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shewhomust) wrote2023-06-10 05:05 pm
shewhomust) wrote2023-06-10 05:05 pm
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Achilles and the insurance job
On Tuesday and Wednesday we had a builder reinstating the railings which had been knocked out by the accident at the end of January; on Thursday and yesterday the painter arrived to paint them. They look pretty good: obviously, just removing the Council's security barriers would be a massive improvement, but the railings do look good (and we've had at least one message from neighbours to say so).
So once the Council has collected its barriers (and we've asked them to do that), has Achilles caught the tortoise?
Not quite. There used to be a strut between the railings and the bay window, to give a bit of extra support to the railings. The force of the impact drove that slightly into the bay window, and the woodwork under the window is damaged: you wouldn't notice it straight away, but it is definitely there, and it's on the schedule of works to be done. We had expected the builder who installed the railings to take care of this, but instead of adding a reinforcing strut, he used some stronger uprights so that it wasn't necessary. And he's right, this looks better.
And we have an appointment next week with the person who will assess the repair to the woodwork.
So once the Council has collected its barriers (and we've asked them to do that), has Achilles caught the tortoise?
Not quite. There used to be a strut between the railings and the bay window, to give a bit of extra support to the railings. The force of the impact drove that slightly into the bay window, and the woodwork under the window is damaged: you wouldn't notice it straight away, but it is definitely there, and it's on the schedule of works to be done. We had expected the builder who installed the railings to take care of this, but instead of adding a reinforcing strut, he used some stronger uprights so that it wasn't necessary. And he's right, this looks better.
And we have an appointment next week with the person who will assess the repair to the woodwork.
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