make do and mend for tougher times

kidcat

Fuddle - if its been caused by blocked guttering its possible that you are responsible, we had similar a few years ago and our LL sent a builder/roofer to fix, turns out gutters were blocked and we had to pay the bill. Keeping gutters clear was in the contract for tenants responsibility - now its possible thats not a legal clause but its worth checking first, its got to be cheaper dealing yourself than paying any builder your LL gets out.

fuddle

Oh gawd! Ok, i'll have a look. Thanks kidcat

RAS

fuddle - go back over to the housing forum as I am pretty sure that in England and Wales guttering is the responsibility of the LL whatever it says in the contract. There are a number of LLs there who will tell you and a Scottish one whom is no nonsense as well.

fuddle

Thanks RAS. I have checked my contract and there's nothing in there about it being our responsibility anyway so we're ok.

DH called him and he's agreed to come out but can't specify a time or date at the moment. So that means that it's done by writing from now on. I feel we're being fobbed off.

Thank you everybody.

kidcat

Thanks Mardatha - I have looked into Vit D a while ago and never got round to it with one thing or another but you are right I have to beat this, the doctor looked more depressed than I was about it this morning.

Ellie83

Yes, put it all in writing Fuddle, including everything you noticed that may contribute to the damp (blockage, etc). Gutters are not your responsibility but you still have to act in a "tenant-like manner". I don't really know what that means but I understand it as meaning you have a duty to report any problem to the LL that may damage the property (within limits obviously!). So put everything in writing. Keep a proof of posting and a copy of the letter as well.

fuddle

I love mar's trying to get a posters attention

Fruit harvested from garden mixed in with the steamed pud was delish. It was that nice that we didn't need custard.

I have sniped on that damp thread. I regret it now. Would you delete or just leave it. I don't want to start an argument

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Evening all, Laundry Mountain is now an Ironing Mountain to be tackled tomorrow. FUDDLE - we have a couple of portable woodstoves, BUT only for use OUTSIDE. We have an OZPIG - which is a pot bellied woodburner that I cook on, look it up on line, we paid £200 for it and I think it is worth its weight in gold. I have also a Kelly Kettle and the cooking apparatus that comes with it, very useful but doesn't burn for long enough to cook a stew, only for re heats, or something like scrambled egg. The other thing we have is really useful and is called a FIRESPOUT. I found it on line one day on a canoeing site called Song of the paddle and the chap makes them himself. It is a portable woodburner and folds flat to transport it. It is made from 4 panels of stainless steel that fit together to make a square with a hollow middle and you can burn any small pieces of wood in it and it is really super to cook on. It is quite light and is flat when it is taken apart. Take a look and see if it would be any use to you. It is only for use outside but it would enable you to use any fallen branches/twigs and cook properly on it. I've had mine for a few years but I think it was only around £20 when I got it. Hope that is useful Cheers Lyn x.

Byatt

Nothing wrong with what you wrote Fuddle, just ignore the poster now though as it just drags things out.

Byatt

mcculloch29 wrote: »

My new wind up radio
arrived yesterday. I am absolutely thrilled with it. It also has a torch function and a clock - and sockets/leads to charge from mains/USB along with a solar panel.
I had it playing whilst I ironed for some fifty minutes first thing this morning and it was still going strong, on just one minute's brisk winding. I had a feeling it would be good when I saw that the original RRP was £40. Now £17.
It's got a digital display which makes tuning it in a dream, and an alarm function. It's also small enough to pop in my bag when I go away. Very pleased.

Thanks for sharing Mcculloch, it's always good to know if something works well, I'm very tempted. It looks good too.