another plumbers job

[prceramics]

Believe me he would not of undercut me that's why I will still be making money off half his fee , the customer works at the hospital he advertised on there internal Web with glowing references , the tiles should be a doddle to take off he used wicks own brand tubbed adheisive

 

[John Benton]

Believe me he would not of undercut me that's why I will still be making money off half his fee , the customer works at the hospital he advertised on there internal Web with glowing references , the tiles should be a doddle to take off he used wicks own brand tubbed adheisive

If it was me I'd stand outside the room and slam the door shut quickly!!!

 

[Qwerty]

Shocking....truly shocking!

 

[prceramics]

Down the side of the door there is a 30 mm Silicon line that's some expantion

 

[radim]

a few words about that waste pipe cut - if you don't have skill, use decofil!:yikes:

 

[Stef]

a few words about that waste pipe cut - if you don't have skill, use decofil!:yikes:

Wahahahahaha,

I'm going to start using that quote..

 

[High Peak Tiling]

i dont no y people think that one man can do all the work im sick of seeing this and they undercut us then get away with it wen the job goes wrong

In a opposing example, Gus @ Coupleatools ( Bubblecraft ) is a multi trader and is very good at his job.

a local know it all Sparky cross plumber/joiner/tiler recently charged one of my customers 20hours labour to fit one 900x1200 window! 20!!!!! and its was a bodge :lol:

 

[Mr Tiler]

and some had a crack because I didn't cut around a power outlet perfectly!

 

[Bubblecraft]

Yikes!! I'm speechless! Shocking what people are trying to get away with. Cheers Harry for that compliment

 

[Bubblecraft]

Here's one I went to last week. Not as bad as above but got my back up:

And the kitchen:

 

[charlie1]

Gus... The Glasgow "mike homes"!!

 

[prceramics]

In a opposing example, Gus @ Coupleatools ( Bubblecraft ) is a multi trader and is very good at his job.

a local know it all Sparky cross plumber/joiner/tiler recently charged one of my customers 20hours labour to fit one 900x1200 window! 20!!!!! and its was a bodge :lol:

I 2nd that Gus turns out some cracking work

 

[Chalker]

Don't tar us all with the same brush!

I know tilers that can't tile or plumb.

 

[widler]

Cowboys in every trade.
I watched a bloke pebble dash a house near me,was a right mess,and after a year it's was thread bear(pebbles fell out,won't be right mix,no lime in it for starters) and the front had fallen off back to block work.
What did the house owner do,get him back to re render it ( and paid him) this time I watched him put It on and just rub it over with a sponge,then the house owner come out within a day of the 'plasterer'finishing it and painted it,it looks a right balls ,paint will be peeling off soon.
The bloody house owner is just as bad as the dodgy tradesman IMO,I priced that job but didn't get it cos I was to expensive .

 

[Bubblecraft]

Aw shucks, thanks guys

 

[Mr Tiler]

I suppose it is passion for the work being carried out, this guy felt nothing for the poor tiles lol

 

[thompsonbrown]

stupid question, but why on earth would you get a plumber to do tiling? Jack of trades master of none, it aint rocket science. Never understand customers.

Hey Miss tiler steady on there. Ive just posted my congrats on you winning JOTM.
I'm one of them plumbers and also an electrician. I also have a science degree which took 7yrs to complete through the open university. so I am fully qualified even for your rocket science bit.
However I do tile but hold no qualifications :sofahide:

 

[thompsonbrown]

felt bad the woman was in tears , luckaly she has not paid in full but he cant understand why she is not happy, the pictures don't do it justice it is worse in real life

Them tears could have been leaks. Love the fact that he left the instructions on the Wc about using the correct tools.

 

[Andy Allen]

personally I have nothing against plumbers....




































I think every tiler should have one for a labourer........boom boom :lol:

 

[thompsonbrown]

personally I have nothing against plumbers....

I wouldn't blame you if you did. Most of the plumbers I know I wouldn't trust with spanners never mind tiles.

 

[charlie1]

My theory on it is, they think the hard part is done, after all it's water tight lets just get the tiles on. Don't blame them as water can cause so much damage

 

[MTiler]

Hey Miss tiler steady on there. Ive just posted my congrats on you winning JOTM.
I'm one of them plumbers and also an electrician. I also have a science degree which took 7yrs to complete through the open university. so I am fully qualified even for your rocket science bit.
However I do tile but hold no qualifications :sofahide:

Your point being?
Its quite simple really, if you need a certain job doing, eg Tiling, then you get someone in who's a tiler, why get a plumber to do it? I appreciate if customers have to sort out multi-trades it can be a pain, but in the long run it pays to get the right person for each trade.
I went to see a job recently where the customer had got the carpenter on the job to fix 10mm x10mm paper faced mosaics, plus other tiling. It was a total mess. How stupid is that? The whole lot needed ripping out. I felt like saying to him 'What did you expect?"

 

[prceramics]

Them tears could have been leaks. Love the fact that he left the instructions on the Wc about using the correct tools.

yeah how ironic

 

[thompsonbrown]

Your point being?
Its quite simple really, if you need a certain job doing, eg Tiling, then you get someone in who's a tiler, why get a plumber to do it? I appreciate if customers have to sort out multi-trades it can be a pain, but in the long run it pays to get the right person for each trade.
I went to see a job recently where the customer had got the carpenter on the job to fix 10mm x10mm paper faced mosaics, plus other tiling. It was a total mess. How stupid is that? The whole lot needed ripping out. I felt like saying to him 'What did you expect?"

The only point I was trying to make was a bit of lighthearted fun, hence the hiding behind a sofa.
You did really did come down hard on plumbers who also tile.
I would agree that most plumbers should stay well away from tiling. But to say all I think your wrong.
I'm a plumber and have been tiling since 1986. My 28yrs experience, keeping track on the latest standards and tiling trends, and gaining recognition with my installation work been featured in magazines such as Chelsea home & garden to me is more of a qualification that doing a 6 week course in tiling to gain a nvq just to be classed as qualified.
I feel that my tiling is to a very high standard and regardless of qualifications in tiling, I would class myself better than most tilers who are qualified. I just think that your original comment was a sweeping generalization that's all.

 

[prceramics]

Started to put this job right today and the bath was 30mm out so that needed to be refitted

 

[afright]

Did a shower today shower tray fitted loose and out of level so annoying, if there is a problem in the furture who gets it in the neck first you guessed it.

 

[prceramics]

One of the legs was not even in the housing kept up by Silicon alone

 

[afright]

Did a job for a mate of mine on a site with 14 houses he had to finish after the builder went bust all the bathrooms were finish tiled except one including tiled bathpanels , I tiled the last one and cut in an expection panel notice the plumber had not fitted any legs,my mate had to rip every panel off ,every single bath had no legs the baths were just sitting on the frames.

 

[prceramics]

Omg that's bad

 

[prceramics]

All done