Saturday 29th August 2015
Well that’s been a busy day!
Yesterday we had the insurance company send out a team to investigate a water leak underground from the mains water supply somewhere on the the property.
Turns out that its under the tarmaced drive so a temporary pipe was put in over the top to bypass the broken one.
The insurance company will then send a out a different team to put a ‘mole’ under the tarmac to burrow a hole and then run a new pipe through. The underground pipe is the black plastic one they they fitted widely in the late 70’s. It last about 25 years then becomes brittle and splits. I’ve already repaired this pipe where it runs up to the garage three times. The main worry is that it will leak where it passes under the house………. I think we’ll be informing insurers that we will not consider this claim closed unless they replace all the pipe as its no longer fit for purpose.
So, went up to see mum and dad at around 3pm. Dad was going out dancing until 1am so it was me and mum for the evening. I replaced the guttering on the back of the garage and managed to get talked into replacing a part of the lady s next door as well as it was leaking above the door. Took mum out to Rackstraws restaurant in Sandhurst after this then came back home and spent a very pleasant hour talking to my sister and nieces on Skype from Cornwall with mum in the front room on the ipad.