| Just so blurgh right now 10:51 - Aug 27 with 3584 views | Reus30 |
Legitimately had enough of work bs.
My house is falling to bits - due to the torrential rain in August my roof and gutters have fallen apart.
My dog is ignoring me because I've put her on a diet so she can't have any sausages anymore.
Have tempted just to sell up and live on a boat somewhere nice.
Any thoughts on what I can do at this point to have a tiny bit of joy in life.
Yes, I have already tried a Tommy tank. It's a bit rubbish though when you are feeling teary. |  | | |  |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:01 - Aug 27 with 3083 views | Guthrum |
Start looking at other jobs/career options. Nothing may come of it, but it'll give you something pleasureable to daydream about. |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:09 - Aug 27 with 3033 views | _clive_baker_ |
Practical suggestion - contact a couple of local builders to come and quote to repair the roof and guttering. Then you can take your time to make any of the associated repairs inside (if you need to) knowing the problem won't get worse and its watertight.
Getting that sorted will take 1 weight off your mind. |  | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:18 - Aug 27 with 2967 views | Guthrum |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:09 - Aug 27 by _clive_baker_ |
Practical suggestion - contact a couple of local builders to come and quote to repair the roof and guttering. Then you can take your time to make any of the associated repairs inside (if you need to) knowing the problem won't get worse and its watertight.
Getting that sorted will take 1 weight off your mind. |
As a decorator, I would actually suggest waiting until the roof is fixed before tackling water stains and the like. Until the problem is sorted out, they will just keep coming back, or work their way around any stain-block. Walls may need a bit of time to dry out, especially in older houses. | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:19 - Aug 27 with 2950 views | BiGDonnie |
Get away for a week or two in the sun. Nice all inclusive place by the beach. Not a long term solution but great to relax for a period of time and not stress about lifes day to day issues. |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:24 - Aug 27 with 2929 views | Help |
Have you claimed for the damage on your home insurance? |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:30 - Aug 27 with 2871 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:18 - Aug 27 by Guthrum |
As a decorator, I would actually suggest waiting until the roof is fixed before tackling water stains and the like. Until the problem is sorted out, they will just keep coming back, or work their way around any stain-block. Walls may need a bit of time to dry out, especially in older houses. |
Yeah that's what I said. Naff all point making any repairs until the underlying issues are fixed.
But if they're largely decorative I think the priority should be to fix the issues with the roof and guttering. At least then Reus can sleep easy at night knowing they wont worsen of having to fret every time the heavens open. He can take his time putting right the associated issues (if there are any).
Seems from the OP that's a cause of some anxiety so throw some money at the problem and get the roof & guttering up to scratch I would say. And get multiple quotes. | | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:38 - Aug 27 with 2806 views | Guthrum |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:30 - Aug 27 by _clive_baker_ |
Yeah that's what I said. Naff all point making any repairs until the underlying issues are fixed.
But if they're largely decorative I think the priority should be to fix the issues with the roof and guttering. At least then Reus can sleep easy at night knowing they wont worsen of having to fret every time the heavens open. He can take his time putting right the associated issues (if there are any).
Seems from the OP that's a cause of some anxiety so throw some money at the problem and get the roof & guttering up to scratch I would say. And get multiple quotes. |
Absolutely (may have misread your post a bit).
Have a good investigate himself as to where the water is getting in - which may well not be the same place it appears on ceilings or walls. Will help inform when builders/roofers are talking.
It might be as simple as clearing a blocked and overflowing gutter* which is causing water to run down the walls. I've seen horrendous problems caused by nothing more than that.
* Or a downpipe and hopper being too small for the amount of water coming off the roof. Rain is a lot heavier (more at once) nowadays than it used to be. | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:49 - Aug 27 with 2755 views | _clive_baker_ |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:38 - Aug 27 by Guthrum |
Absolutely (may have misread your post a bit).
Have a good investigate himself as to where the water is getting in - which may well not be the same place it appears on ceilings or walls. Will help inform when builders/roofers are talking.
It might be as simple as clearing a blocked and overflowing gutter* which is causing water to run down the walls. I've seen horrendous problems caused by nothing more than that.
* Or a downpipe and hopper being too small for the amount of water coming off the roof. Rain is a lot heavier (more at once) nowadays than it used to be. |
Absolutely, and sometimes if you buy cheap you buy twice. I learnt my lesson, had a leak coming through my bedroom ceiling after a really heavy downfall a few years ago. Went into the loft and couldn't see any obvious signs so assumed it was coming in low, near the guttering. Got a roofer over who fixed a patch and said he thought that would do the trick, it didn't. Don't think he was trying to do me over to be fair, it was a bodge job up a ladder for a day.
Got another bloke over off a recommendation and he was good. Gave it to me straight, got some scaffolding up and he spent a week up there fixing loads of batons, felt and broken tiles. Couple of grand well spent really and no (touch wood) issues since. As you say the issue was actually nowhere near where it manifested in the bedroom, it was coming in above a different room and running down to the first crack it found. | | | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 11:49 - Aug 27 with 2755 views | Reus30 |
Appreciate the suggestions guys.
I think from the excessive sagging and duff brackets in might be a blockage issue but trying to get someone up there. Accepted a quote (got numerous but that's a nightmare in itself) so hopefully someone will be up there asap to see what's up. At the weekend it was pissing over the top like a waterfall all down the walls and bits of debris on the patio too so I've got everything crossed.
Internally we might be on the lucky side in that it is the box room at the back and I can't see anything as yet in that room but I guess we will see. Not onto insurers yet, will see what he says when he gets up there. That's the pain, I want to get up there and see for myself.
Deffo need a holiday, defo need several beers and a lie down. Unfortunately have to work, work and work some more and its only Tuesday... | | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:55 - Aug 27 with 2698 views | Guthrum |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:49 - Aug 27 by _clive_baker_ |
Absolutely, and sometimes if you buy cheap you buy twice. I learnt my lesson, had a leak coming through my bedroom ceiling after a really heavy downfall a few years ago. Went into the loft and couldn't see any obvious signs so assumed it was coming in low, near the guttering. Got a roofer over who fixed a patch and said he thought that would do the trick, it didn't. Don't think he was trying to do me over to be fair, it was a bodge job up a ladder for a day.
Got another bloke over off a recommendation and he was good. Gave it to me straight, got some scaffolding up and he spent a week up there fixing loads of batons, felt and broken tiles. Couple of grand well spent really and no (touch wood) issues since. As you say the issue was actually nowhere near where it manifested in the bedroom, it was coming in above a different room and running down to the first crack it found. |
Can be really tricky to find where it's getting in. Had one chap where strong winds were blowing the water back up the valley between roof and dormer, then in under a tile on the edge of it.
Or you get water pooling on a dip in flashing and finding its way through a joint.
Flat rooves are a nighmare, tho the modern rubberised coverings are very good. | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 13:00 - Aug 27 with 2456 views | RobTheMonk |
We've found listing everything we need to get sorted quite useful. Anything from getting our extension done to cancelling a subscription.
Actually makes you take steps to get stuff done rather than it just being something in the back of your mind that keeps getting pushed back.
We're getting our drive and patio redone next month, so that will be two huge things ticked off (which admittedly then adds a few more like 'buy a BBQ'), but it two big expenses we can tick off which gives a nice little dopamine hit. |  | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 13:37 - Aug 27 with 2342 views | carlo88 |
What I’ve found helpful is to compartmentalize what’s important in your life, even if it’s something which you’re currently not enjoying. So I would have, for example, nine segments in a circle which I draw out on paper or the computer. Each has a topic in it, examples being: Work, Hobbies, Music, Relationship with partner, Holidays, Solitude, Relationship with family etc. I find it useful to come back to it when I am fretting about one particular ‘segment’. The goal is not to focus or brood too much on one particular part of your life but see it as a whole consisting of eight/nine equal parts. It also helps when you’re neglecting a particular part of your life too. Works for me anyway.
Also if you’re worrying about things which need doing (like house repairs), just start to take any course of action towards the eventual aim of sorting it out. So just the act of ringing a builder to get a quote should help to park that problem for a while. |  | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 13:37 - Aug 27 with 2339 views | Ryorry |
There’s been a TV series on people who sold their homes and took to the road in RVs (camper vans), either temporarily or permanently. None seemed to regret their decision.
Your dog still loves you! Try low cal, high flavour and nutrition, dried Beef Liver that comes in thin slivers you can break into tiny pieces if required - Pet Munchies Beef Liver Crunchies, £3.30 for 90g from the jungle shop; a little goes a very long way as the slivers are so light. |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 14:09 - Aug 27 with 2254 views | WeWereZombies |
| Just so blurgh right now on 13:37 - Aug 27 by Ryorry |
There’s been a TV series on people who sold their homes and took to the road in RVs (camper vans), either temporarily or permanently. None seemed to regret their decision.
Your dog still loves you! Try low cal, high flavour and nutrition, dried Beef Liver that comes in thin slivers you can break into tiny pieces if required - Pet Munchies Beef Liver Crunchies, £3.30 for 90g from the jungle shop; a little goes a very long way as the slivers are so light. |
Please do not come to the Highlands and Islands if you are in a large motor home, we are destructively inundated with the road blocking and congestion nightmare at the moment (old school VW campervans are fine, practical and manoeuverable.) That being said I was chatting to a woman who had a permanent site in Torrison a couple of months ago and she seemed very pleasant. |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 14:25 - Aug 27 with 2198 views | Ryorry |
| Just so blurgh right now on 14:09 - Aug 27 by WeWereZombies |
Please do not come to the Highlands and Islands if you are in a large motor home, we are destructively inundated with the road blocking and congestion nightmare at the moment (old school VW campervans are fine, practical and manoeuverable.) That being said I was chatting to a woman who had a permanent site in Torrison a couple of months ago and she seemed very pleasant. |
I don't have one of any kind (sadly). Get your point & sympathise though. | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 14:31 - Aug 27 with 2173 views | bazza |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:49 - Aug 27 by Reus30 |
Appreciate the suggestions guys.
I think from the excessive sagging and duff brackets in might be a blockage issue but trying to get someone up there. Accepted a quote (got numerous but that's a nightmare in itself) so hopefully someone will be up there asap to see what's up. At the weekend it was pissing over the top like a waterfall all down the walls and bits of debris on the patio too so I've got everything crossed.
Internally we might be on the lucky side in that it is the box room at the back and I can't see anything as yet in that room but I guess we will see. Not onto insurers yet, will see what he says when he gets up there. That's the pain, I want to get up there and see for myself.
Deffo need a holiday, defo need several beers and a lie down. Unfortunately have to work, work and work some more and its only Tuesday... |
Get someone round to quote for gutters repairs.. when they go up to look, go up yourself.. if it’s fixable, hire some ladders from speedy hire or somwhere. |  | | |
| Just so blurgh right now on 14:36 - Aug 27 with 2152 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Just so blurgh right now on 11:55 - Aug 27 by Guthrum |
Can be really tricky to find where it's getting in. Had one chap where strong winds were blowing the water back up the valley between roof and dormer, then in under a tile on the edge of it.
Or you get water pooling on a dip in flashing and finding its way through a joint.
Flat rooves are a nighmare, tho the modern rubberised coverings are very good. |
In my experience, gettting a good local builder to fix a leak in the roof was a much easier and cheaper experience than I expected.
If a reliable, local builder suggests it is going to be a major job, it is worth looking at an insurance claim.
It is easy for things to get us down. Making the effort to get some things sorted makes a huge difference to our sense of achiavement and the ability to see things in perspective. |  |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 14:51 - Aug 27 with 2109 views | Ryorry |
| Just so blurgh right now on 14:36 - Aug 27 by Nthsuffolkblue |
In my experience, gettting a good local builder to fix a leak in the roof was a much easier and cheaper experience than I expected.
If a reliable, local builder suggests it is going to be a major job, it is worth looking at an insurance claim.
It is easy for things to get us down. Making the effort to get some things sorted makes a huge difference to our sense of achiavement and the ability to see things in perspective. |
I cleared the cobwebby clutter of several years' vintage (mostly shoes that never get worn) up one side of the stairs on the wet Monday yesterday that was aka "August Bank Holiday", and can vouch for your last para! | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 15:27 - Aug 27 with 2009 views | factual_blue |
A week staying on your car at the long-stay car park at Getwick should see you right.
And Justin is a first rate roofer.
http://www.jhmroofing.co.uk/ [Post edited 27 Aug 2024 15:28]
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| Just so blurgh right now on 15:41 - Aug 27 with 1946 views | WeWereZombies |
| Just so blurgh right now on 15:27 - Aug 27 by factual_blue |
A week staying on your car at the long-stay car park at Getwick should see you right.
And Justin is a first rate roofer.
http://www.jhmroofing.co.uk/ [Post edited 27 Aug 2024 15:28]
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Getwick ? Is that Spain's most desirable airport parking close to Madrid ? | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 16:37 - Aug 27 with 1839 views | factual_blue |
| Just so blurgh right now on 15:41 - Aug 27 by WeWereZombies |
Getwick ? Is that Spain's most desirable airport parking close to Madrid ? |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 17:42 - Aug 27 with 1737 views | factual_blue |
| Just so blurgh right now on 14:09 - Aug 27 by WeWereZombies |
Please do not come to the Highlands and Islands if you are in a large motor home, we are destructively inundated with the road blocking and congestion nightmare at the moment (old school VW campervans are fine, practical and manoeuverable.) That being said I was chatting to a woman who had a permanent site in Torrison a couple of months ago and she seemed very pleasant. |
If I turn up with my one....
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| Just so blurgh right now on 17:45 - Aug 27 with 1716 views | WeWereZombies |
| Just so blurgh right now on 17:42 - Aug 27 by factual_blue |
If I turn up with my one....
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Hopefully the bridge will collapse under the weight and you will end up in the middle of the MOD underwater test firing range... | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 17:47 - Aug 27 with 1710 views | factual_blue |
| Just so blurgh right now on 17:45 - Aug 27 by WeWereZombies |
Hopefully the bridge will collapse under the weight and you will end up in the middle of the MOD underwater test firing range... |
It also flies, so the bridge is no problem. | |
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| Just so blurgh right now on 20:02 - Aug 27 with 1483 views | monkeymagic |
Several pints in the maybush at waldringfield followed by a lengthy walk by the river deben. No big questions will be answered but for a few hours you might feel a little at peace. |  | | |
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