A long hot summer to come? How will fixer's be affected?

[GirlRacerRed]

I've just been reading a news website, and apparently, we're set to have a summer of hot, dry weather. Now I know the forecasters say this every year and nobody really knows how it's going to turn out, but it got me thinking.

How would the average tile fixer be affected if there was a water shortage?

I may sound like I've had too many sugary things at lunch time, but it's a serious thought. It usually starts with hose pipe bans, but what happens if there is a severe water shortage for a sustained period of time? Will trades people be able to gain access to water for work purposes (in the case of the tile fixer, water is a necessity)? Or if the water pipes are dry, how will you cope to complete work on time?

If you think it sounds a bit far fetched then don't shoot me down in flames saying it will never get to that. I just wondered if there were any laws preventing the water authorities from banning access to water for trades people.

Same goes for those car wash places that pop up in disused petrol stations charging you a fiver for a wash. Can they be prevented from working because their water was turned off?

Just thought it might be a good topic to discuss

[kilty55]

i wont shoot you down in flames racer ,there may not be enough water to put it out oops im dribbling betta mop that up....

on a serious note i have heard of hosepipe bans down south before during extreme summers many moons ago but i dont think it happened up here,smaller population and more water, i suppose diamond (dom) would have to start using tubbed gear

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

well id be down to the river with a Bucket

[user123]

I remember when the hosepipe ban was in force, the carwashes shut down, too, but I don't remember ever having no water in the house, so tradesmen should be ok I reckon. And if all fails there are alwas baby wipes.... (JOKE!!) Would be some incentive to work cleanly, and ready mix might suddenly become REALLY popular,... let's hope not, eh?? Long hot summer eh, ok, we'll see...

[nybor62]

apparently we are going to have a scorching summer to rival the summer of 77, according to a welsh company who specialise in climate predictions , they did predict the 77 heat wave . we will see

[timeless john]

Up here in the North East we have Kielder Water and with the rain they have had for the last 3 years there will be enough.
Its always shortage times in the urban and southern regions and after 77 they were talking about sharing a bath!
Quite a few sites I've been on have had no mains water available and we've had to take water from a stream or main field drain. Making sure for the grouting day that we take clean water with us!

[Scott]

Isnt it always Kent that runs out first? Strange really considering they are 'donwhill' from the rest of the country, you'd think they would have the most. Bearing that in mind once you hear that Kent is running out we know we wont be far off.

As for running out on site, it takes 22,000 gallons to build a the average four bed detached house. Thats a lot of water! And people wonder why they get shrinkage cracks in their new houses

The last really hot summer we had (2006) i was working in a loft during the hottest day and the temp was 130F i think i drank almost as much as required to build a house that day!

[david campbell]

i'm in the same boat as kilty,a water shortage in glasgow means it has only rained 250+ days of the year.........lol

[GirlRacerRed]

In anticipation of the impending doom of a water shortage, I've just ordered myself a water butt pump. I'll be using it to pump dirty bath water into water butts or straight on to the gardens.

I want my to grow happy this year

[doug boardley]

it doesn't always rain in The Lakes, sometimes it absolutely pees it down!!

[timeless john]

We had a hot summer in 2006?
Must have been the last time I went on holiday - it always happens when I go there is nice weather here.

[david campbell]

We had a hot summer in 2006?
Must have been the last time I went on holiday - it always happens when I go there is nice weather here.

at least you get years that you can call a good summer!
we get days and heatwaves last a weekend

[GirlRacerRed]

so, back to topic, what contingency plans do you have if the water gets cut off mid-job?

[doug boardley]

I'm not sure how we'd be affected Liz, we need water for addy, grout etc so if we were denied these we'd be denied our right to work. How would farmers fare if they couldn't have access to water?

[GirlRacerRed]

I'm not sure how we'd be affected Liz, we need water for addy, grout etc so if we were denied these we'd be denied our right to work. How would farmers fare if they couldn't have access to water?

now that is a good point. where is Dave Gibson when you need a farmer to talk to?

[Phil Hobson]

Isnt it always Kent that runs out first? Strange really considering they are 'donwhill' from the rest of the country, you'd think they would have the most. Bearing that in mind once you hear that Kent is running out we know we wont be far off.

As for running out on site, it takes 22,000 gallons to build a the average four bed detached house. Thats a lot of water! And people wonder why they get shrinkage cracks in their new houses

The last really hot summer we had (2006) i was working in a loft during the hottest day and the temp was 130F i think i drank almost as much as required to build a house that day!

When I grouted a slate sliver mosaic, recently It felt like I used 22,000 gallons to grout 25m2

[enduro]

I do a bit of work for the met office....they say they can not predict the summers weather....only 24hrs ahead.

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

most of us would be to Drunk to worry GRR

[Phil Hobson]

I do a bit of work for the met office....they say they can not predict the summers weather....only 24hrs ahead.

Phew, thank god. So I can stop panic hoarding water now, I was running out of buckets