Getting money back from cowboy builders

psychopathbabble

Happytogetdebtfree wrote: »

Psycho that is awful i hope they sort it in the mean time good bleach and a de humidifier might help with it ?? my god xx

Yeah we need to spend a few hours cleaning it all up... where do you get dehumidifiers from? They cost money though

Happytogetdebtfree

i got a cheap one from argos 30 quid and its suffice xx if you lived in yorkshire id help you clean lol xx

psychopathbabble

Happytogetdebtfree wrote: »

i got a cheap one from argos 30 quid and its suffice xx if you lived in yorkshire id help you clean lol xx

Haha well if you fancy a night in Hertfordshire..... I can supply bleach!! :rotfl:

psychopathbabble

After some investigating, if the letting agent havent responded by friday, I'm going to report it to the local environmental health agency. http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/index.jsp?articleid=9459

I'm also going to get a cheapish humidifier - i guess i need one with a 2 litre tank or so? and thoroughly clean so they can't say we haven't done our bit.

lisawaters

elantan wrote: »

hi Mike can i ask has the programme been on yet? if not do youknow when it is due to be on ? i have been wanting to see it ever since i first came across your thread

No word yet as to when it will be on... soon, seems to be the best anyone can offer. I think it will be before Christmas, or at Christmas. Ooo-er.

lisawaters

Happytogetdebtfree wrote: »

i got a cheap one from argos 30 quid and its suffice xx if you lived in yorkshire id help you clean lol xx

It would be worth getting the OK from the landlord to rent a powerful one for a week or so. I believe they need to be emptied every few hours. When they were drying out the plaster at my place I gather people were coming in throughout the night to empty them. I am not convinced that Argos/Curry's versions will be powerful enough. Anyway, why should you pay anything?

x

MatyMoo

Psycho - Love that reading! Get practising though, you are running close to the wire

All I can say to the damp is :eek::eek::eek: It is such a lovely flat, that I really hope they can get it sorted out so you don't have to move.

Happytogetdebtfree

I used mine in the bedroom and it was helpful in drying walls out but maybe your right a industrial one is whats needed for your place psycho happy bleaching xxx

gallygirl

lisawaters wrote: »

No word yet as to when it will be on... soon, seems to be the best anyone can offer. I think it will be before Christmas, or at Christmas. Ooo-er.

I think an old friend is getting stage fright at his TV debut

psychopathbabble

lisawaters wrote: »

It would be worth getting the OK from the landlord to rent a powerful one for a week or so. I believe they need to be emptied every few hours. When they were drying out the plaster at my place I gather people were coming in throughout the night to empty them. I am not convinced that Argos/Curry's versions will be powerful enough. Anyway, why should you pay anything?

x

MatyMoo wrote: »

Psycho - Love that reading! Get practising though, you are running close to the wire

All I can say to the damp is :eek::eek::eek: It is such a lovely flat, that I really hope they can get it sorted out so you don't have to move.

Happytogetdebtfree wrote: »

I used mine in the bedroom and it was helpful in drying walls out but maybe your right a industrial one is whats needed for your place psycho happy bleaching xxx

True, I shouldn't have to pay anything. I just don't want them thinking that bunging a cheap dehumidifier in will keep us happy and stop us from moaning.

Won't have time to clean properly until the weekend, so maybe I'll give them until Monday to get back to us.... then I'm going to the authorities. I know they can't get it fixed immediately but they can at least show signs of intending to do something about it.

I haven't even had an acknowledgement for my email. :cool:

I've also discovered that I don't think some of the windows are 'legal' as they don't have any ventilation except if I keep them open which isn't going to be great in Winter.

Love the Neville post!