So it seems things are being taken ever more seriously by those involved in the design and construction of our Oxley Woods eco house, and finally the meetings that never happened are due, again, to happen tomorrow.
Confirmed today, just to be sure, tomorrow we can expect to be visited by management and staff from Taylor Wimpey, Wood Newton, and Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, due at around 10:30am to discuss the situation with the property.
We’re not sure exactly what discussions will be going on between them, and then between them and us, or even how many of them will want to talk to us, following the previous no show and no wait, but I personally would love to talk to them all about what the state of play is.
I’m not entirely sure what can come of this meeting, as it stands we’ve had one side of the house completely stripped, patched, taped, sealed and refinished externally, with two more due to be worked on. First impressions of this meeting were that it would be Wimpey management making sure they were happy with the solution to the rain penetration put forward (and into action) by Wood Newton. God knows what will happen if they’re not?!
As mentioned in our big post on this before, one of our concerns is that our seriously leaky eco house is, according to the people on site, built to spec. Therefore it would appear to be not a faulty house build, but an inadequate house design and/or build. Which is why I feel getting all the team together is an important thing to do, not only for our sake, but for current and future residents elsewhere on the Oxley Woods development.
I’m concerned slightly by the fact that when researching the Tyvek tape that appears to be the only thing between us and rain water running into the home is tape that appears to only have a ten year guaranteed. What then?!
As an aside, Nuaire are also due to check out our temperamental eco hat. The dry liner person didn’t appear to day either, maybe he’ll be around tomorrow too? Could be a busy day in terms of the future of our home.
Anyway, fingers crossed for tomorrow, I think we have to ask some serious questions, should the opportunity arise, so we know exactly where we stand with our sub-standard house, and where we go from here.