Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Well ive been happy with life at moment. Got a supra Got a new Job that im loving still after 4mths of working there Going on a lads holiday in 2 weeks I dont come home stressed like i did from old Job so life just seems easier. I then bought a house with no problems at all as i was first time buyer and i knew the guy and he was moving into his gf's so that was the chain me and him (sorry to Matt, i know you dont wana read this lol). I decided i didnt like kitchen and Bathroom so decided to have them redone, Kitchen cheap and cheerful as im not planning on spending much time in there as it small. I was actually really impressed with it for the price. Now the bathroom i love, it came out perfect. Ive still been living at home as i decided to rent the place out, so let a couple of relatives stay there, next thing i know at 2am a phone call saying the house has flooded. After inspection it looks like a toilet pipe has burst, luckerly a inlet one!! lol So insurance company come round and say down stairs, lounge is all to be replaced. ceiling / walls / carpet / sofas. So good in some ways a new lounge for free Bad side, i had taken sensible side and decided to rent the house out as it too close to home infact next door. (but was such a good price i had to buy it) So this means now im paying a morgage i cant live in, it just annoying!! What really annoying is i had my mate & his bro who are electrician and gas man, do the whole house so it meets renting regulations. Someone should be living in it today. ohh well life will move on. Saving now for flat in centre of B'mth anyone else had burst pipes had to deal with house insurance. I must say seeing as this is the 2nd month of the policy and the first 3 months the insurance people have been very helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopite Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 bugger! don't sound too good! just when you think things are goin well too! good luck with gettin it sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 If the insurance company continue like there going, no matter how much the insurance goes up ill be going with them again as they have been really good so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 How does an internal pipe burst, in the middle of summer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_M Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 One of the other drivers at my place went away on holiday for two weeks. When they came back found that the tank in the loft had burst and water had been pouring through the house since they had been away. House was totally gutted. Insurance refitted every room but they were living in b&b for best part of six months! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 How does an internal pipe burst, in the middle of summer? Its a pipe that was replaced when the new bathroom was being fitted looks like i got a weak pipe either that or i reckon a join between pipes but i aint gonna start fighting over what broke with the guys as i aint got time as im on holiday in 2 weeks so i need things to move quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 If you need any advice on plumbing mate, give me a shout but sounds like you have everything covered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted July 3, 2005 Author Share Posted July 3, 2005 cheers mate will do if it ends up causing problems. but so far so good! for a problem it gone very smoothly, just something i could do without. The bathroom only had to have 1 tile cracked to get to the pipe with problem. What makes me think it was join was i found the pipe in bin that he cut out, which had the plastic connector on end of it. the connector had a hairline crack in it and just so happens to sit nicely above where the water appears to of leaked through the ceiling. i find it hard to believe a copper pipe just split or had hole in it, coz i couldnt find any hole in the pipe that he removed. its like he removed it just to make me think it was the pipe and not his fitting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Ive never heard of a split pipe ever! definately more like a split at the joint, maybe a crack in the solder. But like i said any probs give me a shout fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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