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Post office van drove into my brand new home

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  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    EmmyLou30 wrote: »
    My brother had the developer/builder swing a skip into the corner of his house, smashed a section of render off and buckled the metal edging strip the put on the corners. Never looked right after the repair, you can still see it. Now that's a reason to still be miffed as it was ruined forever, but it's still one of those things he got over.
    The plasterer that repaired it could have cut the edging strip either side of the damage, and let a new section in. It's not structural, it's only there to provide a crisp corner.

    Plastered well, and painted well, it should be totally invisible.
  • EmmyLou30
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    AdrianC wrote: »
    The plasterer that repaired it could have cut the edging strip either side of the damage, and let a new section in. It's not structural, it's only there to provide a crisp corner.

    Plastered well, and painted well, it should be totally invisible.

    Definitely. Unfortunately they were crap builders who didn't care. The fight he had to get them back to fix the shoddy bathroom with cracked shower tray was enough hassle, let alone trying to get them back to fix the render. In the end my Dad fixed all the other things wrong with the place as it was easier and he made a far better job of it.
  • Shelldean
    Shelldean Posts: 2,392 Forumite
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    The OP no longer exists.....they are now an archived user.

    So save the replies x
  • Crumble2018
    Crumble2018 Posts: 296 Forumite
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    Shelldean wrote: »
    The OP no longer exists.....they are now an archived user.

    So save the replies x

    A ❄️❄️❄️ as suspected!!
  • Smodlet
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    The whole compo from RM thing is pointless for all the reasons already stated and no, no-one is going to pay for hurt feelings but still... I can't believe I am saying this but I think the OP is right to feel aggrieved that their brand new, shiny house has been damaged.

    I was tempted to jump on the bandwagon of the "diddums" posts but I actually remember what it was like to buy my very first piece of (to me, expensive) furniture and have it arrive damaged. It felt like a violation at the time. Now, I wonder why I don't put it on freecycle but that is not the point; once, I loved it and worked long and hard to pay for it.

    I am sorry the OP has deleted their account, presumably because of the responses they received. It is so easy to be cavalier about things when you have life experience; it seems the OP does not. I hope he/she comes back at some point as there is a great deal of advice on here from which they might benefit... Yeah, that was like an out-of-body experience for me; so what?
  • AdrianC
    AdrianC Posts: 42,189 Forumite
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    Smodlet wrote: »
    I can't believe I am saying this but I think the OP is right to feel aggrieved that their brand new, shiny house has been damaged.
    If the damage was deliberate, or the result of some major negligence, rather than simply a minor moment of inattention on the part of somebody probably hurrying to get his job done, yes - absolutely.

    As it is, the impact would have been so minor that it's unlikely the postie was even aware he'd clipped the wall, let alone deliberately "doing a runner".
  • Davesnave
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    EmmyLou30 wrote: »
    Fair play to the OP, most newbies come on here, get an answer they maybe don't want and flounce off in a huff.
    Errr.....


    I was so tempted to correct their post about "ruining the most exciting milestone of my life" to 'millstone,' so I'm glad now that I resisted.:A
  • suki1964
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    Crumble2018 wrote: »
    A ❄️❄️❄️ as suspected!!

    Or perhaps feels a tad daft and embarrassed and doesn't want this thread to forever haunt them if they ever need to ask for help and advice here again?
  • Crumble2018
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    suki1964 wrote: »
    Or perhaps feels a tad daft and embarrassed and doesn't want this thread to forever haunt them if they ever need to ask for help and advice here again?


    Nah - I still suspect a floucer! :D
  • EmmyLou30
    EmmyLou30 Posts: 599 Forumite
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    Davesnave wrote: »
    Errr.....


    I was so tempted to correct their post about "ruining the most exciting milestone of my life" to 'millstone,' so I'm glad now that I resisted.:A

    Yeah I jinxed that didn't I!
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