An awkward, embaressing plea.

[White Room]

Thanks for all your support guys.

I've been hammering the phones today and managed to get 2sqms (cloakroom floor) for tomorrow morning with a builder. It's maybe a foot in the door, its a start. Been a nightmare trying to organise my tools but some friends have rallied round and i have the bare minimum to get it done. But its a start.

Pete that would be excellent. I have internet where im staying so i will be on here everyday. But yes, if you can use me then im certainly up for that. Happy to take absolutely anything and everything at the moment.

Thanks again guys, really really apprieciate your help and support.

Hav'nt you got the tools in the van Ali....

 

[AliGage]

Don't rain but it pours mate. Motor is off the road, but part i needed turned up today. But tools and motor are at the property that im not allowed anywhere near. So ive had to borrow a friends Ford Ka for now and the owner, a female friend has gone over to see my girlfriend with a bare minimum list and load it all into the car.

But, if i can get through tomorrow i can then organise getting the motor and part here so i can repair it and then call in another favor from a mate in the trade that knows what he's looking at to go collect other essential tools ill need.

Nightmare. Times like these though you realise who your real friends are. Some have swarmmed out of the wood work that ive not spoken to in years. Others that know me well and i see day to day have run an hid. Probably due to the rumours and accusations, which is fine. But i at least expected them to support my family in my absence.

Right just got everything organised for tomorrow (well today) time to try and get a few hours kip before getting up and trying to get there on time. Funny how you miss a sat nav eh?? lol

Thanks again guys, just your words of support and being able to talk, if only over the tinterweb means a lot right now. Take care all

 

[Andy Allen]

Chin up mate its all sent to try us.....things will work themselves out in the end.

 

[AliGage]

Well so far so good today. The builder doesn't want to upset his other tiler. So its an engineered wooden floor today and some skirting as a test.
Bit of a relief actually because im limited in tiling tools myself so i have his saws etc to use.
Had a good open and honest chat with him this morning about my situation as i always feel its best to lay cards on the table and be honest. So im hopeful.

 

[John Benton]

Tell the truth Ali, it can't come back and bite you then

 

[AliGage]

Definately. My Father raised me that honesty is the best policy and i'm a firm believer of that. No good ever comes from being deceitful in my opinion.

 

[Pebbs]

Bless you Ali, if anything comes up, I'll give you a call ok?

Lynn

 

[AliGage]

Well I've put two days in with the builder. Im feeling it now. Just grafted nonstop. Think he was quite impressed and asked me to return to tile the hallway next week.
I want to look at this job a week or so back and posted a question on here to which Dave replied. The 600x600 P Porcelain.
Low and behold i didn't get this at the time. His usual tiler managed to fit him in.
So anyway. I've been doing wood flooring and decorative trimmings. Skirting etc. But i had a chance to look at what the other guy has done and what i need to lead off from.
Any other time i would actually turn this down and walk away. Its a mess. The tiles have a discrete vein running through them which either hasn't been picked up by the tiler or ignored. There is no uniformity in how they have been laid. Its been put straight onto concrete with no priming of the substrate. Totalling around 45 to 50 sqm. No expansion through the four rooms allowed for. 2mm spacing. And a lot of the joints are pi$$ed. :banghead:

 

[John Benton]

Well I've put two days in with the builder. Im feeling it now. Just grafted nonstop. Think he was quite impressed and asked me to return to tile the hallway next week.
I want to look at this job a week or so back and posted a question on here to which Dave replied. The 600x600 P Porcelain.
Low and behold i didn't get this at the time. His usual tiler managed to fit him in.
So anyway. I've been doing wood flooring and decorative trimmings. Skirting etc. But i had a chance to look at what the other guy has done and what i need to lead off from.
Any other time i would actually turn this down and walk away. Its a mess. The tiles have a discrete vein running through them which either hasn't been picked up by the tiler or ignored. There is no uniformity in how they have been laid. Its been put straight onto concrete with no priming of the substrate. Totalling around 45 to 50 sqm. No expansion through the four rooms allowed for. 2mm spacing. And a lot of the joints are pi$$ed. :banghead:

Make sure the builder remembers which bit you did, otherwise when the first 50m has issues you may get a call !!!!

 

[AliGage]

Oh i will John.
I'm in two minds wether to highlight the issues before i start the rest or not. What do you think? I don't want to burn my bridges but don't want to be tarred with the same brush also.

 

[DHTiling]

Oh i will John.
I'm in two minds wether to highlight the issues before i start the rest or not. What do you think? I don't want to burn my bridges but don't want to be tarred with the same brush also.

Ali ... let it be.. do your bit and get paid.. who cares what the other guy does as long as yours is good .. if it gets picked up , then you might get the work anyway..

 

[John Benton]

Nope don't point them out, but explain to the builder that you will be:-

1) Priming the floor for this reason

2) You will be putting expansion joints in for this reason

He's likely to say that it wasn't done in the first 50m. And you can reply "I noticed that but it should have been done, now it'll only need half of it repairing rather than the whole lot!"

 

[AliGage]

True enough. Most of what he's done is covered up. But the kitchen fitters have said it's not pretty. Not that they're tilers, they said they don't touch tiling. But their kitchen fit is top top notch.

I think i'm gonna do what i'm told, make sure the hallway is spot on. Hopefully the difference in mine and his work will be evident and i'll get a builder that pushes regular work my way which is what i need. Might even get the kitchen fitters interested as well. They've already taken a few cards from me after seeing me fitting skirting of all things. But i impressed him by scribbing my corners rather than 45'ing and corking over the gaps.

If a jobs worth doing and all that.

 

[AliGage]

But yes i will be priming regardless. There's none on site at all, but luckily in my box i have a a couple of small bottles that should do it.

 

[Ian]

Are you ok for tools now Ali?