Bodges you’ve seen.
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I meant to add as well to the house with chrome and rubber cables it also has a loft conversion that the previous owner had done himself without any sort of building regs, one of the present owners kids sleeps up there.
He hasn't used any sort of steel up there, instead he has fastened 3x2's onto the side of the original ceiling spars and put a chipboard floor on top of that, You would think the obvious way if you are going down that route would be to cross batten it with the 3x2's but I think he has done it that way to keep the head height.
When I was taking the non fire rated halogen downlights out of the bathroom you could see where he had hacked a chunk out of a ceiling spar to get the light to fit in, the spar was nicely charred black where the hot lamp was fitted up against it. No smoke alarms, no escape windows, no fire doors and a steep staircase coming down from the loft. How do they sleep at night.
He hasn't used any sort of steel up there, instead he has fastened 3x2's onto the side of the original ceiling spars and put a chipboard floor on top of that, You would think the obvious way if you are going down that route would be to cross batten it with the 3x2's but I think he has done it that way to keep the head height.
When I was taking the non fire rated halogen downlights out of the bathroom you could see where he had hacked a chunk out of a ceiling spar to get the light to fit in, the spar was nicely charred black where the hot lamp was fitted up against it. No smoke alarms, no escape windows, no fire doors and a steep staircase coming down from the loft. How do they sleep at night.
DocJock said:
They sleep fine because they don't recognise the utter stupidity of what they are doing.
Ignorance is bliss.One of the worst things I ever saw, one of those blood runs cold briefly jobbys, was a client of mine had just bought a house that had 3 fuse boards in a row, the scumbag who fitted no3 pulled the earth feeding no 2 and stuck it in no 3, meaning the boards were linked together but not actually earthed, including all the chrome sockets in the kitchen fitted to stainless steel splashbacks and worktops etc etc etc, mixture of old rubber cabling and all-sorts. Whole lot could have easily gone live and a sat there waiting for a victim.
The customer is well aware of the loft problems, the builders doing the extension re-roofed the property a few weeks ago and the client asked the builder if he could get it through building regs, he had a quick look and said no chance and proceeded to list all that was wrong with it to them.
scottyp123 said:
I meant to add as well to the house with chrome and rubber cables it also has a loft conversion that the previous owner had done himself without any sort of building regs, one of the present owners kids sleeps up there.
He hasn't used any sort of steel up there, instead he has fastened 3x2's onto the side of the original ceiling spars and put a chipboard floor on top of that, You would think the obvious way if you are going down that route would be to cross batten it with the 3x2's but I think he has done it that way to keep the head height.
When I was taking the non fire rated halogen downlights out of the bathroom you could see where he had hacked a chunk out of a ceiling spar to get the light to fit in, the spar was nicely charred black where the hot lamp was fitted up against it. No smoke alarms, no escape windows, no fire doors and a steep staircase coming down from the loft. How do they sleep at night.
You should report them to the authorities. If there is a fire it will be an absolute death trap for firefighters by the sound of itHe hasn't used any sort of steel up there, instead he has fastened 3x2's onto the side of the original ceiling spars and put a chipboard floor on top of that, You would think the obvious way if you are going down that route would be to cross batten it with the 3x2's but I think he has done it that way to keep the head height.
When I was taking the non fire rated halogen downlights out of the bathroom you could see where he had hacked a chunk out of a ceiling spar to get the light to fit in, the spar was nicely charred black where the hot lamp was fitted up against it. No smoke alarms, no escape windows, no fire doors and a steep staircase coming down from the loft. How do they sleep at night.
No pics, but we recently had our driveway redone. Breaking up the concrete resulted in a gas leak.
Upon inspection by Cadent it was discovered we have a larger than expected diameter pipe for our supply. This had been T'd off of, then a 8-10" threaded pipe attached to this, and then another 8-10" threaded pipe attached to this - which was then capped. Effectively a periscope covered by an inspection cover. Breaking up the driveway concrete must have unscrewed this pipe or dislodged what little seal was there. Any old PTFE equivalent would likely have degraded.
The Cadent guys couldn't explain the purpose of this pipe - possibly at some point it was for venting trapped air - who knows. They simply removed it all and capped off the T, back filled - resulting in one fewer cover on the drive.
All of this is not particularly noteworthy - other than for the fact that this was probably all installed following the death of a child (and near deaths of the family) in the house Dec 30th 1967.
Upon inspection by Cadent it was discovered we have a larger than expected diameter pipe for our supply. This had been T'd off of, then a 8-10" threaded pipe attached to this, and then another 8-10" threaded pipe attached to this - which was then capped. Effectively a periscope covered by an inspection cover. Breaking up the driveway concrete must have unscrewed this pipe or dislodged what little seal was there. Any old PTFE equivalent would likely have degraded.
The Cadent guys couldn't explain the purpose of this pipe - possibly at some point it was for venting trapped air - who knows. They simply removed it all and capped off the T, back filled - resulting in one fewer cover on the drive.
All of this is not particularly noteworthy - other than for the fact that this was probably all installed following the death of a child (and near deaths of the family) in the house Dec 30th 1967.
If anyone remembers Kenny Everett’s character ‘DIY Reg’, then that’s my landlord.
Why carefully cut out a hole in a plasterboard wall to run a waste pipe when you can kick out a rough hole-shaped section instead? Then carefully fill that hole with expanding foam
There were a few light fitting that weren’t working. They weren’t working because the bulbs had blown, (I know this because I checked them). Upon mentioning this to the landlord prior to moving in, (purely to see what ‘fix’ he’d come up with), the results were surprising….
Yes, that’s right. He removed the light fitting, cut the power cable flush with the ceiling and covered it with a wall socket blanking plate
This ‘fix’ has been carried out in several rooms, some of which now don’t even have any lights in them besides plug-in lamps.
Why carefully mask-off a light switch when you can do your cutting-in with a roller instead?
All of them are like the above
It would seem that silicone sealant is on rations……
That’s directly behind the kitchen sink. Nothing wrong with that apparently
This isn’t some crappy bedsit. This is a recently renovated five bedroom ex farm building.
There’s a lot more bodges than what I’ve listed here. I’ve just run out of time to list them all.
Why carefully cut out a hole in a plasterboard wall to run a waste pipe when you can kick out a rough hole-shaped section instead? Then carefully fill that hole with expanding foam
There were a few light fitting that weren’t working. They weren’t working because the bulbs had blown, (I know this because I checked them). Upon mentioning this to the landlord prior to moving in, (purely to see what ‘fix’ he’d come up with), the results were surprising….
Yes, that’s right. He removed the light fitting, cut the power cable flush with the ceiling and covered it with a wall socket blanking plate
This ‘fix’ has been carried out in several rooms, some of which now don’t even have any lights in them besides plug-in lamps.
Why carefully mask-off a light switch when you can do your cutting-in with a roller instead?
All of them are like the above
It would seem that silicone sealant is on rations……
That’s directly behind the kitchen sink. Nothing wrong with that apparently
This isn’t some crappy bedsit. This is a recently renovated five bedroom ex farm building.
There’s a lot more bodges than what I’ve listed here. I’ve just run out of time to list them all.
AstonZagato said:
From the "Pictures that make your teeth itch" thread
My Mrs hates it when I start snagging holiday let's we're staying instemll said:
. Can't help it though.Her: wow this is nice
Me: ? Have you seen the tiling over there? And what were they thinking with this end panel?
Her
We were having our kitchen redone, part of which involved removal of the ceiling, when we got a knock from the builder saying 'you should come and look at this, your budget is going to have increase to include a new steel support' (an 8 metre span):
Previous owner was a builder (to be fair it had been up there for 30years, and most of the planks were nailed together, but...).
Previous owner was a builder (to be fair it had been up there for 30years, and most of the planks were nailed together, but...).
Teddy Lop said:
AstonZagato said:
From the "Pictures that make your teeth itch" thread
My Mrs hates it when I start snagging holiday let's we're staying instemll said:
. Can't help it though.Her: wow this is nice
Me: ? Have you seen the tiling over there? And what were they thinking with this end panel?
Her
I am sorting all of this, but it pisses me off daily. We want the place to be as good as possible for our guests.
Teddy Lop said:
AstonZagato said:
From the "Pictures that make your teeth itch" thread
My Mrs hates it when I start snagging holiday let's we're staying instemll said:
. Can't help it though.Her: wow this is nice
Me: ? Have you seen the tiling over there? And what were they thinking with this end panel?
Her
from my other half too. My mate commented recently that I was the only person he knew who could recognise bad tiling while being too pissed to stand up unaided.Vanden Saab said:
Teddy Lop said:
AstonZagato said:
From the "Pictures that make your teeth itch" thread
My Mrs hates it when I start snagging holiday let's we're staying instemll said:
. Can't help it though.Her: wow this is nice
Me: ? Have you seen the tiling over there? And what were they thinking with this end panel?
Her
from my other half too. My mate commented recently that I was the only person he knew who could recognise bad tiling while being too pissed to stand up unaided.I tiled my utility room floor 30 years ago - first time I had ever tiled anything - it annoys me every time I go in there but I learnt a lot as a result that I have applied when I have subsequently done the kitchen (once) and two bathrooms (twice)
If I ever refit the utility room again I'll rip it up and do it again but right now it's functional and most people wouldn't even notice the mistake I made
My house has had its fair share of bodges that I’ve put right over the last couple of years, here’s a few I have just uncovered whilst ripping out my en-suite:
1) Shower riser kit that came with the shower tray was too short so they just shoved a pile of loose planks under each leg.
2) Tiled over the top of tiles (a right pig of a job getting them a off)
3) Shower tray was too small (they needed to fit it without removing tiles so I guess intentional) so they just stuck a length of wood down the side and silicone over it. It’s not even fixed in place or anything!
As a result it bloody stinks underneath and I’m going to replace lots more than I was expecting.
1) Shower riser kit that came with the shower tray was too short so they just shoved a pile of loose planks under each leg.
2) Tiled over the top of tiles (a right pig of a job getting them a off)
3) Shower tray was too small (they needed to fit it without removing tiles so I guess intentional) so they just stuck a length of wood down the side and silicone over it. It’s not even fixed in place or anything!
As a result it bloody stinks underneath and I’m going to replace lots more than I was expecting.
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