rude awakening

[Phil L]

Woke by phone ringing at 9AM....tennant: 'water pissing through my living room ceiling' me: 'is it dripping or running'? - 'it's running' I told her to turn the water of at the main and I would be there in ten mins. putting shoes on and phone goes again, 'I can't turn the tap, it's too stiff'... I got there and turned it off, checked the bedroom above nd there was a likely suspect - a floorboard sunk in below the carpet, 'how long has it been like that?' tennant: 'five years' 'hmmmmm' thought I.... I lifted the carpet and board and there were two CH pipes both with 90 deg bends...I could hear it but couldn't see it...further investigation found a small leak about a foot away from the bend - the pipes had been bouncing each time they were walked over and a bent nail in the side of a joist had sliced a small groove into the hot pipe....one plastic striaght connector fitted in minutes two and all that needs to be done now is go back in a weeks time and repaint the ceiling...I'll have to seal it in first with undercoat then emulsion over the lot because it's badly stained now

[Stuart Noble]

Bloody landlords.

[Lobster]

So is that just a generic "I hate landlords" grunt, or does your remark have some bearing or relevance to the OP's post?

David

[Phil L]

Utter bastards aren't we?, getting up and rushing round there in person, rather than pacifying them with lies and promising to get it fixed asap before going back to bed.

[meow2222]

You give them your house to live in, you're on call 24/7, you put up with their misuse and abuse of your property, their expectations that you not only will but OUGHT to give them credit and/or money... yeah, isnt he a bar steward. What are some people on eh.

NT

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

How did you get your properties Phillip?

Take out a mortgage and let the council pay it.

Rude awakening indeed...thats what you're there for hail.,rain or snow.

[john]

Better one than that ! Got a call from a tennant - " hot water coming through bathroom light " Turned out tennant in upper flat was washing down the bathroom floor with the shower.

Also, another one. Tennant " water coming down the kitchen walls" . The tennant in the upper flat had a leaky washing machine and was 'brushing' the water to the side of the walls so it 'went away'

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Do you normally have beer as tenants?

[Stuart Noble]

You obviously expect a medal.

[Stuart Noble]

Sell the house if you don't like it

[Ian Stirling]

Though admittedly, it's going to be much, much harder to actually get internal hail or snow, than rain.

[Phil L]

Not really, the £500 per month makes up for it.

[Matty F]

After several incidents where the main tap could not be turned off in an emergency I have decided it's a good idea to turn off all taps once a year to make sure they still work.

[PM]

Also don't leave them turned on full, crank them back a bit.

[Ed Sirett]

Quite so. Nevertheless, it's a good idea to have a look around each time you go to do some work. A stitch in 9 etc.