[MayoSalmon]

Originally Posted by Forumsie

What's curious to me is how it's still burning, it's been hours and lashing rain. There are now pics of the flames (albeit from a distance) on the facebook page. What could cause a new house to burn like that? There's no fittings or fabric to catch fire and the walls should be fire proof.

There's plenty of fabric in the form of insulation between all the walls and especially in the roof/attic space.

[DaffDaff]

Originally Posted by NC99

Hi,

We just went to check, it's a concerning matter for 4 bed ones it seems. The 3 bed seemed OK with electricity in place. They have diverted the road in front of the 4 bed ones. We'll go and check again in half an hour and I'll try to update if we get something out of them.

Thanks for confirming the 3 beds are ok.... phew! Are the lights on in the three beds? I ask because you said the electricity is in place.

[Forumsie]

Originally Posted by MayoSalmon

There's plenty of fabric in the form of insulation between all the walls and especially in the roof/attic space.

Yeah but I would have expected that to be somewhat fire resistant in this day and age with all the regulations or it to be put out quicker at least. I don't know anything about fires and hope to never find out but I hope we find out the cause to put our minds at ease for our own houses

[NC99]

Originally Posted by DaffDaff

Thanks for confirming the 3 beds are ok.... phew! Are the lights on in the three beds? I ask because you said the electricity is in place.

Yeah, the electricity is in place for a few of the 3 bed houses (including ours). It's not in place for the entire row though. So I think maybe another few days for them. I think it was 14 to 20 numbers where I could see the bulb outside the door on.

[DaffDaff]

Originally Posted by NC99

Yeah, the electricity is in place for a few of the 3 bed houses (including ours). It's not in place for the entire row though. So I think maybe another few days for them. I think it was 14 to 20 numbers where I could see the bulb outside the door on.

Great! Hopefully we’ll be called for snagging soon even though the fire may delay the process.

[NC99]

Originally Posted by DaffDaff

Great! Hopefully we’ll be called for snagging soon even though the fire may delay the process.

*fingers crossed*

[LCBE]

Are any of those currently in the process of buying or those who have recently bought interested in querying with Ballymore the details surrounding the fire????
1. How did the fire start? Was there a fault with something permanently installed in the house i.e. the electrical installation? Or was is something specifically related to construction activities?
2. How did the structure and the passive fire prevention (fire stopping in cavities etc) installed in the house deal with the fire? Did the party wall (separating wall) remain effective for the required period (usually 60minutes)?
3. Are Ballymore carrying out a review? Will they make a review available to buyers / owners?
Do DCC Fire Brigade carry out an investigation? Are these made available to the public?

[Pokas]

Hi all,

We were just contacted by Ballymore to inform that we can snag from tomorrow.

If you haven't received their email yet, be ready to do so soon enough. I was expecting 1 week noticed and got 2 days. Good thing I already had a snagger with my name on the list.

[NC99]

Hi everyone,

We just finished up our snagging for 3 bed Ash for last phase and we are happy with the construction. The only thing I am concerned about is the family bathroom shower area. It seems wayy too smaller than what we saw in showhouse.
Unfortunately, we don't have the measurements for that shower area. Can somebody help me with it if they have showhouse measurements? Or else where can I find that exact measurement?

Thanks!

[Pokas]

Originally Posted by NC99

Hi everyone,

We just finished up our snagging for 3 bed Ash for last phase and we are happy with the construction. The only thing I am concerned about is the family bathroom shower area. It seems wayy too smaller than what we saw in showhouse.
Unfortunately, we don't have the measurements for that shower area. Can somebody help me with it if they have showhouse measurements? Or else where can I find that exact measurement?

Thanks!

Hi NC99,

We met today!
The showroom was open this saturday since they are still trying to sell it. Joe did mention it but I really don't remember the size of the one in the Showroom. But I do agree with you, it's way too small...

[NC99]

Originally Posted by Pokas

Hi NC99,

We met today!
The showroom was open this saturday since they are still trying to sell it. Joe did mention it but I really don't remember the size of the one in the Showroom. But I do agree with you, it's way too small...

Hey Pokas,

It was nice meeting you. I really hope I can get exact measurement from someone here today who was smart to take it during viewings. I am definite there's some considerable difference.
I'll contact Jason or Ballymore if that's the case.

[Forumsie]

Is anyone else's Cablewatch broadband not working for the past few hours? I rebooted the modem but it's still down

[ITT-Pat]

Originally Posted by NC99

Hey Pokas,

It was nice meeting you. I really hope I can get exact measurement from someone here today who was smart to take it during viewings. I am definite there's some considerable difference.
I'll contact Jason or Ballymore if that's the case.

I don't have the measurements, but it is smaller than what was in the showhouse. I don't see what help contacting Jason will do. Its too late to make such a major change, and I'm afraid they aren't contracted to have the exact same specs as the showhouse for individual rooms

Originally Posted by Forumsie

Is anyone else's Cablewatch broadband not working for the past few hours? I rebooted the modem but it's still down

No I haven't had any issues with it at all this evening

[insdami]

Originally Posted by Forumsie

Is anyone else's Cablewatch broadband not working for the past few hours? I rebooted the modem but it's still down

I’m having issues at the moment, yesterday it was my first day with cablewatch. Have you had issues in the past? They said I might lose connection but for a very short period due to ongoing construction works

-- EDIT
I got an email from cablewatch:

Apologies for the interruption to your service. This has been caused by a general outage in your area which our technical team are currently working on to resolve as quickly as possible.

[ITT-Pat]

Originally Posted by Forumsie

Is anyone else's Cablewatch broadband not working for the past few hours? I rebooted the modem but it's still down

I spoke too soon! Ours went down last night at about 11