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Bloody builders!!!!

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cfmtb · 06/03/2024 15:54

Someone help me word a letter/email to my builders who just renovated our garage.
We asked for a quote to renovate our garage into a laundry with a doggy shower (save my hallway from the mud!), and then some extra usable space at the end.
We gave them a rough plan - keeping in mind neither of us are builders and trust the professionals to do their job.
They agreed to and have installed the doggy shower directly below the boiler. Didn't flag a problem. Could have gone on the other side but it wasn't flagged as a need.
Just had someone come round to give us a quote for a new boiler....to find now the boiler is in at at risk location and needs to be fully moved as can't be over any water supply!
Surely the builders should have picked up on this??? Or the building regs approval we got? How can I phrase something to them - am I unreasonable to expect them to possibly pay a bit of the cost of relocating the boiler/doggy shower??
I'm very mad right now so aware I might be being irrational!

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grownupandbrave · 06/03/2024 19:49

cfmtb · 06/03/2024 16:45

Yup, and we asked for their input to make sure it would work. Didn't think we'd need an architect to install a doggy shower in a garage...🤦‍♀️

you didn’t need an architect to install a doggy shower. A builder will happily do that.

But they don’t present themselves as plumbers, engineers, building reg officers or architects.

You gave them a plan. They delivered. Had they known it was going against gas safety standards, i’m sure they’d have mentioned. But you didn’t know. And they didn’t know

grownupandbrave · 06/03/2024 19:50

Cinai · 06/03/2024 16:58

I think builders usually work from the plan provided and don’t do checks on regulations…if boilers / gas safety is not their area of expertise then they probably wouldn’t have a clue what is or isn’t allowed.

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grownupandbrave · 06/03/2024 19:52

cfmtb · 06/03/2024 17:44

Thank you! The problem is that they flat out won't install the new boiler we need. Will attached a photo of the area, we have also thought this re the enclosure but British Gas have said no, the boiler just needs to be moved.

good grief!!!!! that’s bloody scary. I have no experience whatever of gas safety regs but no flipping way would i want this or ask for it!

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