tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post7175135740593647229..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Feeble.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-37188530931830627292019-10-11T11:30:30.160-07:002019-10-11T11:30:30.160-07:00where the journey - I have no idea why soakaways -...where the journey - I have no idea why soakaways -most of the bungalows on this estate (my bit built forty years ago - other bits added since) - certainly the older ones like mine have soakaways.<br /><br /><br />Thanks everyone. Electrician coming in the morning. Builders coming to do the job next week.<br />The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-55493682988338134882019-10-11T09:03:11.405-07:002019-10-11T09:03:11.405-07:00I am like you in my lack of mechanical know how. I...I am like you in my lack of mechanical know how. I was married for 45 years to my hubby who was very talented in those areas, and indeed, he by himself built us our very first home. So no, I do not deal with the fuse box either. It sounds like you had the right expert come over.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16941478494339251482019-10-11T01:59:45.431-07:002019-10-11T01:59:45.431-07:00That's a great piece of advice by "where ...That's a great piece of advice by "where the journey" and illustrates how our trust in particular contractors can sometimes be both costly and not a solution to the problem.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-65151560462912749482019-10-11T00:19:56.556-07:002019-10-11T00:19:56.556-07:00We had a damp wall like everyone else on our road ...We had a damp wall like everyone else on our road where the same gable wall faces the driving rain coming off the moors above us. The reason for ours is the original builder using quite cheap porous bricks. Although the damp patch was at the bottom of the wall the rain was getting in higher up and then running down through the cavity and coming out near the skirting. Luckily my DH is an architect so when we had builders round to look at it (he never mentions his job to start with so he can test them out) they all told us a different tale of why the water was getting in so he knew most of them hadn't a clue and often just guessing. Some of them were convinced the water was a rising damp problem. Only one of the four got it right. We have all had to have the walls rendered to protect the bricks - a costly job - but no more water getting in now.<br />The water was running into our socket - we just didn't use it and all was fine - Hope yours is sorted soon. <br />Out of interest why have you a soakaway and not a proper drain taking the water away from the down spouts - I didn't think your little bungalow was that old not to be connected to main drains.wherethejourneytakesmehttps://wherethejourneytakesme2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-73136200706067605682019-10-10T22:53:31.532-07:002019-10-10T22:53:31.532-07:00Well I am no use with electricity but the tale of ...Well I am no use with electricity but the tale of Henry accidentally falling in the water with Tess looking on in sheer horror made me smile.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42032202766716559102019-10-10T22:45:37.834-07:002019-10-10T22:45:37.834-07:00Glad the builder came and could isolate the proble...Glad the builder came and could isolate the problem. Still it sounds definitely like something you don't need! Like bbarna has said, here in this house the switches in the fuse box are labeled so we know which is for the kitchen stove, which one for the washing machines and so on.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22390973592292635432019-10-10T21:01:30.630-07:002019-10-10T21:01:30.630-07:00I recently had a tiny plumbing job done at my UK h...I recently had a tiny plumbing job done at my UK home (which is let). I noticed on the bill it said £60 for the first hour, then £15 for the work. £75 for a tiny job that took five minutes. My tenant is like you; she's never had to pick-up a spanner.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-25870056368127579692019-10-10T17:18:12.832-07:002019-10-10T17:18:12.832-07:00Well, you did get it all sorted, and that's go...Well, you did get it all sorted, and that's good.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-16035886013426181472019-10-10T16:17:58.249-07:002019-10-10T16:17:58.249-07:00I'm rubbish at anything with my hands, I envy ...I'm rubbish at anything with my hands, I envy anyone who can do that stuffSimon Douglas Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331409652996600049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-19313725555170152532019-10-10T15:13:32.283-07:002019-10-10T15:13:32.283-07:00Electricity and water don't work well together...Electricity and water don't work well together, but I concur with Rachel.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-26560580699197092652019-10-10T12:08:41.640-07:002019-10-10T12:08:41.640-07:00Electricity scares the bejeebers out of me so I... Electricity scares the bejeebers out of me so I' would have been just as unwilling to touch the thing. But, Weaver, you can manage this, and be prepared for next time. I had to work it out when I had a problem not dissimilar and after it was sorted, I worked out how many plugs were on each circuit by plugging a light into each socket in turn while I traipsed back and forward to the fuse box, until I had a plan of which sockets were on each circuit. That helped me not overload a circuit, as I had been doing. Of course getting another circuit installed is the answer, and a jolly expensive answer too! I hope fixing your drainage problem isn't too costly.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-346097217562309972019-10-10T12:04:13.176-07:002019-10-10T12:04:13.176-07:00That would worry me too. Glad you found someone w...That would worry me too. Glad you found someone who knew what to do and how to deal with it. My husband worked away from home for some years and I became mildly practical, but now everything has changed so much I am ignorant again.<br />Poor Henry, how undignified!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-11966199712972718532019-10-10T11:48:33.670-07:002019-10-10T11:48:33.670-07:00If you can borrow a dehumidifier (and a strong man...If you can borrow a dehumidifier (and a strong man to manhandle it) that will help dry the wall out inside. What a worry though, having damp and electricity together as they are not good neighbours.<br /><br />Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-76491988824518083762019-10-10T11:06:22.218-07:002019-10-10T11:06:22.218-07:00The builder came - very nice chap. Did a thoroug...The builder came - very nice chap. Did a thorough search of possibilities and finally decided that it was the soakaway from the downspout - it was backing up the pipe. We have had a huge amount of rain. He has suggested digging up the concrete where the soakaway is situated and investigating the problem thoroughly. In the meantime he has done what he can to clear it. He is ring me with a date when they can do it.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-72666054057943161122019-10-10T10:55:04.272-07:002019-10-10T10:55:04.272-07:00Poor Henry! Hope you get the damp issue sorted soo...Poor Henry! Hope you get the damp issue sorted soon, it's a problem you really don't need.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48928208929090164622019-10-10T10:28:34.367-07:002019-10-10T10:28:34.367-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.THE ONLY TRUE HACKER IN THE WORLD ®https://www.blogger.com/profile/06331558107674375316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-74211832416192742862019-10-10T09:57:18.141-07:002019-10-10T09:57:18.141-07:00We once bought a house where water was dripping of...We once bought a house where water was dripping off the sockets in half of the house, it was that damp (and that was the new/Georgian extension!) We had to have an electrician isolate the few rooms that we wanted to use before the total renovation began.<br />The same house also had a path which had been built so that its entire length tipped towards the wall instead of away from it - and there was no damp course! Sometimes the problem is obvious to a builder and moving or lowering a few slabs might not be that much of a job (fingers crossed).the veg artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029588460808570133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-81953530438430575462019-10-10T09:46:20.864-07:002019-10-10T09:46:20.864-07:00Electrical is sometime I never mess around with. I...Electrical is sometime I never mess around with. I am happy you found someone to look at the problem.<br />parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-84814962360961459332019-10-10T09:26:29.422-07:002019-10-10T09:26:29.422-07:00I'm reasonably competent at DIY but I don'...I'm reasonably competent at DIY but I don't mess about with anything electrical; it comes down the pipe rather too quickly for my liking! Glad you were able to get someone out to look at the problem.John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-75069148670694762932019-10-10T09:06:24.276-07:002019-10-10T09:06:24.276-07:00If there is a problem that happens it will throw ...If there is a problem that happens it will throw the trip so there is nothing to fear before the man comes.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-24729439249788907132019-10-10T08:53:10.210-07:002019-10-10T08:53:10.210-07:00It's often difficult to get someone to look at...It's often difficult to get someone to look at small jobs is what I've found - a shortage of local people willing.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38508688937340429242019-10-10T08:43:48.487-07:002019-10-10T08:43:48.487-07:00Glad someone came to have a look. We have little s...Glad someone came to have a look. We have little stickers next to the electrical switches (to turn the main power on and off) that are labeled for each room that they are for. Handy when needing to turn off the power. <br />Barbbbarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399421440007975826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39743260188184076052019-10-10T08:19:31.186-07:002019-10-10T08:19:31.186-07:00Possibly the concrete patio is higher than the bun...Possibly the concrete patio is higher than the bungalow's damp course, allowing damp to get into the cavity between the outside and inside walls.Derek Faulknerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140363868104172311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-38366397277245257452019-10-10T08:15:07.911-07:002019-10-10T08:15:07.911-07:00Good that your man has found it. We had a damp wal...Good that your man has found it. We had a damp wall and a man came round with a damp measuring meter and took readings. In the end it turned out to be a big job. Hope yours is something simple and soon cured.Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com