Tea? (Part 2)

[potsy]

And this is unusual why?

 

[Night Train]

I will have pancakes at the weekend possibly. No energy for much cooking. My head feels like it contains lots of cotton wol.

A cotton wol.

 

[Speicher]

And this is unusual why?

Just get on that tandem and start peddling!

 

[Speicher]

A building question for NT: Long story short some of those people who want to take a pressure hose to "clean" people's roofs (rooves) are in this area. They tried to insist that in order to give a free estimate for the cost of cleaning the roof, they need to come into the house.

WT No way, thinks I. Surely from the outside they can calculate the roof area. Just having the inside demensions of the house will not give them the surface area. They will also need the angle of the roof(s), and the angle they meet at the top. The two sides of the roof slant at different angles on this house. Needless to say, I insisted that he was absolutely no way, not ever, at all entering the house. Apart from that I do not think the roof needs cleaning. During a heavy rainstorm the moss gets dislodged from the roof, without endangering the tiles.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

A building question for NT: Long story short some of those people who want to take a pressure hose to "clean" people's roofs (rooves) are in this area. They tried to insist that in order to give a free estimate for the cost of cleaning the roof, they need to come into the house.

WT No way, thinks I. Surely from the outside they can calculate the roof area. Just having the inside demensions of the house will not give them the surface area. They will also need the angle of the roof(s), and the angle they meet at the top. The two sides of the roof slant at different angles on this house. Needless to say, I insisted that he was absolutely no way, not ever, at all entering the house. Apart from that I do not think the roof needs cleaning. During a heavy rainstorm the moss gets dislodged from the roof, without endangering the tiles.

Some of them came round here once I looked at them like they were mad and told them to sod off

 

[Speicher]

I just told them that I thought the moss on the roof was a good sign. It shows the lack of pollution in this area. I also told them that a small piece of algae would not lift the tiles, whereas their pressure jet washer thing would. I suspect that they were not expecting to be informed of those facts.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I just told them that I thought the moss on the roof was a good sign. It shows the lack of pollution in this area. I also told them that a small piece of algae would not lift the tiles, whereas their pressure jet washer thing would. I suspect that they were not expecting to be informed of those facts.

I once turned up at a clients house and he was stood in the yard with another chap, turned out to be one of these companies they wanted to charge him £1200 to clean the roof ................ my only question was why .......... then they show pictures of this sparkling roof ........... personally I dont care what the roof looks like as long as it keeps the weather out and the gutters are clear I am a happy bunny.

 

[Night Train]

Houses have had perfectly good roofs on for centuries before power washers came along. No need for them nor access to the house. They are similar to the 'chaps' who have a spare bit of tarmac left over and will 'do your drive for £500 £1000 £1500.
Also, while power washing the roof they will find a dislodged tile and 'know' a friend who can fix it for you for a tiny £8000 to fit a bit of felt, a couple of tiles and a bucket of cement.
Of course, being the caring sort they will escort you to the cash point to make sure you are safe getting the money out for them.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Houses have had perfectly good roofs on for centuries before power washers came along. No need for them nor access to the house. They are similar to the 'chaps' who have a spare bit of tarmac left over and will 'do your drive for £500 £1000 £1500.
Also, while power washing the roof they will find a dislodged tile and 'know' a friend who can fix it for you for a tiny £8000 to fit a bit of felt, a couple of tiles and a bucket of cement.
Of course, being the caring sort they will escort you to the cash point to make sure you are safe getting the money out for them.

And another friend that can 'fix that gutter for you'

 

[Speicher]

There is one house in this street that had the roof cleaned. It looks a different colour to all the other roofs/rooves.

 

[TheDoctor]

Evenings!!
Just got in from a rather damp and blowy WNRttP. Not a specially fast pace...
Still, 20 miles is 20 miles and it beats slobbing out in front of the TV PC

 

[Speicher]

Thank you Phil and NT your comments back up what I thought. It is a scam. There were some loose tiles on the roof some years ago. A neighbour two doors up, recommended to me the bloke who had fixed some tiles on her roof. Three tiles replaced and fix the felt for about £40 or something similar.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Thank you Phil and NT your comments back up what I thought. It is a scam. There were some loose tiles on the roof some years ago. A neighbour two doors up, recommended to me the bloke who had fixed some tiles on her roof. Three tiles replaced and fix the felt for about £40 or something similar.

Yup I have a roof man who lives on the next street I had a leak and he said one of the battens is snapped and he took off a load of tiles and felt and replaced the bit of wood then put in new felt and put back the tiles I think it was £50 - £60 something like that looks like a horrendous job but easy for him.

 

[TheDoctor]

Anyone who bangs on the door offering a 'service' - it's always a scam.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Anyone who bangs on the door offering a 'service' - it's always a scam.

I once had two very lovely young american ladies knock on my door unfortunately they were trying to turn me away from sin, whereas I was more interested in going towards it they stuck around and chatted for ages though I think everyone else had told them to bugger off.