Road Paint

LSainsbury · 15-12-2006, 15:06

Afternoon,

Strange request of the day time!

Some Muppet from the local council has decided to paint numbers on our property parking space - it's the stuff they use to paint white lines on roads (not sure what it's called).

What's the easiest way to remove them as we don't want them on there!?

All suggestions welcome!

Cheers

Lee

Nugget · 15-12-2006, 15:09

tbh, I probably wouldn't as the council will be likely to take action against you for doing it (and, thinking on, it's your council tax that will have paid for it, so you'd be wasting your own money

).

9 times out of 10 you'll find that, if you have allocated parking, someone's complained because they haven't been able to park so the council have taken the action to make sure that, technically, the right people are parking in the right places. Not a lot you can do about about it really

gazzae · 15-12-2006, 15:10

I'd imagine its not designed to be removed easily.

Is it private property?

**Derek** · 15-12-2006, 15:11

I'm sure the roads department burn them off.

Maybe a blowtorch or similar might either burn it away or loosen it enough to be scraped off.

LSainsbury · 15-12-2006, 15:18

There are no issues with parking - and it's actually on our property - we have complained about the numbers before as it's a security issue - no car in space - house possibly empty etc.

Whats happened is that we had our plot number on there and the contractor has just come along to burn it off and replaced it with the house number. It was starting to come off due to frost but now it's been removed and replaced. Not Happy.

Paul · 15-12-2006, 15:27

You would have to burn it off as stated, why not see a local councillor and ask what right the council had to access your property and deface it?

LSainsbury · 15-12-2006, 15:34

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Originally Posted by Paul

You would have to burn it off as stated, why not see a local councillor and ask what right the council had to access your property and deface it?

Burn it? Not got access to a blow torch! Any chemicals that would remove it??

Jules · 15-12-2006, 15:42

If you are really unhappy about it I would make them come and remove it

orangebird · 15-12-2006, 15:43

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Originally Posted by lsainsbury

Burn it? Not got access to a blow torch! Any chemicals that would remove it??

No - it has to be burnt off. My uncle runs a road marking business....

LSainsbury · 15-12-2006, 15:55

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Originally Posted by orangebird

No - it has to be burnt off. My uncle runs a road marking business....

OB - doesn't fancy a small job in West Berkshire does he?? Cash in hand...

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Originally Posted by Jules

If you are really unhappy about it I would make them come and remove it

Yes - thats the next step...

Paul · 15-12-2006, 15:58

Like I said, speak to your local councillor and ask them why it was done without permission to access your property.

altis · 15-12-2006, 15:59

Angle grinder 'll shift it - and some of the tarmac too probably!

bopdude · 15-12-2006, 16:00

Maybe a good strong shovel could get under the paint to lift it / scrape it, but seeing as how it's on your property the council should be made to remove it, as has ben said, what / who gave them the right to do it in the first place ??

Any chance of a piccy or 2 to show a) the paint and b) the local ?

LSainsbury · 15-12-2006, 16:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by bopdude

Maybe a good strong shovel could get under the paint to lift it / scrape it, but seeing as how it's on your property the council should be made to remove it, as has ben said, what / who gave them the right to do it in the first place ??

Any chance of a piccy or 2 to show a) the paint and b) the local ?

Good idea about the shovel - was thinking of hammer chisel!

Pics - will post this weekend!

Pia · 15-12-2006, 18:16

Black spray paint