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Good day, Elle!
Fine day here, a bit unexpected!
And slightly warm, too.
I am just home from visiting my family
All is well with them.
They are going to the cinema later.
Think I am home for the day now.

Glory be,elle! That sounds awful. Must the hell of a mess. Hope the plunber comes and does his stuff soon

Hi, Rusty!
Opps…... Post crossed!

Dear me, elle - what a mess! I hope it all gets sorted out asap, with the minimum of disruption.

Good afternoon, Elle!
That's a right calamity that's befallen you!
Will the insurance company co-ordinate the repairs and the various tradesmen who will be involved in getting you back to normal again?
Think that would be best?
Anyway, nobody hurt or anything, so that's a blessing.
Let's hope it won't take too long to get the jobs completed!

Hi, Rusty!
Whew! What a business!
But the Insurance company has been very helpful with tradesmen's contact details and so forth......
It seems likely that the initial leak, and subsequent "mend" will not be covered by the Insurance as the cause was "flexible hose " perishment.
But we have been given the all clear on the electrics.......so that is one thing to cross off my list.
However, I am assured that we shall be compensated for the repair of the ceiling , which will be a massive job, as another huge chunk has come down since my earlier post to you!
I think the remainder is now safe.
I am going to phone our builder friends on Monday!
But at least neither of us, nor the cat or dog was injured .....which is the main thing.
This is a far cry from my supposedly peaceful day of watching the (eagerly anticipated) Athletics!
Have you been watching? Anything of note to report?



Thanks Ros and Chris!
You should see the state of the "perished" flexible pipe.
I am thinking of having it framed!

Hello, Elle!
I did wonder about the flexihose.
About what the insurance company would think, if it should have been replaced some time ago, or not.
I think the insurers will have to "OK" your builder friends as competent to do the repair?
Have you asked them, or how does it work?
I have not seen any athletics today.
I watched the first of this year's one day classic bike races, in Belgium.
A win for Zdenek Stybar. Sagan was not riding.

Elle, sorry but I have just only now looked in on the PCT.

I can't even start to imagine the mess you must be living in at present!
As you say though, neither you or your husband nor the pets got
hurt so that's a blessing - I cannot bear to think of what might
have happened had the ceiling collapsed just an hour before it did!

I don't quite understand why the insurance does not cover for
the mend of the hose, but I guess the main thing is that they cover
the costs of electrics and also the rebuilding?

Good you were still up and about though!

Hi, Rusty!
The flexihose is a rubber tubing inside a metal (flexible) casing.
In this instance, both have worn out!
I should have thought that the metal was there to protect the inner tubing?
Anyway... the plumber has been back and replaced hoses to both the hot and cold tap.
The bath is now functional again!
The Emergency line told me that part is unlikely to be covered by the Insurance, but the very nice Yorkshire lad, who is going to be dealing with our enquiry, told me to send him all the details anyway, and he would see what he could sort out.
(We had a nice chat, discussing the relative merits of Yorkshire and Lancashire!)
Re the rebuilding ie a mostly new ceiling! .......
I need to send in either one or two quotes, depending on how expensive the work proves to be, from workmen of our choice.
I don't think the Insurance co. will have any objection to our using a known and trusted builder.
I must say that I have been very impressed by the helpfulness and efficiency we have so far encountered.
The carpet though is another matter - a tad poggy does not begin to describe it!
I hope the cycling was good?



Hello, Pigale!
And a good job that we knew how to access the outside switching off point in the street, otherwise the water would have kept on coming!
I had three hours in bed last night, what with all the mopping up and sweeping up!
But we are making good progress all things considered.
All the workmen have been so helpful!

Hello, Elle.
My knowledge of flexihoses is limited to seeing those they sell in Screwfix!
The insurance company seem to be very fair.
It is not the fact that your builder is known and trusted by you, but whether they meet the standards of the insurance company.
But they do appear to be happy enough.
Your builder friends may recommend another company to give a quote, too?
So far, things seem to be going well, though?
The cycling was excellent.
Very hard racing, and several Belgian "murs" to climb.
I think "mur" means "wall".
Maybe where we get "mural" from?
The one day classic riders are very tough guys.
The racing is often brutal!