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The first was fairly minor, and a new ballcock thingy in the toilet, and we were all sorted.
The next was not so good. One side of our shower floor seemed to be 'dropping'/soft, so we assumed it was a leak, but he said that's not always the case, it could just be the polystyrene that has softened and 'collapsed', 'like a bean bag' was his comparison. Feeling a bit better about this I asked him what would be done, and he said "you'll need a builder, but I'll have a look." Unfortunately, once he had managed to extricate himself from under our house, he informed me it was not good, in fact it was all bad. It seems that because the 'base' had shrunk away it had made some movement, and every time we stood in the shower, it was causing the water to leak out, in between the shower base, and the floor boards, and there in now a rather large, or should I say a huge piece of rotten floor boards. I have to ring the insurance company, and the builder tomorrow, and see what to do next. Obviously, it has to be fixed, we just hope that the insurance company will come through for some of it.
A couple of weeks ago we also noticed a crack in the base corner of our logfire, and after chatting to a few guys on the Trade Me message boards we figured it was fixable, and one of Jon's mates also said he could fix it, we just had to take it to him. I thought that was a ridiculous idea, how on earth were we supposed to get the log fire out. While the plumber was here I asked his opinion, and he said it didn't appear to be too bad, fixable, and yes, you could in fact take them out, and quite easily, so that will have to get done soon.
This really couldn't have come at a worse time! I've spoken about us going to Aussie for a holiday, which we have put on hold till we know more about Jon's job. Last Thursday he came home, and said, 'let's just go, let's go to Fiji next week'. That was fine, but I still had to renew my passport, so we had a lookie around at some deals and didn't do much else. The next day he comes home, and says he's been talking to his mate, do I want the good news or the bad news. He tells me the house we are looking at buying (5 houses down the road) may be in our range after all, let's put the holiday on hold, and look into that more seriously.
Aaargh, now with these bills coming in we don't know where we stand, so the next couple of months are all up and down!
And because I like photos in my posts, here is the house we want to buy
4 comments:
Ack, Angela! Isn't it always the way! I swear! Just when you think nothing more could happen, it seems to! Hopefully your insurance will cover the work that needs done and it won't be too much out of pocket for you all. DH and I have talked about owing our own home. I think it would tie up too much cash for my liking. So I think we will continue to rent and take a nice loooooooooong trip every 2 years lol. Besides, kids will remember the fun times and don't really care about having a house. That's for us adults ;)
Never rains when it pours. Nice house and just think not far too move. You have a lot going on, good luck with sorting it all out.
Oh, what a bummer!! I'm sorry to hear about the work you need to get done. I love owning our own home, because the idea of renting and not being able to change anything and just giving all that money to somebody else just doesn't sit with me, LOL! But there are the maintenance issues that crop up and you can't get the landlord to fix them! Hopefully yours will be covered by insurance and you'll be successful in buying your new house - looks good!
Man - isn't it just the way! Hope the insurance comes to the party. The new house looks very nice :) It's nice to be in the market isn't it. I'd hate to be trying to buy a first home right now.
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