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Unusual water tank issue

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  • 13-10-2018 9:23am
    #1
    Former Dublin BlowIns
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭


    Morning folks. We've recently had an issue with our central heating which gave us cause to look for our water tank in our attic. Before saying anything further I should note that we've only recently moved into the house and the attic has been converted since the house was originally constructed. With the help of a plumber we have identified where we believe the water tank is. The problem is it would appear that whoever converted the attic built the walls in the attic outside the water tank resulting in us now having to cut a hole in the wall to gain access to the tank. The plumber reckons this was cowboy building and that our surveyor should have spotted same on his review of the property. Our problem is he didnt and we are now stuck with the bill. Has anyone seen similar before? I can't understand why someone would have thought this was a good idea? We will need a carpenter to put a door where the hole in the wall will be once this is done so more headaches en route.


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    #2
    doolox
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    This plaster board is roughly 1/2 inch thick or less and can easily be cut with a simple saw or even a breadknife.

    Putting in a door should be a simple job for a handyman and all you need is a piece of 19mm panelling about 2 feet wide or the width between the supporting timbers behind the plasterboard.

    A competent handyman should be able to do this for you.

    It is a pain that the builder of the original attic conversion did not put in an access panel or door at the time the conversion was done.

    Is it possible to talk to your surveyor and bring this point up with him???


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    #3
    Former Dublin BlowIns
    Registered Users Posts: 30 ✭Former Dublin BlowIns


    doolox wrote: »
    This plaster board is roughly 1/2 inch thick or less and can easily be cut with a simple saw or even a breadknife.

    Putting in a door should be a simple job for a handyman and all you need is a piece of 19mm panelling about 2 feet wide or the width between the supporting timbers behind the plasterboard.

    A competent handyman should be able to do this for you.

    It is a pain that the builder of the original attic conversion did not put in an access panel or door at the time the conversion was done.

    Is it possible to talk to your surveyor and bring this point up with him???

    Thanks Doolox it turns out there was a hidden panel in the ceiling in one of the downstairs rooms which allows access to the tank. This should make things more straight forward


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