Inconsiderate customers.

[SandyFloor]

As a flooring contractor in hard floor coverings ( tile, Karndean, wood) to mainly the domestic market I would say a vast majority of customers make a good effort to clear my work area as much as reasonably possible.....but occasionally I get a cracker.

The most recent one was a couple with young family where I had to clear their breakfast remains off the kitchen table ( so I could move it) and relocate three clothes loaded clothes drying horses three mornings in a row. There was always toys strewn over the place which had to be moved as well. I appreciate the hassle with kids but Mum was around after the kids went off to school and just didn't seem to care.

I was wondering who has had the most extreme case of inconsideration from a customer.....go on, have a moan!

 

[TheWrightTiler]

was doing a toilet swap out 2 weeks ago, went to remove wc and bloke had done a dump but didnt flush, needless to say i had a few words with him, dirty boy

 

[Colour Republic]

was doing a toilet swap out 2 weeks ago, went to remove wc and bloke had done a dump but didnt flush, needless to say i had a few words with him, dirty boy

I take it you didn't had it back to him with the words "I believe this belongs to you" uke:

 

[SandyFloor]

was doing a toilet swap out 2 weeks ago, went to remove wc and bloke had done a dump but didnt flush, needless to say i had a few words with him, dirty boy

I had a similar one...was putting oak throughout a flat including the WCs. I had the pan out to put the floor underneath as the customer had a dump the WC in through the wall an flushed. I had told him what I was doing but he forgot I was there....he was really embarassed and did clean up. I had to go outside trying not to gag.

 

[faithhealer]

went to tile a slashback to find every square inch was cluttered. Kitchen table was full, floor was full of dirty washing. All I could do was clear a bit at a time. i missed a bit of grout under the cooker hood which you couldn't see unless you put your head on the hob and she was gloating as she told me .

 

[doit4u]

A mate who is a decorator was doing a lounge once and they insisted that the furniture be put in its original positions, yopu could tell where that was by the dents in the carpet, every lunchtime so they could watch the news.

 

[mikebidd]

(not tiling) was once changing an ECu in a car went too lift carpet and a load off used syringes fell out. Too say i wasnt hapy with customer would be an understatement i rolled car out off yard and left it in road.

I also went with my father in law too fit a fence garden was covered in piles off dog poo they wouldnt pick it up so we left job.

 

[Scott]

I used to do maintenance for an estate agents rental properties. Toilet seats were a real common issue and had plenty of 'suprises' left for me, ome deliberate im sure as they used to get a letter telling them we were coming and a call the day before as a reminder.

I also fitted a kitchen for a 'mate' and he went on holiday and left a kitten in the house! It poo'ed all over the lead for my brand new DeWalt jigsaw the lady that was allegedly looking after it was pregnant so couldnt clean it up!

 

[Perry]

always remember a few years back tiling a kitchen splashback got there in the morning had to clear everything inc the food went to lunch came back and they had put it all back had to do it again :mad2::mad2:

 

[richard Kent]

Did a fit in Richmond a few years back the house was huge, divorced mum with four teenaged kids, wanted to rip out the old kitchen, but the sink with the waste disposal attached was blocked and had been for over a month, just slightly undid the coller stood back and finished the turn with a 8' lump of timber, it stunk.:mad2:
Also while I was there the dog took a dump in the middle of the dining room floor and it was still there when I left 2 weeks later.

 

[faithhealer]

Did a fit in Richmond a few years back the house was huge, divorced mum with four teenaged kids, wanted to rip out the old kitchen, but the sink with the waste disposal attached was blocked and had been for over a month, just slightly undid the coller stood back and finished the turn with a 8' lump of timber, it stunk.:mad2:
Also while I was there the dog took a dump in the middle of the dining room floor and it was still there when I left 2 weeks later.[/QUOTE]

gross!

 

[fipple]

A mother and her family(picture the hills have eyes!)...they saw no wrong in allowing there dog to take a pish on the sofa,they even put newspaper on there,me and and my m8 looed at eachother and wondered why,then when the dog took a leak,we just couldnt believe it..the whole family sat on that sofa...a rancid ammonia smell constansty...needless to say we declined cups of tea...it was when we left that she made this comment ,and i sware this happened,there was a small spec of paint and she remarked"can you clean that up as i like to keep a tydy house":yikes:

 

[j.p ceramics]

went to a flat a couple of months back to qoute on doin a splash back and this is what i was faced with:

1. 14th floor and lift was broke

2. the customer had tried doing the job himself but decided he didnt want to cary on so just decided to spread what adhesive he had on the wall anyway

3. cat poo all over the kitchen worktop and as i moved the bread bin i discovered even more cat poo behind there.

As you can imagine my qoute was too expensive for them. THANK GOD

 

[SandyFloor]

I think there's a common theme emerging here....dirty people and dirty pets.

Did a bathroom a few years ago in probably the dirtiest inhabited house I've ever been in. I mean it was the type you wipe your feet when you leave. I mean this place stank. Middle age couple...no excuse I could see. It seemed they could afford a 7k bathroom but not a hoover or duster.

It was tiled except for the shower area which was Wetwall. The plumber and I really struggled to keep straight faces as they explained their choice of wetwall cos it was more hygienic.

 

[Scott]

My old gardener used to put make sure he put his boots on when he went ot collect the money from one of his customers. They were wealthy people and he used to say that rich people can afford to have messy homes. they also used to pay him with a Coots cheque so definitely not short a few quid