On Tue, 16 May 2006 19:43:32 GMT, "dustie" wrote:

|Hi there
|
|I bought my house in October 1998 and it came with a 20 Year damp-course
|guarantee (the work was performed in 1992) . This was failing and this
|problem was noticed on the survey and it recommended I pursue the matter.
|Well, I was lot younger, very naive and didn't worry about it too much.
|About a year after moving in, it became obvious that the fresh paint job
|that was done before the house went on the market was done purely to cover
|up the problem that was manifesting. Unfortunately, some bad personal stuff
|happened to me around the same time and I entered a very long depression
|which lasted years and, to be honest, I couldn't summon up the energy to
|pursue the matter and I stupidly let it slide. Of course, I've now been here
|over seven years and ALL the lower ground walls are a complete mess and they
|need sorting.
|
|I made a tentative stab to sort it out a few years ago and spoke to the
|providers of the certificate (the company who provided the chemicals) and
|they passed me onto the people who'd actually installed the damp-proofing
|course.. I got nowhere because I didn't have the "plans" of the work that
|had been done and they said they couldn't help. I've now recently located
|the plans with the deeds of the house and you can see that some walls had
|work done but others didn't.. Either way, ALL the lower grounds walls are a
|real state now with the worst having salt growing off them...
|
|So.... What should I do about this? I feel pretty stupid though that I've
|left this too long and the treatment comapny (who are still in business) are
|going to tell me to take a running jump and that the damage is too severe
|now..!
|
|Any advice would be gratefully appreciated. This matter has given me a lot
|of sleepless nights recently...

Take photos of the problems, copy the certificate and stand outside their
showroom offering both to any potential customers.

I just *threatened* to do this with a different problem, gave copies to the
Salesman. The problem was cured within a week.
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