Friday, 24 October 2014

Day Fifteen...

As you'll see from our last post (see ...Out of Order) there were a number of issues remaining at the planned end of the installation. Some were more pressing than others, but none were concerned purely with aesthetic finish - all were about functionality and in some cases safety.

The installer revisited on the Tuesday afternoon (the fifteenth calendar day) and the following work was completed: the leaking overflow was sealed; the cupboard handles I'd bought were fitted; the end of the bath was resealed, with the tiles raised so that water would tend to run back into the bath; the radiator was bled so that it heated up to its full height. We were also told that the waste water plumbing now had airlocks (or something) to prevent waste water rising from the bath or sink when the other was being used.

Later on an electrician came around to check the electrics. The lights were replaced & the junction box which I was told was the cause of the fault was fixed. He advised me that LED bulbs would be a good replacement in the future ( a message I received from a number of people during the build, but not before when we were actually planning it!) because of their longevity and lower heat emission.

And that was it. We were left with a number of issues, with the installer saying there was nothing more he could do. He didn't fix the waste water coming up out of the sink's plug hole, when water was released from the bath. And we were told would need a drain expert to allow bathwater to flow away fast enough.

So, because there was nothing he could do we contacted B&Q homefit straight away to find out who could do something, to get our bathroom finished...