Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Mar 09, 2012 10:59 am After living in our house for six months DH yesterday tackled the grout which was stuck on the grates in the ensuite, bathroom, laundry, toilet, powder room. Some of them were difficult to move ... anyway he discovered that in the ensuite shower someone had left some sharp edges on the plastic waste pipe and so there was a lot of hair collecting there ... hence the smell! He had to use a crow bar to get to the sharp edges and remove the hair and he was fuming at yet another example of poor workmanship/lack of care in our build. So disappointing .... For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: There was a smell in the ensuite .... 3Mar 09, 2012 11:06 am Yes he did remove them and he's keeping them to show the Maintenance Manager when he comes to finish the last bits and pieces .... Hope your drains are clear!! For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: There was a smell in the ensuite .... 4Mar 09, 2012 11:16 am That's terrible! Nothing worse than that yucky drain smell. I can't believe how many issues you have had after handover. It will be interesting to see what the Maintenance manager has to say about it when he comes around. Hopefully you will see the back of all of them soon! Re: There was a smell in the ensuite .... 5Mar 09, 2012 11:20 am Yep can't wait for them to be gone .... while I'm at it another rant ... Supposed to get a new kitchen mixer yesterday - DH given a delivery time between 12 and 3pm. At 230pm DH gets a call "sorry but there is someone who needs one desperately and we only have one in stock - can you wait till early next week for yours?" Luckily we don't need to take time off work for all these visits as DH is at home For info on our build: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=43093 Built the McLaren by Dechellis - slab down 22 Feb - handover 30 Aug 2011 - and gardens finished 9 Dec 2012!! Re: There was a smell in the ensuite .... 6Mar 09, 2012 11:23 am Oohhh....drain hair smells, doesn't it....it's terrible. Glad they found the problem! How desperate for a kitchen mixer can someone be? Doesn't really sound like a life-or-death thing. Thanks for the suggestion. The space between shower and sinks was too tight. I agree about the toilet location. So I have tried two other options: The lower one is… 3 6118 the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 11800 |