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    <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 15:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The Charles Church Plumber and other tradesmen at work - a case study</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,112,112#msg-112</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[The Charles Church plumber when he or she is at work is a talented and skilled individual, skilled at the botch, skilled at the cover-up, but do not be alarmed this is accompanied by other tradesman too, the joiner and the tiler.

Having had a recent flood of water from a connection to a cistern, I thought it would be useful to share what you might expect.

The plumber who came to repair the leak was utterly amazed at the ineptitude of how the joint had been made.   Forced onto the cistern, putting great strain on the connecting plastic pipework, PTFE tape used because of cross threading the connections.  Impossible to get at without opening up the boxed in soil pipe.


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Figure 1: Pipe under strain

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Figure 2: PTFE tape used

The boxing in had been glued, this is quicker than pinning and means it is destroyed when opened.  The baton to support the boxing in, had been tried to be nailed to a concrete floor without success, other than taking lumps out of the floor.  I assume the work of the joiner.

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Figure 3: Baton with nails

The tiler had not grouted all the tiles in, but had finished leaving gaps behind the cistern and the radiator, thus allowing dampness into the gypsum wall board.

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Figure 4: tiles with missing grout

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Figure 5: Behind the radiator

So after the incompetence of the plumber, we are left with 3 weeks of drying out and all the inconvenience associated with the noise of the fans and the dehumidifiers, followed by replacement flooring in the cloakroom, family room, hallways and dining room and perhaps the tiling in the kitchen and utility room.

All this inconvenience as a result of the kind of tradesman Charles Church seam to employ.

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Figure 6: The aftermath in cloakroom
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Figure 7: The aftermath in the hall
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Figure 8: The drying out process begins]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2008 15:10:32 -0500</pubDate>
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      <title>The great plumbing job in the Utility Room Sink!</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,97,97#msg-97</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Apologies the photo is upside down...

Anyway this our sink drainer not being connected.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:10:08 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Leaking Garage!!</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,87,94#msg-94</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[You might want to check that the weather seal at the bottom of the door is the right way round.

I had a water ingress problem (not on your scale though), which was finally rectified when the door weather seal was put on the right way round.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:32:46 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Our 1 month inspection reports</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,89,91#msg-91</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Some of Charles church repsonses]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:17:49 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Excellent workman ship that includes no kitchen window cill???????????????????????????????</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,90,90#msg-90</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I have been arguing about this since we moved in - no kitchen window cill (just plastered) I have complained and put it on the 1 month inspection report but nothing has been done about it!!!!! so much for high quality housing!!:S]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:09:12 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Our 1 month inspection reports</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,89,89#msg-89</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[These are the 1 month inspection reports for us as customers to complete - The idea is that Charles Church instruct contractors to correct these problems but still we are waiting for the bulk to be completed!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:06:17 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Re: Block work around door of leaking garage</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,87,88#msg-88</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[In addition to the leaking garage the blockwork also needs sorting out of which we are still waiting!!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:01:46 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Leaking Garage!!</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,87,87#msg-87</link>
      <author>gazathome</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Leaking Garage!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:38:02 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Log retaining wall without membrane</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,35,35#msg-35</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[Sorry says Charles Church we forgot to put in the membrane and gravel infill when we were building the wall to stop the loss of material and growth of weeds.

The remedy says a director, we won't put in the membrane that the consulting engineers advised should be there, you will just have to weed it!]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:18:34 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Electrical cables across cupboard floor</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,26,26#msg-26</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[I had to argue with Charles Church for months over this.  The main switch for the heating system was on the cupboard floor with the cables running over the floor surface, initially hidden by a carpet.  All of course strictly in accordance with the IEE Wiring Regulations and of course good practice!

I was advised by the Site Agent that all the houses of this type had this feature as standard!  Eventually some 18 months after moving in they moved the cables and switch, making a reasonable job of the rectification works.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:42:53 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Oops we forgot the chimney flue!!X(</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,22,22#msg-22</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[An example of a Charles Church property, where the chimney flue was missed.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:45:44 -0600</pubDate>
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      <title>Damp proof course breach at front door</title>
      <link>http://charles-church.org.uk/read.php?3,19,19#msg-19</link>
      <author>Kneejerk</author>
      <description><![CDATA[It took Charles Church 7 months to sort this out, which was due to the DPC being below ground level at the front door, with no appropriate drainage.
You will note how the door surround was left at the bottom, partly painted - lovely!

Cheers Peter]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:18:47 -0600</pubDate>
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