THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

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When people decide that concreting, decking, paving etc. their gardens for convenience or because they need to use them for parking or they're unwilling/unable to mow grass or manage beds this is the result! it's why there is so much more flooding in areas where traditionally there hasn't been a problem in the past. Add in the increasingly heavy and sudden downpours we are experiencing and 'climate change' if you believe in it and you have the perfect conditions for problems in homes further down or at the bottom of slopes. It's sad that other folks actions have caused the problem VJsMum but at least you now know the 'why' and hopefully now have the fixing 'in hand'! Hope there isn't too much damage in the study.

Karmacat

VJsmum wrote: »

Sigh - the best prepping advice I can give right now is to look after your drains....

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First though we have to get the drains flushed through (£105.00 and that's if it is a simple job). They are coming this morning.

Then a plumber (goodness knows how much) to fix the SVP

Then a joiner to mend the stud partition boxing. I think i will get the joiner to put in an inspection hatch.

Ho hum.... I don't want to think about drains - i want to think about nice things....

All of this was avoidable..... I may have to be cast out of the prepping group...:p

Poor you! As for prepping ... just remember that the tradesmen are still available, and will still come out.
No Armageddon on the horizon right now :j

Good save :j

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VJsmum

MrsLurcherwalker wrote: »

When people decide that concreting, decking, paving etc. their gardens for convenience or because they need to use them for parking or they're unwilling/unable to mow grass or manage beds this is the result! it's why there is so much more flooding in areas where traditionally there hasn't been a problem in the past. Add in the increasingly heavy and sudden downpours we are experiencing and 'climate change' if you believe in it and you have the perfect conditions for problems in homes further down or at the bottom of slopes. It's sad that other folks actions have caused the problem VJsMum but at least you now know the 'why' and hopefully now have the fixing 'in hand'! Hope there isn't too much damage in the study.

Unfortunately I can't blame it all on that. we have been ignoring it for some years... we also have a drive, although we didn't put it in, we were the only house to have one when we moved here. But the road is single lane access, parking is tricky, so i can't blame them. Just a shame we cop all their water. i think we will need to put some kind of french / perforated drain in once the immediate issue is resolved..

VJsmum

Karmacat wrote: »

Poor you! As for prepping ... just remember that the tradesmen are still available, and will still come out.
No Armageddon on the horizon right now :j

Good save :j

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Exactly. But a good prepper would have been more proactive, i feel.

All the kids are bothered about is the fact that showers and baths are banned for the moment... Apparently washing your hair in the kitchen sink is 'disgusting' :rotfl:

GreyQueen

Grinning at your young person's comment, not making mock of your plight, VJsMum. What a b*mmer...... hope you get it sorted soon.

Goes to show the dangers of ignoring those little niggles, though, doesn't it? I'm sure we've all been there (with variations) before and probably will be there again. Shows a little maintenance/ timely investigations goes a long way.

I'm bottoming out my kitchen cupboards atm, in between playing on t'net. I tell myself it's because I'm not a spring chicken anymore and can't keep crawling around on a tiled floor, but that's just an excuse.

It has some preptastic elements as I've re-organised some tinned goods and checked BB dates. Gosh, didn't I do well getting tuna at 3 for £1 (I write price, purchase date and BB date prominently on the top of cans, my memory isn't as good as all that).

maryb

We have a paved back yard( it has been paved since Victorian times, it was access to the servants' wing which is all that is left of the original Victorian house. However the owners before last replaced what was probably nice flagstones with yellow London bricks so not a thing of beauty at all)

Every time it rains hard, it pools and ends up finding its way into the old coal cellars even though the coal shutes have been blocked off. As it doesn't get much sun the paving bricks are very mossy and it is slippery in winter

We were thinking of taking up the old paving and replacing it with gravel in the hope of enabling the rain to disperse more evenly. Can people think of any downside to this/ think it might help?

GreyQueen

I'm no expert on drainage but I do know what cats think when they see gravel - eww!

mardatha

I've got side tracked into wondering if anybody has ever seen any of the Victorian servants crossing that yard lol

maryb

We have gravel at the front and it hasn't been a problem largely because we go for medium shingle rather than pea shingle. The foxes seem to prefer the doorstep:mad:

maryb

If you were of a nervous disposition you might think there was a ghostly presence out there at night but the more prosaic explanation is that next door neighbour's tree sets off the security light if it's breezy.