Noooooooooo!

[Bill]

Fingers crossed you car comes under 'contents' in your house and contents insurance...cause im sure its better to claim through house insurance than car insurance, rating 1 compromised etc...goodluck

Nope.

Vehicles are specificaly excluded in the house and contents policy

Pity, cos thats got a zero $ excess.

Have to claim under my car policy so its the $500 basic excess.

Ive been told I may not loose my no claim discount since I held a gold rating at my previous insurer and it was ment to be acceped at this company but was not noted. Guy there said provide proof and it may still carry over (fingers crossed)

Saw the panelbeaters today.

They said since only one panel is undamaged they are quoting for a full respray.

Spose I your an optimist $500 for a full respray isant that bad....

[michael87]

bad luck dude, hope it buffs out. At least no bricks or worse came down with it. I'd still be crying though.

[Col-GTSX]

Man that sucks...

I believe now i have seen everything...

[ookami]

damn that sucks, good luck with the insurance though it was painful trying to make a claim when my missus hit a dog - their easy to deal with when they have someone to return money back but when its a pure "accident" they can be real pricks.

[N1GTR]

shit aiy... time to stop spending money on the car, and start on the house

Theres an idea

[Cubes]

No.

Builder has just had a look and said it was caused by a roof leak.

I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

[Cro_boy_Mario]

seems like as dodgey gyprocker did that ceiling

[Cro_boy_Mario]

I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

did u notice that there was no screws in the middle of the sheet as well

[Cubes]

No glue.... Chances are he was a tight arse and used nails.. hence the nail comment. if he won't spend on glue what are the chances of him spending on the more expensive screws and screw gun.

Yer its a little hard to see via a pic if there is or isn't nails/screws in the middle...

The fault here all comes down to the lack of glue.

As stated soaked up a little water, because there was no glue it simply pulled through.

[Bill]

damn that sucks, good luck with the insurance though it was painful trying to make a claim when my missus hit a dog - their easy to deal with when they have someone to return money back but when its a pure "accident" they can be real pricks.

The assessor has been to see it.

He has said it needs a full respray.

Over 5k

Just waiting for written notification to go ahead with that now.

Edited August 3, 2006 by Bill

[Bill]

I say bullcrap, showed my old man who's a builder and works in commercial.

First thing he said...

Where's the glue?

You can't hold up gyprock with just gyprock nails. YOU NEED GLUE!!

Wouldn't have happened if glue was also used.

Glue was used.

Its the same colour as the timber so it just didnt show up in the pics.

[Cubes]

If glue had been used it will rip a chunk out of the gyprock.. Unless he didn't use the correct glue.

[Bill]

If glue had been used it will rip a chunk out of the gyprock.. Unless he didn't use the correct glue.

Well the incorrect glue managed to hang on for 30 odd years...

Still hanging on now as just having a close look at it now shows all the glue blobs covered with the cardboard covering off the gyprock.

i guess the cardboard covering just came away when it was wet.

Edited August 3, 2006 by Bill

[Cubes]

yer most likely.

Ahh well... just one of those things.

Good luck... Avoid those pump shops, they don't give two hoots about your car, they just want it in and out. Head to a restorer or some where special.

[SKY031]

Builder has just had a look and said it was caused by a roof leak.

I can see the glue marks, what I CAN'T see, is any water damage to the top side of the gyprock.

If it was caused by water damage, you'd expect to at least see a few water stains?

[Cubes]

Damn I'm blind..

I can see marks on the gyprock but they don't look like glue marks... Well nothing like the glue marks that I'm used to seeing.

In the past when I've slapped up gyprock with my old man then once had to remove it the glue ripped great big holes in the gyprock.

[Bill]

Anyhow...

Just as a further note,

Im insured with Shannons.

Just wanted to say that the assessor was great, he "didnt want to take any shortcuts on a car like this"

Been great service from them so far.

So two thumbs up for Shannons

[Tangles]

Just wanted to say that the assessor was great, he "didnt want to take any shortcuts on a car like this"

Been great service from them so far.

So two thumbs up for Shannons

awesome - hope it works out!!

another reason to be with Shannons.

[ctjet]

as if the G-O-GG-O guy isnt enough of a reason to join Shannons!!!!!!

[Do-Luck]

Bad luck dude, I guess it's probably a good thing that your insured with Shannons. I'd hate to see JCI pay out something like that