Cate Fox
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Glad I went on the motorway then :icon_bigg
The new "Things that piss you off" thread
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Glad I went on the motorway then :icon_bigg
fosseboy83
Active Member
its getting there thats the problem! the company i work for need to start throwing some of tat fooking salt about. i can see the bleeding store for it from my office:icon_roll
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
Did I miss something? How was 'accidental water damage' caused? Have you driven your car into a river or summat
GazLCFC
Active Member
Not as easy for women to pee in a bottle Boc. Those car seats need a good clean.
beaumontfox
New Member
Apparently that's what it's classed as when talking about fixtures and fittings.
I have absolutely no prior understanding of making insurance claims or owt about the sort of damage a burst pipe/valve/whatever in the boiler can cause so I'm probably naively believing what I've been told by the person on t'other end of the phone and accepting it as gospel.
On the advice of the person who is coming out to inspect the water damage, I've had to cut away that section of the carpet and taken it up along with the underlay-whereas the woman at the insurance told me I had to leave the carpet where it was else I wouldn't be able to prove it was part of the stair/landing carpet and not a separate piece.
Good job I did cos the damp fron that section had started to creep up the carpet on the stairs.
But now I have bare concrete at my front door. :icon_sad: And all I can smell is wet plaster from the ceiling- I'm half expecting it to have fallen in when I get home from work one day!:icon_eek:
I dunno if I'll get quoted a fair price or if I'll be taken for a mug(the latter is most likely tbh!) I haven't a clue what's going on with it all! Money stuff is not summat i'm good with, I pay my bills and that's about it when it comes to financial bits and bobs!
bocadillo
Water Gypsy
Ah - for some reason, I thought you were talking about a car claim.
About 20 years ago, Mrs Boc had a pipe burst in the attic during freezing weather. Water poured through the ceilings for a whole day whilst she was at work. Insurance company told us to leave everything in situ, but then their assessor moaned at her because he said that the carpets and everything that retained water should have been removed as soon as possible.
She lost every ceiling but one, loads of plastering had to be redone and lots of furniture and other possessions had to be replaced. She was out of the house for about four months and when she got back in, she had to redecorate. Luckily the house next door was only occasionally used by 'weekenders' and they let her move into that.
The insurance company were very helpful. They paid for the lot with no quibble, even paid the neighbour for the use of his house. I understand that they're not as 'generous' now but I hope you can get it sorted with them. A lot seems to depend on the attitude of the assessor that they sent out to you; if they smell a rat, you could have problems but if he can see that you're an honest case, he will normally help your claim all he can.
beaumontfox
New Member
It's a woman coming to look at the damage first, and she sounded all right on the phone and was very helpful.
Cate Fox
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homer
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Cate Fox
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The Major
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Not if you're in someone else's house.
Siouxsie
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Leave?
Real Sharapova
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Not forgetting to take the bag called " swag ".
The Major
Active Member
Are you talking about the person's house or this forum in particular?:icon_sad:
Motown Fox
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Or 'Make like a tree?'
beaumontfox
New Member
fingers crossed for you
Ta.
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I'm not expecting to get much money back to repair/replace stuff tbh, I just dont' seem to have the sort of luck where things go right like that!
Building surveyor should've been coming to have a look at everything tomorrow but has re-arranged for Monday as well, so at least I'm only losing one days holibobs.
camberwell fox
Well-Known Member
The taxi driver who promised to hand in my i-phone that fell out of my pocket in his cab on Friday night.
Not handed in as yet.
Not handed in as yet.
Blue Maniac
Alzheimers sufferer
I bet I know how this happened.
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