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Funniest thing I ever did see was about 35 years ago when the central heating boom was at its height.
There were about 25 two man pairs working their way through a large housing estate. We were all on bonus so it was usually a case of heads down and graft until the job was done.
However one day George from another team came across to where we were working and invited us to come across to his house to see something funny. Cyril my mate refused because George would not let on what was going off. As the day past Cyril and I noticed other teams going into the house across the road and they were all coming out curled over with laughter.
Eventually curiosity got the better of us and we trooped across to find out what was going on. We walked in and George nodded toward the kitchen.
The bathroom in this type of property was off the kitchen in we go, and find the tenant had cut the bathroom door to make it like a two part stable door. And there standing in the bathroom with his head hanging over the door was a............... Skegness donkey on his winter holiday. Bath full of hay and the wash hand basin for water. Well you can imagine can't you kept us in smiles for weeks.
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Friends of mine in the village rented a property they owned to a couple for a few months. They left a phone message soon after moving in that the cooker was faulty so my friend tried for several weeks to get in touch both by phone and by going over to the house. The phone was never answered and when he went to the house the curtains and blinds were all firmly shut - whatever the time of day he went.
Eventually my friend left a note saying that he would be coming back the next day and bringing his key, so that he could let himself in and make repairs.
Imagine the colour of the air when he duly went over and let himself in to find the lovely slate-flagged kitchen had very obviously been housing A PONY for quite a while. Straw, feed buckets, piles of paddock-muffins - and you've heard the phrase, "pee like a race-horse"?.......
The couple - and their pony - had done a bunk and were never seen again. Took my friends ages and lots of money to put things right.When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!
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which reminds me a lad I uased to work with many moons ago told me a funny story about his gf's parents. The mum had some deoderant spray that she didn't like so she sprayed it in the loo to empty the can before it went in the bin. Enter the dad to sit on his throne with paper and fags ........do not repeat do not ever throw a lighted match into a toilet when an aerosol has just been emptied into it ......third degree burns to his nether regions ..S*d the housework I have a lottie to dig
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Are you sure the smell was 'wee' not something more like 'cat wee'? Dry rot smells rather similar to cat wee. If in doubt, replace boards, and get the replacements (and the next 10 ft of surrounding boards and wall) treated with anti-dry-rot chemicals (and VENTILATE because those chemicals are nasty things to breathe, but the only other way to kill dry rot is to cut away timber waaaaay back, and blowtorch any non-flamable stuff nearby, as it can survive in bricks, cement etc....)
If the place has been suffering from 'inaccuracy' for a long time, dry rot is definitely possible.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.
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It's not difficult to deal with, but since so many others were recommending replacement of boards, just get the whole lot treated... in case!
I can't help being a surveyor's assistant, and I have more than once 'spotted' dry rot by the smell while on survey.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.
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Think it needs a proper expert to make an accurate diagnosis before they go down such drastic routes. There are estate agents and surveyors who aren't expert in effective treatment upon diagnosis. It could be a cost incurred that's unnecessary.
Seek a pro!Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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