Aaarrgggggghhhh!

[chris.tiling]

Just finished doing a job for an old biddy...tiling on tiles (which I told her wasnt a good idea with all the reasons) cutting around an old cistern as it couldnt be moved (which her plumber told her to trash and get a new one) but no...she knew best.

Phone call at 7 tonight and the leak from the overflow I told her about was actually a cracked cistern which needs replacing and the plumber has pulled it off the wall and the new one is a different size, so "can I rearrange my jobs for next week and tile it out for her so he can put the new cistern in???"...NO BLOODY WAY!, told her I will be there in a week and will have to cut round the new one or he can fit it after I have made good.

Does anyone know a good hitman or do I just run over her in the van???
:mad2: :furious3:

 

[sweaty sock]

Allright chris - the full moon must be about - i quoted for a basic bathroom fit out with ceramics and three piece suite and turned up to find jacuzzi bath,twin shower screen wall hung basin and designer toilet (designed by maniacs)with rectified porcelain tiles 600 x 300 in brick effect.Did the job after agreeing extra costs and guy has no complaints all through job - goes on last day to Silicon everything in and guy starts on me about unhappy with finish of tiles and his mate the tiler said he could domuch better.Finished up the job after explaining i wasnt done yet and then hits me with how he is unhappy with a step or two on the walls and how he will always notice it and he is not happy.He shows me then how if he catches his fingernail in the groutline down some tiles.I was beelin.:furious3: .Kept tellin me how he wasnt a moaner and he wasnt happy.Turns out i was on a hiding to nothing his missus took me on and he went round every grout line looking for a mistake.Job was mint and had to take a hit on overall cost to get paid.Not much but enough to p%££ me right off.Couldnt get a word out the guy until his wallet was required.Makes me want to work in asda nightshift:mad2:

 

[DHTiling]

If his mate was a tiler sweaty ...why didn't he get this so called marvellous tradesman to do it then.....?...

 

[sweaty sock]

When i said to him your mate must know how hard it is to get the large rectified tiles absolutely perfct in a brick effect - his reply was his mate said it was possible to get it perfect - i said there was no such thing as a perfect job and how even though it was dark brown porcelaiin with a limestone grout it looked mint - his mate would have done better.:ninja: .Maybe too busy to do job as working as a part time super hero.

 

[sWe]

Sweaty, I've encountered this behaviour a few times. It's a trick to get you to lower your fee, nothing else. Get an assessor to inspect your work next time you happen across this type of ****ed up behaviour. If they don't want to, tell them to shut up, and pay up.

 

[sweaty sock]

cheers swe .just had to vent off about it.:8:

 

[sWe]

No problem mate, I know the feeling. I'm an easy going guy, but sometimes, I just want to lash out and stomp a few heads. But since that wouldn't be gentlemanly...
I'm surpriced I didn't do that with my former boss though. I've been told that since I left, he's gotten beaten up twice :rofl: He's such a stupid arse...

 

[Fekin]

Sounds fun :joker: