An Update including Photos

My first update is that while the UK was in lockdown earlier this year I received two phone calls from the Council. Both about complaints re. the state of my garden.  Considering that the property is surrou8nded by 6ft high fencing and in a cul de sac I have to wonder who allegedly complained. The ladies living next door (no high fence that side) love the flower displays in my garden and especially the fact that they get a flower display in their garden via the chainlink fencing.  On each occasio0n I have stated that, legally, after more than 20 years of this "anonymous complaining" they need to provide the evidence of such complaints or I would have my solicitor take legal action in court over the matter. Usual BS responbse but as soon as I said "Oh, you realise I am recording this for legal reasons?" one put the phone down and the other simply aid that I was now aware of the complaint,

Nothing since April.

In my 15th February update I noted that it was 5 months since I reported a leaking bathroom ceiling and despite several phone calls to Repairs -very annoyed people telling me the number was "for emergencies only"- the situation is the same. No roofer has called as I was promised 5 times.

A few weeks ago I cleared out the gutterings and placed a plastic bottle (both ends cut off of courser, so that water would flow clearly past where the leak was. I repaired and sealed the ceiling and this coming week I was going to try to paint it.

Well, my repair and sealing worked like a charm and the guttering is okay. This morning I got up to find that the leak had moved around my repair -the photos are a little topo bright but this dirty water had splashed up the walls and it was a chore to clean the bath.

The problem hjjas to be the roof. Now the 'surveyor' who called round viewed the interior roof with a torch and step ladder I provided and from 10 ft (3m) was able to tell "the roof isn't damp".

I need m,y bathroom ceiling repaired and where ever the leak is in the roof. The problem has been that this year the catch-all excuse when I contact the Copuncil is "Because of Covid19..." Well **** Covid19. The ladies next door have black mould on their bathroom ceiling that the council ay canmnoty be dealt with until "things get back to normal".  Okay, I understand. I'm in the high risk category myself and shielding my sister who has liver disease. However that does not stop someone placing sheeting over the roof section in question or checking the exterior of the roof -all until "things get back to normal".

I'll let you all know how that goes...or does not.

It's 5 Months On

5 months ago that I reported water coming in through the bathroom ceiling which the Council man with no ID (apparently he was a surveyor but had no torch or even phone cam to take images on) confirmed was a leak -which he claimed was due to a cluttered external guttering pouring water on the ceiling -meaning the guttering was fixed too high and slanted UNDER the roof.

This man also confirmed the gap in the roof. I was so relieved it was just not my imagination. :-/

And he confirmed the damp/wet wall where paint had bubbled up.

What did this incompetent ass do? Nothing, He had no step ladder to get into the attic so I provided one. He had no torch. I provided one. He never even entered the loft to inspect theinternal site of the leak.  I have never known a council surveyor to not have a cell phone with camera to take images for reports. This joker had nothing -not even his council ID.

Three weeks AFTER he said plumbers would call to look at the guttering two shabbily dressed men with no idea of any kind nor step ladder to get to the guttering turned up. That is two weeks after I was told no job had been put in and I cleaned the gutterings myself.

Absolutely no record of a surveyor noting a gap in the roof and certainly nothing about a roofer needing to call to inspect it. THREE times I have talked to repairs -who did not want to talk to me as they wanted everything via the online questionaire- and told them I want to roof gap fixed and asked what happens about the damaged ceiling. NOTHING.

Today I find that not one of my calls has been recorded. Nothing about a gap in the roof or damaged ceiling.

If this were a private landlord Mayor Rees and the so called head of 'estate management' would be spouting their "shoddy private landlord" speech.

Bristol City Council IS a shoddy landlord.