rogerzilla
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Plumbers, in my experience, are quite likely to be charlatans. In fact, this applies to "the trade" generally. They do the stuff that shows nicely, bodge the rest, and scarper.
Moving house
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Reminds me of the first house I bought back in the 70s. The building society wouldn't approve the mortgage until, among other things, I'd repointed the entire length of the COVERED ginnel between our house and the one next door. As the ginnel was under our prospective property, I was responsible for what was a completely unnecessary job which took several days as I was also working full time.
I was not impressed with the pettiness of the demand.
When we remortgaged in about 1992 the building society surveyor insisted we had to get a structural engineer report because the tree near the house 'might be damaging the foundations'.
The house is about 400 years old, timber-framed, and has no foundations.
rogerzilla
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We had to get a tree report for SO's flat although 1. it was the council's tree and 2. the buildings insurance is also the responsibility of the council, as freeholder.
