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[Mississippi Bullfrog]

4 hours ago, Old-codger said:

That is not a good situation to be in I dont know the construction of your house but there are various grants that landlords can get to insulate properties. Some are free like cavity wall insulation to loft insulation and on to double glazing in some cases. Impress on your landlord in the light of global warming and going green that they need to do their bit.

It is tied accommodation rather than rented. In preparation for when I retire and will be living in a cardboard box we bought a small terraced house which we rent to cover the mortgage.

 

I pay the bills there and with the heating running 24/7 the monthly payment is £52. We'd be better off living in the house we rent out rather than the one we live in. 

 

Due to it being a conservation area the house was designed to look like an old coach house so every room has three external walls and three windows, hence it's inherently difficult to keep warm. Next winter I think we will buy an old caravan and live in that.

[Old-codger]

5 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

It is tied accommodation rather than rented. In preparation for when I retire and will be living in a cardboard box we bought a small terraced house which we rent to cover the mortgage.

 

I pay the bills there and with the heating running 24/7 the monthly payment is £52. We'd be better off living in the house we rent out rather than the one we live in. 

 

Due to it being a conservation area the house was designed to look like an old coach house so every room has three external walls and three windows, hence it's inherently difficult to keep warm. Next winter I think we will buy an old caravan and live in that.

So If ive guessed right you work for one of the wealthiest landowners in the country and they are not prepared to do anything to modernize the properties that they own and bring them up to todays standard. Landlords have a lot to answer for there are far to many landlords that take the high rents but will not update their properties forcing tenants to live in cold damp and drafty deathtraps. 

Shame on them. 

  

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

1 minute ago, Old-codger said:

So If ive guessed right you work for one of the wealthiest landowners in the country and they are not prepared to do anything to modernize the properties that they own and bring them up to todays standard. Landlords have a lot to answer for there are far to many landlords that take the high rents but will not update their properties forcing tenants to live in cold damp and drafty deathtraps. 

Shame on them. 

  

Half right, asset rich, cash poor. Which is why there's not much to spend on houses unless they sell property and that's flogging the family silver to pay the bills. That never works well in the long run. I suspect a lot of property will have to go pretty soon, but that's a very short term fix.

[bonio]

17 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Half right, asset rich, cash poor. Which is why there's not much to spend on houses unless they sell property and that's flogging the family silver to pay the bills. That never works well in the long run. I suspect a lot of property will have to go pretty soon, but that's a very short term fix.

It was a fix they pursued keenly in the 70s when rectories in village were sold for tuppence ha'penny. If only they'd held on for them for another 40 or 50 years...

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

1 hour ago, bonio said:

It was a fix they pursued keenly in the 70s when rectories in village were sold for tuppence ha'penny. If only they'd held on for them for another 40 or 50 years...

Lesson learned perhaps?

[rennie]

Good Evening  Last nightshift of the week! 

[rennie]

Good Morning  I still like Fridays!   

[dynax]

Good morning

Only gone and won £30 on last nights Set for Life

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

11 hours ago, bonio said:

It was a fix they pursued keenly in the 70s when rectories in village were sold for tuppence ha'penny. If only they'd held on for them for another 40 or 50 years...

Actually, if they hadn't done that we'd be living in a 16 bedroom mansion with glorious views over a lake, a couple of acres of lawns, and absolutely no chance of heating it at all. Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea after all. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

59 minutes ago, dynax said:

Good morning

Only gone and won £30 on last nights Set for Life

Where do we send the begging letters?

[S-Westerly]

3 hours ago, dynax said:

Good morning

Only gone and won £30 on last nights Set for Life

Not exactly setting you up for life though is it?

[Takanta]

Good Afternoon!

[oldgrump]

On 01/02/2022 at 23:00, oldgrump said:

Well I got the first quote in today!!! Had thought maybe buying a new toy this year, but when the Boiler quote came in at £3,129.65, think it maybe another year on the VFR!! 

 

Wonder what the others will Quote!! Everyone reckons these were the cheapest firm around.

Well so far the quote above is the Cheapest!!!! just had another 4 different  quotes from 1 supplier, all looked to be the same until I noticed all excluding VAT!! So now the highest is £3934.86, 

 

I just love living on the South coast!! No wonder plumbers are all retired by there 50th birthday!! 

[onesea]

16 hours ago, oldgrump said:

I just love living on the South coast!! No wonder plumbers are all retired by there 50th birthday!! 

 

I knew someone who was a plasterer, he moved away with his misses to be nearer there families. 

 

I met him in passing a couple of years later (he was down here to do a job). 

 

I asked him how it was going, great he said loved the area change, people etc etc.

 

However he said he "has to work allot harder now", as he cannot just name his price.

 

I always Google how much parts are and ask how many days it will take.

 

I have seen day rates go up into the £1000s

[dynax]

21 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

Not exactly setting you up for life though is it?

Maybe not, but it's £30 more than I had

[dynax]

Good morning

 

I think I will stay at home this weekend, I can't be arsed going anywhere today

[rennie]

Good Morning 

[Bender]

23 hours ago, oldgrump said:

Well so far the quote above is the Cheapest!!!! just had another 4 different  quotes from 1 supplier, all looked to be the same until I noticed all excluding VAT!! So now the highest is £3934.86, 

 

I just love living on the South coast!! No wonder plumbers are all retired by there 50th birthday!! 

Have you tried boxt for a quote

 

https://www.boxt.co.uk/boilers?mkwid=spBLPKmwO|pcrid|398763506870|pkw|boxt boilers|pmt|e|pdv|m|slid||&pgrid=54247011504&ptaid=kwd-300571288531&gclid=Cj0KCQiA3fiPBhCCARIsAFQ8QzU1an9ioEv6r3ZLHLGreEIL5UC6ijyqgc54DdLzERmS0IUUiXgs0GYaAimBEALw_wcB

[dynax]

Good morning

[Steve_M]

Good morning. Today I will mostly be fitting a toilet in our en-suite. The plumbing will need me to have hands the size of a toddler with the dexterity of a up-close magician and the grip of Eddie Hall. Wish me luck. 

[MikeHorton]

Just now, Steve_M said:

Good morning. Today I will mostly be fitting a toilet in our en-suite. The plumbing will need me to have hands the size of a toddler with the dexterity of a up-close magician and the grip of Eddie Hall. Wish me luck. 

Plenty of profanities while ur at it I'm guessing, good luck 

[Steve_M]

2 hours ago, MikeHorton said:

Plenty of profanities while ur at it I'm guessing, good luck 

Standard when I do any DIY. Given that we have a 5yr + renovation project underway and we’re trying to minimise the use of tradespeople I may need to extend my vocabulary.

[Bender]

9 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

Standard when I do any DIY. Given that we have a 5yr + renovation project underway and we’re trying to minimise the use of tradespeople I may need to extend my vocabulary.

Pledge is a good substitute for silicone grease on seals not the cute kind, when it dries it leaves nothing slippy on and joints your pushing together,  close coupled toilet, ignore the bit where it says not to use silicone on any joints, use a good neutral cure silicone on every joint including the pan to cistern rubber/foam, toilets and seals can be very hit and miss on quality. 

 

Biggest issue with pans are the spigot where pan connector goes make sure it is reasonably round and doesn't have any faults in casting, especially a ridge running from back edge to the main bowl, if it does it may seal when you connect it but they start dripping about 2 month after you think your done, speed fit one pice connector for inlet valve or a one that uses rubber instead of fibre washer and avoid cheap chrome iso valves they are getting worse and leak as soon as you ever deicide to turn it off. 

[rennie]

Good Morning 

[Steve_M]

2 hours ago, Bender said:

Pledge is a good substitute for silicone grease on seals not the cute kind, when it dries it leaves nothing slippy on and joints your pushing together,  close coupled toilet, ignore the bit where it says not to use silicone on any joints, use a good neutral cure silicone on every joint including the pan to cistern rubber/foam, toilets and seals can be very hit and miss on quality. 

 

Biggest issue with pans are the spigot where pan connector goes make sure it is reasonably round and doesn't have any faults in casting, especially a ridge running from back edge to the main bowl, if it does it may seal when you connect it but they start dripping about 2 month after you think your done, speed fit one pice connector for inlet valve or a one that uses rubber instead of fibre washer and avoid cheap chrome iso valves they are getting worse and leak as soon as you ever deicide to turn it off. 

Thanks for the tips. This is the third toilet I’ve fitted in this house (and about the eighth I’ve done in the last five years) and I could have used those tips on all of them. Just one more to go after this.
 

I’ve just run foul with the cheap chrome valves. Bloody useless. The problem is that I don’t remember where I bought them from. I’d love to give feedback.