tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post7775570954042112382..comments2023-11-05T09:33:58.583+00:00Comments on Nuts in May: Dripping DestructionMaggie Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-72056499725452976212011-10-23T12:10:56.648+01:002011-10-23T12:10:56.648+01:00What a blimmin' nuisance for you. Water can ge...What a blimmin' nuisance for you. Water can get anywhere and can cause such a lot of damage. I do hope you get this sorted out. We have problems with damp in one of our rooms downstairs and I'm hoping to have it renovated next year. It's been like that for many years now so I dread to think what the damage is.<br /><br />CJ xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-25597381498077867062011-10-23T03:45:18.157+01:002011-10-23T03:45:18.157+01:00How''s it going with the water, my friend?...How''s it going with the water, my friend? <br /><br />I hope all is well. It isn't easy, for sure.<br /><br />Be well.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-68416145960955375162011-10-22T17:39:42.702+01:002011-10-22T17:39:42.702+01:00Yes it is. My house was built in 1956, and it has...Yes it is. My house was built in 1956, and it has one problem after another, even with all the renovations I've done. I love the house, but still.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-67374520143429217732011-10-22T02:51:56.784+01:002011-10-22T02:51:56.784+01:00Last year I sold my 1895 home. I lived in that hom...Last year I sold my 1895 home. I lived in that home for over 30 years. But with my husband gone, and then a live in boyfriend gone.... nobody to take charge of repairs, so the house was sold. Thank goodness. The new owners seem have found a few major problems that i didn't know existed and last week I saw a pest control van parked there.A nd I've moved to a modern home where house maintenance is done for me. Just in time.Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-27287069482210202742011-10-21T11:41:38.003+01:002011-10-21T11:41:38.003+01:00Poor you, this is the type of problem that can rea...Poor you, this is the type of problem that can really grind you down. Maybe a roof problem? I had something similar a few years ago. Hope it gets sorted quickly.Gail Is This Mutton?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16624214724309633433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-46474011006850271092011-10-20T23:33:40.025+01:002011-10-20T23:33:40.025+01:00I can understand why you're so frustrated, Mag...I can understand why you're so frustrated, Maggie, and I do hope you can get this problem solved soon. We lived in an older house for many years, and it seemed like there was always something to be fixed. Yet our newer home always needs something done, too. I suppose the only way to escape these problems is to move into a condo where maintenance is someone's responsibility. But it's so hard to leave a place that you've known as "home" for such a long time. I hope someone can figure out what's causing the problem and can fix it without costing too much. By the way, Sam sounds like such a wonderful son; you are so lucky to have him nearby!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-57409743825926402912011-10-20T22:12:25.571+01:002011-10-20T22:12:25.571+01:00Oh Maggie, that really sucks :( I wish I knew of a...Oh Maggie, that really sucks :( I wish I knew of a plumber to help you but I am still relatively new round these parts (I know a great one back in Norwich, but I don't think he comes out quite this far!)<br /><br />I do hope you get it fixed soon, damp and leaky things are a huge worry in a houseFeltByRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09259936213524678492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-80914646421576615532011-10-20T20:56:13.429+01:002011-10-20T20:56:13.429+01:00Oh Maggie, I am sorry. Seems like this is the last...Oh Maggie, I am sorry. Seems like this is the last straw.<br /><br />Have you tried any General Builders instead of plumbers?<br /><br />I bet your old house is lovely mostly, and it's so important to feel 'at home' when you're ill. I'm sure you did the right thing staying put. If you had moved to somewhere new you may not have felt so at home and lets face it, every house has problems, you might have even been worse off!<br /><br />Hope you can get someone to sort it out soon. I do know a general handyman but I don't think this would be in his remit. Sorry.<br /><br />Hugs<br /><br />SxSuburbiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352465945711496612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-75346589597384061632011-10-20T19:31:15.716+01:002011-10-20T19:31:15.716+01:00Things like this always seem to happen at the most...Things like this always seem to happen at the most inopportune times don't they? I do hope you get it sorted out soon Maggie then you can both concentrate on dealing with your health issues and getting well. xxAkelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-50077199208230272502011-10-20T12:09:39.945+01:002011-10-20T12:09:39.945+01:00House repairs is one of the main reasons I am not ...House repairs is one of the main reasons I am not interested in owning a house ever again. Let someone else be the landlord. I am free to enjoy our little hippie house and I paint it and make it "our own" but I don't have to own it. I am so sorry to hear about the water problem, Maggie. Like your say, you both are going through so much now. I hope you find someone able to find the problem and offer a sensible solution soon.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-36916893909212375952011-10-20T09:49:53.756+01:002011-10-20T09:49:53.756+01:00I do know how you feel Maggie. We have the same pr...I do know how you feel Maggie. We have the same problem with the back walls of our house (bedrooms and bathroom walls). We think it is because we have a steep hill behind our house and there is no proper drainage system (there never is with Turkish houses) so th rain has nowhere to go except soak through the stone walls. Goodness knows how we can slve our problem as builders here are useless but I would be more optimistic about your problem being solved as at least builders in the UK are mostly reputable.Ayakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16903896106779269050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-23725603682336440322011-10-20T05:05:37.541+01:002011-10-20T05:05:37.541+01:00Oh Maggie, I am so sorry to hear about this. I ha...Oh Maggie, I am so sorry to hear about this. I have no good ideas. I hope you can find someone to help you solve this problem quickly and with little expense.Sally Wesselyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470453773515491625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-68208396842480407032011-10-20T04:46:19.449+01:002011-10-20T04:46:19.449+01:00Oh - how very frustrating! Hopefully, you can find...Oh - how very frustrating! Hopefully, you can find someone who will help you with the damp problem...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-15244213572339049762011-10-19T23:55:11.966+01:002011-10-19T23:55:11.966+01:00Oh Maggie, I know exactly how you feel about the l...Oh Maggie, I know exactly how you feel about the leaking wall.<br />because I've had that problem, it ruined my kitchen, paint peeling off the wall, tried several attempts to get it fixed. My brother then came from UK (wish he lived in Bristol not Kent) and sorted it out for me. It was the roof, felt had been disturbed and had rotted underneath, just a little bit but enough to cause a major leak.<br />Can you get a reliable builder to look at it?<br />It's very hard on your energy to have to deal with this, and I wish I could help.Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-51965650514450391042011-10-19T23:35:01.017+01:002011-10-19T23:35:01.017+01:00ugh sorry...this is one of those things that will ...ugh sorry...this is one of those things that will wear on you...i hope you find someone soon because water can certainly be destructiveBrian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-43789633609231251882011-10-19T22:39:06.596+01:002011-10-19T22:39:06.596+01:00Bummer. My parents' house used to do the same....Bummer. My parents' house used to do the same. My mother once said that the only bright spot about it was that wading through the water to clean it up made her toenails soft enough to cut.<br />You have to be pretty desperate.<br />Hope you find the cause soonest!MARY Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178370815712313585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-73009635903882139432011-10-19T22:19:52.658+01:002011-10-19T22:19:52.658+01:00I'm sorry that I have no good suggestions at a...I'm sorry that I have no good suggestions at all. You just have my sympathy. I would ask a builder to come have a look if I were you, but that's as far as I will go as to my help with the problem. It seems quite involved. I wish you the best of luck with this and I hope you have good home insurance. XOXIrenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043376053971475659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-45844576096102052572011-10-19T20:55:19.662+01:002011-10-19T20:55:19.662+01:00I'm sorry to hear about this, Maggie. Yeah, so...I'm sorry to hear about this, Maggie. Yeah, sometimes the straw that sends the camel's back toward breaking is something that would seem not too bad another time. Best of luck in finding someone to help. I'll say a prayer, of course.Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-3770587061931275902011-10-19T19:41:43.859+01:002011-10-19T19:41:43.859+01:00Oops, took not yook. Sorry about the other typos t...Oops, took not yook. Sorry about the other typos too, I'm on an unfamiliar machine.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-70326819541484275192011-10-19T19:38:48.162+01:002011-10-19T19:38:48.162+01:00I'm so sorry Maggie, I had a leak in the flash...I'm so sorry Maggie, I had a leak in the flashing of a roof vent near the peak of the roof. It dripped on a beam that lead to the other side of the house and ruined a wall that looked sound but we could smell mold. Then one day during a very hard rain a puddle appered on the floor. It yook some creeping about in the 90+ year old attic during a rain to locate the source. I keep wondering if I should give up and sell (if it would see in this economy) and move to an apartment. But I'd miss the yard and myneighborhood. These are tough choices, and tough to bring about those changes, moving, ugh!<br /><br />Hope you get a good workman soon. I's suggest a dehumidifier too in the meanwhile.Celiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14485118642482033233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-62365112583533613292011-10-19T18:54:17.664+01:002011-10-19T18:54:17.664+01:00There is a small window when moving from "hom...There is a small window when moving from "home" to a new, more reasonable place is possible, and it comes earlier than we like to acknowledge. I've known only one person who actually planned and made that move. I talk to my husband about it, but we always "let it go" for the time being. Somehow we always think late life issues will work out better for us, although there's no reason at all to think that. <br /><br />We could have talked seriously with my Mother about moving when she was in her mid-70's, after that there was no way she was going to budge, and the house deteriorated around her. She lived to be 89. Now we have an elderly aunt who lives by herself and keeps a gun on her coffee table. Again, 10 years ago she might have moved, but there's no way she's going to get out of that house now.<br /><br />You've reminded me: My husband and I need to talk again.dianefaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07229979968118248563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-64608659120324318072011-10-19T18:25:49.739+01:002011-10-19T18:25:49.739+01:00Oh May I'm sorry I hope the professionals get ...Oh May I'm sorry I hope the professionals get it fix soon. In the mean time stay dry and warm. xoFormerly known as Frauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12798890008067408048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-38511181425816840502011-10-19T17:41:58.334+01:002011-10-19T17:41:58.334+01:00Oh dear Maggie - don't you know of any reputab...Oh dear Maggie - don't you know of any reputable builders in the area? Maybes that come recommended? A check over just might put your mind at rest.<br />Dxxmrsnesbitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16882736507772457598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-19232701950401950192011-10-19T15:31:07.702+01:002011-10-19T15:31:07.702+01:00Oh no, what a shame. I always think it's parti...Oh no, what a shame. I always think it's particularly stressful when no one seems to have a clue what the problem is so you don't really know who to ring. Good luck. xxExpat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3573997081449536840.post-61720582987337351942011-10-19T15:27:29.727+01:002011-10-19T15:27:29.727+01:00I can totally relate to this post, Maggie.
When D...I can totally relate to this post, Maggie.<br /><br />When David first got sick (lung disease), I suggested moving from our big home in the country into a condo closer to town. He did not want to. I let it go. Then asked again a few years down the road. <br /><br />He still did not want to, but I respected his need to stay within familiar walls. We have many trees in the backyard and as you know, trees produce oxygen. So, I thought that it would be better for him anyway to stay here, among the trees, peace and tranquility.<br /><br />Now, I'm on my own. Our house has just been sold. However, on building inspection, it was discovered that the french drains around the house are blocked. Water, although not seeping inside (yet), could do so with the next heavy rainfall.<br /><br />The plumbers are coming Monday morning to blast away at the drain and hopefully, just give it a good cleaning out. The worst case would be to replace the whole system, which would cost the earth! Not to mention digging up the foundation. I sincerely hope not!!!<br /><br />There were other plumbing problems that I had repaired before putting the house on the market, and I paid quite a lot for those, although this one could be a whole lot worse. I'm just crossing my fingers that it is only a matter of cleaning out.<br /><br />All that to say - water, water, everywhere!! <br /><br />I hope your problem gets sorted out soon. You don't want molds in your home. Do you have a dehumidifier? That would help with the moisture.<br />Good luck, Maggie. I hope things turn out well for you and hubby.<br />HugsWendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788733654505792266noreply@blogger.com