Steve Dalloway

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Thanks for that, its quite disappointing to think this tenant who we bent over backwards to help over the 10 years, wants to use a law that is designed for rogue landlords rather than very caring ones like us to make money ! In effect she lost nothing other than a nominal £15.00 for a broken lampshade. I cant believe a judge would award against us but can we take that risk ? Landlords have a bad name right now in general, so any judge we feel would look to award the maximum penalty against us.... Read More

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As I’m a bit of a bathroom Guru on 118, make sure you seal in the bath properly and don't bother with shower screens as they look great when installed, but look poor after 12 months or so and frequently leak. A shower curtain and a good quality, sturdy non sagging stainless steel shower rail will work well.

I never use electric showers, always showers off the bath taps as the shower heads and hoses can be replaced easily. Getting the right head / hose combination to get the best shower experience for your tenant is important too and this is easy if you know what you are doing.

Magnolia & white paint is perfect ! Only electric cookers reduce the fire risk and make sure you have a good plumber you can can call on if things break down.

It’s not such a mine field, but it’s worth making sure you register the deposits and continue to do so every 6 months. Plus 6 monthly inspections are a must.......

Best decision I ever made though !!... Read More

That's great and thanks for taking time to answer my query. It's usually bt's issue as nothing has changed in the flat. Current tenant has been there for 5 years so its not a new thing. Just couldn't work out responsibilities this am for some reason. Man flu probably!... Read More

That's what I was thinking also...... Many thanks for helping me out... Read More

Hi John,
This is a really bad news story for sure. we hear this a lot too. Should we be namimg and shaming bad landlords now ?

What about a section on the site Mark ?... Read More

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To be honest, doing something is better than doing nothing when it comes to sealing in baths and shower trays. My baths can go for up to 10 years without replacing the seal as its doesn't leak and doesn't go black & mouldy. If you think about it how many times do you really want to replace a seal on a bath ? Its not a great job and for a non DIY person its can look like a dogs breakfast !... Read More

Wow thats unbelievable....... Keep an eye out for the last item in my blog about preventing floods from baths overflowing. It will be out on friday I think........ Read More

Search for Vectaire on the web and in particular the AS10 slimline Humidity sensing models. See post above to Dave. I think from memory its a AS10HT PLUS.... Read More

To be honest without going into it in depth, im not 100% sure........ However bathroom extractor fans are designed for bathrooms, so it would be fair to assume that if designers design fans to be used in bathrooms they can actually be used in batrhooms.... Read More

Have a look at the post I just did for Dave...... What I was looking for was function and aesthetics being an engineer. The Vectaire AS10 range is what I use and its the humidity sensing versions. We used to sell them here at Byretech, but the margins were too low, as they are a UK made fan. Good but expensive and relatively quiet. Ive one in my own bathroom and its really agood product.... Read More

Hi Dave,
We don't do fans at all these days as it's a very competitive market. Personally I have used the Vectaire AS10 slimline range of fans in all my properties as they shift the air well and are pretty quiet. Plus they are humidity sensing models.
The humidity sensing models just use a live & neutral to tem, have no pull cord and are automatic. They switch on when there is humidity and switch off when they have cleared it. So they don't go off at 2am when you get up for a pee and wake the house up.
I'm sure you can find these on the web as they are a UK manufacturer. We used to distribute their gear some years ago but made nothing on it, so we stopped - Good kit though !
If you are putting a fan in the ceiling into a loft cake sure you find a "water Trap" to catch any condensation in the extraction hose as water / condensation can run back into the fan and pop the electronics / motor. This only happens when mounting a fan in a ceiling.
The range is 4" for bathrooms and thats enough as 6" fans look way too big and cumbersome.
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There are always more trays to seal. We aim in our properties to re-seal every 5-10 years. Thx for the comments. ... Read More

Hi Lynne, Mark at Property118 has broken my article into 5 sections as he felt it was easier to digest this way. We know all about sealing in baths & showers to prevent leaks and black mould. Have a look at bath seal ultra 10 on our website www.byretech.com and it's worth watching he video too so as you can see how it works. It's a piece of cake. Any questions, just ask as we are happy to help..... Steve........ Read More