bungalow update

[briggie]

I thought id post some updates to let you all know whats going on with the saga of my new bungalow .

tomorrow ( Monday 29th july ) the council are coming to repair the wonky and dangerous flagstone path ,

also bt openreach are coming tomorrow to install /or connect a phone line ( even though it will be virgin providing the service ) my expected broadband speed will be an astonishing 4mb !!!! , but until virgin come along with their router thingie I wont have any internet .

the council are also coming to inspect the interior walls in the bungalow on the 5th august ( plaster is falling off and has some big holes ) , but I stress this is just a inspection , it may be quite some time before they actually get around to plastering it ...... then of course we will have to wait before we can wallpaper .....

im still paying full rent for a bungalow I cant live in ( as well as full mortgage for this place )

so don't hold your breath just yet about my moving in

 

[solarman216]

I do not think Pete should be paying rent on a place unfit for habitation, what do others think, Rick

 

[clivvy]

agreed Rick, I wouldn't be paying for it if I wasn't in it - as not being in it isn't my choice.

Cant you do anything Peter? Get a refund for a start?

 

[(RIP) rustygates]

It's outrageous,these conditions were talking about is reminiscent of maybe a hundred years ago tenements etc and unscrupulous landlords, this is the 21st century for god's sake,but I don' want to appear racist or an alarmist but Briggie would not be on top of the list of housing priorities in fact not even on the bottom.
I'll fall off my soapbox now and go man the barracades.
rustygates.

 

[briggie]

if it wasn't so serious it would be laffable ...... our claim for housing benefit has been turned down ...... why I hear you ask ? ...... because you cant claim housing benefit for a house you aren't living in

 

[judd750]

not the old catch 22 !!
:doh

 

[solarman216]

yes but I read today that 500,000 immigrants have been given homes, WTF, this country has lost the plot, Rick

 

[briggie]

update ...

the council came today in two big vans , to fix my wonky and dangerous path , they had a quick look then said the job is too big for them and they would inform " the contractors " ,..... fekk knows when they will get round to fixing it .

on a brighter note , bt came to connect the phone line today :thumb2, so now I have a phone that works :clap , but when I plugged the router in , it connected with my lappy , but said no internet connection ... I guess virgin hasn't got around to commissioning my router yet , but they said it should be done by the end of today .

 

[briggie]

I now have the tinternet at the amazingly fast 4mb at the bungalow .... trouble is I don't live there yet :doh , so I guess the tinternet at my old house will be getting disconnected shortly

 

[96terrano]

I now have the tinternet at the amazingly fast 4mb at the bungalow .... trouble is I don't live there yet :doh , so I guess the tinternet at my old house will be getting disconnected shortly

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[briggie]

big day tomorrow ( Monday ) , the council are coming to look at the plastering , I stress they are only coming to look , but at least its a start :thumb2

 

[clivvy]

i wonder how many vans they will send?

 

[briggie]

i wonder how many vans they will send?

they are only coming to look clive , so maybe only one van

 

[briggie]

well amazingly all the plastering is now finished :clap , just gotta save up for wallpaper ,decorators ,fridge , cooker and carpets now , but at least its progress :thumb2

 

[melissachels]

Budgeting loans are still avaliable for carpets, cooker ect

Least they didn't take too long but the contractors might, been waiting 9 mths to get these extractor fans fixed

 

[briggie]

Budgeting loans are still avaliable for carpets, cooker ect

Least they didn't take too long but the contractors might, been waiting 9 mths to get these extractor fans fixed

trouble with loans is you have to pay them back , putting even more stress on limited finances , its better to save up , its a vicious circle debt .

 

[firebobby]

trouble with loans is you have to pay them back , putting even more stress on limited finances , its better to save up , its a vicious circle debt .

Wise words :clap:clap

 

[briggie]

well , its taken me over a week , but ive managed to paint the bedroom :clap , ive probably used at least twice as much paint as I should have , but I kept dropping the brush / roller , and falling off the stepladder :doh , ive probably got more paint on my jeans and t shirt than ive got on the walls .

made a bit of a mess of " cutting in " with the brush , but not bad considering I cant really grip the brush .

just got the skirting boards to try and gloss tomorrow ..... at least I wont have far to fall :augie:lol:lol .

it sounds silly , but im quite proud of myself for managing to do it .

 

[zippy656]

Good work bud,

Just take as much care as you can so you dont fall

 

[spinna]

As above buddy.