Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

In message , Andy Burns
writes
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Did I miss something ?

(at least I copied it)

--
geoff

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!


Oh and we'll be blocking your frontal view when the house is finished.

You still stuck in the past?

Andy Burns wrote in message
...
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!


I have to say even though I dislike modern houses and prefab boxes in
particular
I quite liked that one,
but not the end price


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Andy Burns wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

The house is superinsulated.

They laugh about another house built using the same system having a gas
bill of £3.08 for a winter quarter.

There is what appeared to be a colour-matched Aga.

What happens to all the heat emitted by the Aga? Does the whole house
become as hot as an oven?
--
Rod

On 20/02/2008 22:52, George wrote:

You still stuck in the past?

Yeah, I did notice that, I wish I could say it was a typo, rather than a
thinko.

"Andy Burns" wrote in message
...
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

What sort of kit was it? SIP panels? The house looks good from the web
site. I like it.

How much did it cost? IKEA make kits now. I like them - apart from the
instructions.

On 21 Feb, 01:20, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"Andy Burns" wrote in message

...

Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

What sort of kit was it? SIP panels? The house looks good from the web
site. I like it.

How much did it cost? IKEA make kits now. I like them - apart from the
instructions.

Timber SIP panels, one of which appeared to include a front door and
window !
The insulation was wood shavings produced during the building of the
house - very neat.
The basement was prefab concrete panels, which appeared to contain a
cavity cross-tied with lots of metal wires.
The final cost which they would not admit was probably way over 1
million.
Simon.

"Huge" wrote in message
...
On 2008-02-21, sm_jamieson wrote:
On 21 Feb, 01:20, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"Andy Burns" wrote in message

...

Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured
for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

What sort of kit was it? SIP panels? The house looks good from the web
site. I like it.

How much did it cost? IKEA make kits now. I like them - apart from the
instructions.

Timber SIP panels, one of which appeared to include a front door and
window !

If they're anything like the Huf house in the previous series, they come
glazed,
"doored" and with much of the internal fixtures and fittings in place.

The insulation was wood shavings produced during the building of the
house - very neat.
The basement was prefab concrete panels, which appeared to contain a
cavity cross-tied with lots of metal wires.

This is the way houses *should* be built.

The final cost which they would not admit was probably way over 1
million.

We reckoned closer to 1.5 mill. And once again, they were let down by the
British contractors.

High cost probably because of groundworks on the sloping site. On a flat
site SIP panels are very economical.

On 21 Feb, 11:43, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"Huge" wrote in message

...



On 2008-02-21, sm_jamieson wrote:
On 21 Feb, 01:20, "Doctor Drivel" wrote:
"Andy Burns" wrote in message

...

Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured
for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

What sort of kit was it? SIP panels? The house looks good from the web
site. I like it.

How much did it cost? IKEA make kits now. I like them - apart from the
instructions.

Timber SIP panels, one of which appeared to include a front door and
window !

If they're anything like the Huf house in the previous series, they come
glazed,
"doored" and with much of the internal fixtures and fittings in place.

The insulation was wood shavings produced during the building of the
house - very neat.
The basement was prefab concrete panels, which appeared to contain a
cavity cross-tied with lots of metal wires.

This is the way houses *should* be built.

The final cost which they would not admit was probably way over 1
million.

We reckoned closer to 1.5 mill. And once again, they were let down by the
British contractors.

High cost probably because of groundworks on the sloping site. On a flat
site SIP panels are very economical.

Most of it would have been groundworks, architects (2 of them !) and
some of the very expensive fittings inside. I would be interested to
know the price for the prefabricated house itself.
Simon.

In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Since the other insurance company did pay it would seem the landslip was
caused by the exceptional rain rather than their works.

--
*Geeks shall inherit the earth *

Dave Plowman London SW
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen
in this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not
insured for that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Since the other insurance company did pay it would seem the landslip
was caused by the exceptional rain rather than their works.

That was my reasoning as well. Fortunate, though!

In article ,
Huge wrote:
On 2008-02-21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Andy Burns wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen
in this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not
insured for that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Since the other insurance company did pay it would seem the landslip
was caused by the exceptional rain rather than their works.

I imagine the way was smoothed by the Ch4 producer, otherwise they'd
still be waiting for the court case to start.

If that were the case I'd have expected a mention of the actual insurance
company. 100,000 quid buys a fair amount of advertising.

--
*Many hamsters only blink one eye at a time *

Dave Plowman London SW
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On Feb 20, 10:34*pm, Andy Burns wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has fallen in
this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're not insured for
that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Could have done with some gabions or similar in there.

cheers,
Pete.

Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

If that were the case I'd have expected a mention of the actual insurance
company. 100,000 quid buys a fair amount of advertising.

Or a case of "If you don't agree to settle we'll tell all the viewers about
your lousy service" ?

--
Mike Clarke

In article ,
Mike Clarke wrote:
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

If that were the case I'd have expected a mention of the actual
insurance company. 100,000 quid buys a fair amount of advertising.

Or a case of "If you don't agree to settle we'll tell all the viewers
about your lousy service" ?

Talkback Thames are *very* wary about taking on big names for no good
reason. They got hammered after mentioning Portacabin on 'The Bill' in a
derogatory way. At the end of the day it serves no purpose - except in the
correct type of consumer prog.

--
*Learn from your parents' mistakes - use birth control.

Dave Plowman London SW
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In article , Huge
wrote:
On 2008-02-22, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Huge
wrote:
On 2008-02-21, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article , Andy Burns
wrote:
Hi, we're your new neighbours, it seems half your garden has
fallen in this huge pit we've just dug for our house, sorry we're
not insured for that, can you clain on your insurance? Thanks!

Since the other insurance company did pay it would seem the
landslip was caused by the exceptional rain rather than their works.

I imagine the way was smoothed by the Ch4 producer, otherwise they'd
still be waiting for the court case to start.

If that were the case I'd have expected a mention of the actual
insurance company. 100,000 quid buys a fair amount of advertising.

I was just guessing, but I cannot see why it went so smoothly. In my
experience of insurance companies, there's no way they would have simply
rolled over and paid up in those circumstances.

IIRC, quite a time passed between the event and that solution - several
months I think. So who knows what negotiations went on in the meantime.
There were, after all, specialists involved in installing the piles.

--
*On the other hand, you have different fingers*

Dave Plowman London SW
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