Grandad calls on council to ‘get off their a***s’ and fix leaking hole in his roof
A pensioner is going ‘mad’ because a gaping hole keeps leaking water into his bedroom.
Peter Blackshire, from Leeds, said he’s not been able to get it fixed for seven weeks and has been told it will be delayed until February.
The 71-year-old has been forced to put buckets under the hole and worries the entire ceiling will collapse.
He’s demanded of Leeds City Council: ‘Get off you’re a***s and get it done! This is not doing my health any good.
‘There’s absolutely nothing getting done. It makes me worried. With being retired, I go away a lot but I can’t leave here in case it drops. I’m thinking about it all the time.
‘I’m mad. I’ve had enough of it. It gets me down. I can’t get up there to have a look, I keep thinking of how much water there may be up there. When February comes, what if it’s thick with snow?’
The council has now told Leeds Live the necessary work will be carried out as soon as possible.
But this promise comes after six workers looked at the hole, shrugged their shoulders and said nothing could be done unless scaffolding is built.
He’s been told the hole is a result of a water gully, designed to extract falling rainwater off the roof, which had worn away over time.
A Leeds City Council spokesperson said: ‘A major leak to the roof was fixed in December 2022. Since then, a further leak was reported which has been found to be in a different location on the roof.
‘At the time of the original repair, the weather was dry, and a second leak was not noticeable to our contractor.
‘A temporary repair has been carried out to the roof and our contractor will reattend to complete a permanent repair.’
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