for a good while. I thnk he must've been stunned. When it took off I saw it had the birdie in its claws.

Going right off topic but my sister once saw a hawk fly off with a wee bunny.

EC12345

jackieb wrote: »

I suppose it must've been because it was toughened glass. He'd been chasing the bird and banged against the window. He stood on the car for a good while. I thnk he must've been stunned. When it took off I saw it had the birdie in its claws.

Going right off topic but my sister once saw a hawk fly off with a wee bunny.

Oh no, that's awful. I love rabbits.

Anyway the plumber is coming back this afternoon to look at the toilets again :mad:. I hope he can find the problem.

dander

I know exactly how you feel! I find it's not just the stress of things actually breaking, but the whole palaver of having to phone someone, book a time for them to come round - make sure I can be home and not at work etc gets me really wound up. Then there's the worry about what's causing the problem - I'm a great one for seeing the worst case scenario and a dripping tap can very quickly escalate in my head into having to replace the entire bathroom!

My only advice really is to get some good DIY books because I find if I can fix something myself it's really nice to save myself the fuss as well as the expense of getting someone in, and even if you can't fix something yourself you can often at least figure out what the problem is and reassure yourself that it's not a full-scale disaster.