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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: DDD on January 02, 2011, 06:35:45 PM
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My house is falling down.
Well, i think it is, or it may be, but it does seem to be sinking, quite a lot.
I now can't close various doors, the pergola is lop-sided and the bath seems to have a slope opposite to the plug-hole. There's also the issue of some rather large cracks that have appeared overnight in the walls through which I can now see all of Paralimni football stadium in all its glory.
I know it's late, but has anyone got a number of such a person.
In Cyprus? noooo:
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If they've appeared that quickly, I'd get the hell out of there
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Is Mrs DDD overweight and wandering about a bit?
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eeek: eeek: eeek:
Bm hasn't been werking in the vicinity has he ? scared2:
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Is Mrs DDD overweight and wandering about a bit?
Actually, she's quite the opposite - svelte and petite - she may be a keeper.
I'm off to photograph some walls - the local fire station has been advised and I've moved the 'pooter to a 'safe area'.
I may be some time.
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Yes, it's sinking (http://www.dataskip.co.uk/IMG_2192.JPG)
Bearing in mind that the left-hand upright is 'upright', then the right hand seems to have dropped a smidgen.
Anyone got an acro-prop?
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I'll get me ladders!
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Bloody hell eeek:
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Bloody hell DDD, if that's happened overnight, get out of there
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Bloody hell DDD, if that's happened overnight, get out of there
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Find someone to render it and then put it for sale on tinternet quick!
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Right, we've just been advised to move.
Or rather, evacuate.
I don't give a shit, 'cos it's not my house - we only rent, but it does seem to be falling down, rapidly.
Wifey wants to go to her mums. Fair enough, but I'm staying-put until the bitter end.
There's no way I'm staying at the mother-in-laws. point:
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Right, we've just been advised to move.
Or rather, evacuate.
I don't give a shit, 'cos it's not my house - we only rent, but it does seem to be falling down, rapidly.
Wifey wants to go to her mums. Fair enough, but I'm staying-put until the bitter end.
There's no way I'm staying at the mother-in-laws. point:
lol: lol: lol:
We have a spare room... whistle:
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Come on BM...he lives on the posh side of the island...he wont want to slum it over the west side... ;)
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Come on BM...he lives on the posh side of the island...he wont want to slum it over the west side... ;)
I could send a taxi for his Mrs. Like.... whistle:
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Cyprus taxi... happy001 happy001 happy001
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We have a spare room...
You sound like my bloody landlord! cussing:
Greatful for the offer though...
Things seem 'fluid' at the moment - we wont be able to go back and sleep tonight, but the FIL has brought a crate of KEO over, so we're reviewing options as things progress.
Bloody freezing out though... surrender:
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We have a spare room...
You sound like my bloody landlord! cussing:
Greatful for the offer though...
Things seem 'fluid' at the moment - we wont be able to go back and sleep tonight, but the FIL has brought a crate of KEO over, so we're reviewing options as things progress.
Bloody freezing out though... surrender:
Serious... if you need a room...
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Serious... if you need a room...
You are very kind BM, but I think we're sorted - the structure has been inspected and deemed safe, but the engineer is going to take another look tomorrow in the daylight - he seems to think that the 'earth-quake-proof-pad' has broken and will need under-pinning or shoring-up.
I could send a taxi for his Mrs. Like....
Again, very generous, but are you really sure you can afford the taxi?
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Serious... if you need a room...
You are very kind BM, but I think we're sorted - the structure has been inspected and deemed safe, but the engineer is going to take another look tomorrow in the daylight - he seems to think that the 'earth-quake-proof-pad' has broken and will need under-pinning or shoring-up.
I could send a taxi for his Mrs. Like....
Again, very generous, but are you really sure you can afford the taxi?
Can I afford the Mrs. ? rubschin:
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An earthquake proof pad eh? rubschin:
There could be money in this.
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To be sure it's still moving, get some small bits of thin glass (like in greenhouses), glue them across the cracks, and wait to see if the glass breaks. If it does, start running !
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An earthquake proof pad eh? rubschin:
There could be money in this.
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bit shifty whistle:
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An earthquake proof pad eh? rubschin:
There could be money in this.
A rock solid idea eh whistle:
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How is it DDD?
Hopefully you've moved out by now... the slab on one of these things should never fail... noooo:
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As an update -we're out.
The slab is, indeed, moving in the wrong direction - ie downwards and there is some concern as to the viability of the house. Having said that, the surveyor is convinced it'll hold up, but he is doing extra inspections to make sure.
His current focus is on the olive-growing neighbour, where he has identified 'in excess of seven illegal boreholes'. He thinks that the underground aquifer may be so depleted that it's causing the ground to shift 'a bit'. I questioned why the rear of the house seemed stable and he wandered over to our (illegal) cess-pit, took a look and said...
My friend, your piss is keeping the ground moist.
Imagine that! The Significant Spenders piss along with my contributions are holding the bloody house up!
All's good, but I don't wish anyone a Mother-in-law like mine. Banghead
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It sounds fucked... good that you are just renting... ;)
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It sounds fucked... good that you are just renting...
Why would anyone want to buy a house in Cyprus? eyes:
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It sounds fucked... good that you are just renting...
Why would anyone want to buy a house in Cyprus? eyes:
I did... redface:
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I did...
See, the bucket is there and your identity is hidden for a reason...
Did you get title deeds? bom
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I did...
See, the bucket is there and your identity is hidden for a reason...
Did you get title deeds? bom
Had the final inspection just before Xmas... so 'no' is the answer but we are close now... whistle:
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Do you want the TD's?
And the property tax that comes with them?
I'll carry on renting my junk...
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Do you want the TD's?
And the property tax that comes with them?
I'll carry on renting my junk...
Well yes... it would put us in a good position to sell if the opportunity arose... And every day I drive past my developer's office he has a bigger car parked outside in his personal spot... so some protection from his fleet... lol: