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Tiles have burst out of the floor :shock:

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So I'm on the laptop in the kitchen. I hear an almighty crack and assume its the kids upstairs. It wasn't. The tiles on my kitchen floor have burst up out of the floor :shock: They've been down for years (Ive been here 3) and now I can slip my finger under the 'boast' section.

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New floor time?

what?

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Indian graveyard?

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It's Madchester's slug, it's come to visit.

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I've had a shelf fall down tonight. Is it a global thing?

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Does anyone else know what a 'boast' section is?

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stomping the shit out of the eff didnt help. :(

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The Ledge wrote:Does anyone else know what a 'boast' section is?
Probably something to do with Yoda and his missus

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You're all hilarious. I'm going to have to replace some 60-70 tiles, after lifting the old ones. :(

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There's a block of flats just behind me that's due to get blown up in about three hours, so if you're quick you can maybe pick up some replacement tiles for nowt

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Never lifted tiles before, have you slarty~?

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:lol:

How did you guess?

I take it this means you wait until after the explosion?

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Mad can recommend some oak flooring i think.

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So, by way of update I finally got round to ringing the house insurance. I told them the tiles had burst out of the floor & would they replace them. They said they'd have someone take a look. So next I get a letter from a local firm of loss adjusters entitled "Burst Pipe". what? SO I call them back and set them straight about it being tiles up off the floor. The next letter is entitled "Escape of Water" :roll: . So out the loss adjuster comes to look at it. He taps around and says - all of your tiles are boast (i.e. not connected to the floor) - the solid wood flooring in the dining room is warped and I'll have to replace skirting & redecorate :shock: But first I need to get a plumber to determine the source of the leak.

That was in September. Plumber One keeps telling me he's coming out but never does. So I go for plumber 2. He does come out, looks at it and says he'll be back the following Saturday to fix it. He never does - and refuses to answer the phone to me from there on. So I ring plumber 3. He tells me that there is no point him coming out to dig up my kitchen looking for a leak - that its better to ring "Leak master" to identify where the leak is and then he'll come and fix it. So I ring "Leak master" (or plumber 4) who eventuially gets out to me after about 3 weeks (to be fair he prioritises people with no heating first etc). He tests the pressure & prods about to discover that the leak is - NON EXISTANT. So I have contacted and await hearing from the loss adjusters again.

How much did "Leak master" charge for 30mins work to tell me there was no leak?

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At least £80 I would have thought. Called out an emergency plummer a few years ago, took him about 45 mins, and a part which cost about £8, the cost £139. :o . To be fair it was late evening.

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I figured about £60 call out and £20 for his time too. It actually cost 220 bastarding sheets. I'd better get it back from the house insurance.

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:shock: that is ridiculous. Did they ask if it was an insurance job first ?

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Not specifically, though I might have mentioned it. And the thing is, how long and at what cost would it have taken a plumber to dig up looking for a leak that wasn't there :cry:

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