How life can kick you in the guts.

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Originally Posted by 87County

..... an important job when money is concerned - too easy to add extra sand and water to the mix.

Good to read that things look like working out for Ed [bigsmile1]

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That's what the developers builders did to the estate that is having foundation trouble, says Ed. Yeah, haven't had much of a chance to get to know Ed, what with him working odd hours, but in the short time I have had , he comes across as unassuming, quiet, one of natures gentlemen. People like him don't stay down for long. They are a lovely family, and that's what makes them strong. Life goes on.

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Originally Posted by incisor

good to hear it should be a reasonably happy outcome...!

you fitted those new smoke alarms Bob?

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Not yet, but it is high on the list, just after I wash & polish the Disco.

Came close on Friday to a fire aswell.

At our cafe we have a washing machine out back store room to wash cleaning rags, aprons etc. set it to wash and dry over night after work. Well washing machine didn't stop at the end of the drying cycle and kept going till there rags etc started to smoulder. My father came in at 5 am as he is an early starter and came in to find the store room and kitchen smelling of something burning finding the washing machine still going, smoking away.

Reason why no big fire was because the rags weren't able to get enough oxygen to light cause door was sealed. Figured this out as he opened the door, there was a rush of air and everything lit up with the sudden air flow. He was able to put it out with a hose. But very close to a disaster.

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Originally Posted by 87County

..... an important job when money is concerned - too easy to add extra sand and water to the mix.

Good to read that things look like working out for Ed [bigsmile1]

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A family my parents knew had problems with the concrete in their foundations. I think the story was that after most of the brick house was built the concrete in the foundations was revealed to be dodgy - so work stopped. They tried to take the builders to court but the builders were of an ethnicity that had close ties with standover gangs and responded with threats. Works stopped and the house remained unfinished for at least 6 years. Don't know how the story ended but cost them a packet.

One of my uncles was a builder. On one of his first jobs he tested concrete in the the first concrete truck that showed up - and rejected it. He rejected the next 6 trucks sent before they finally supplied the right stuff. They'd been trying to get one over him but he wouldn't back down.