Well, the roof did not blow away entire, just a third of the ridge cap.
That is still an 8 foot strip of aluminium, and I have no clue where it wound up, not in our garden anyway…
Several sheets of lead – folded like kit-kat wrappers – remain held in place by their own weight only. “Home Emergency” ( a special section of our insurance, for items requiring immediate attention) are probably coming back to try and secure them, sometime, maybe, after they get some more photos.
It would appear that Home Emergency is more used to “my boiler is broken” than, “my unexpectedly tall roof is a danger to the public….” Still, we did (eventually) get a visit from the assessor for the actual repair (main claim). It is clear that full scaffolding will be required for this.
None of this is a surprise (to me), however, the repair people do not work with Home Emergency, and our actual insurers do not apparently liaise with either, at least not once the initial contacts have been made.
It therefore appears likely that we will need to have our building fully scaffolded, to remove the lead sheets for the sake of public safety, and then fully scaffolded a second time (once the first lot is clear) to put the (completely re-useable, and quite new) lead back in situ (in fairness there will also be about 8 feet of ridge to replace, and a lot of slates).
My appeal to all parties that this is a ridiculous situation, elict some sympathy, but mostly, “computer says no” answers.
I might be spared this nonsense, as Home Emergency (involved in the immediate aftermath of the storm to expedite a quick response for safety) have still to recover from their initial shock at the situation – no boiler failure – and despite several phone calls, have yet to appear to even take photos. It is, of course, possible that we’ll get the repair first, then they’ll arrive to take the lead back off…
I also had to phone my doctors. It would appear things have gotten worse (for them);
While previously, they were “experiencing an unusually large volume of calls”, they (with their 8 receptionists – meet the staff-) are now “facing an unmanageable volume of calls”.
Luckily, I am not, in fact, dying, just trying to make a regular check-up appointment, so I hold to find I am thirty-fifth in the queue (at 08:06). I will book by post.
Next week on IaDL: Another 60th party!
PS Got to see “Something Else” play. Just Excellent. Good to know someone is stil making music
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