Is It Too Much To Ask!?

[Qwerty]

Started a wet room conversion today. Nice couple, retired and fairly well off. Arrived at 0830. Suite ripped out by 0930. Floor up by 11. Not a cuppa to be seen! Never mind I thought, I am sure I will get one when I get back from the builders merchant with the new floor.....nope!
Unloaded 4 full sheets of ply, braced joists with noggins, cut & fixed floor, fitted former and still no brew.
I vacuumed up at the end of the day and told them I will see them first thing again........without a brew!

Now I'm never one for expecting or asking for a cuppa (I've seen trades asking for meals before!), but even a midday cha would have been nice

I'm not being unreasonable am I? It's good to look after your tradesmen I thought. What do you all think?

 

[White Room]

I don't think it's being unreasonable, I take a flask with me to make sure I have a hot drink when I want one but it would nice to be asked.

My misses will ask any tradesmen who walks through our front door would you like a tea.

 

[The D]

take a flask lol

 

[mma]

Very bad manners! But maybe it has taught you a lesson?

 

[One Day]

A dry house eh?!

 

[One Day]

I'd buy a nice flask and be sure to put it on their bill.
(although maybe not itemised!)

 

[Andy Allen]

At least your not moaning about it....lol

Always take a flask incase of "dry house syndrome".
Or DHS for short (not to be mistaken for the sofa store).

 

[Qwerty]

I haven't had to make a flask in years. I did have a mini kettle and makings when I started out but never used it so binned it as it was taking up space in the van!

 

[J Sid]

Christ, never mind the brew...... Ply in a wetroom....

 

[Dhtiling]

The best thing about this forum is just learning your day to day work..if a client gave me a meal or a drink, I have no doubt it would be deducted from my price...and cost more than the best food or drink in town.

 

[Old Mod]

My misses will ask any tradesmen who walks through our front door would you like a tea.

My good lady doesn't drink hot drinks, I'm for ever having to remind her about offering hot drinks to trades that visit, mind u that said, she doesn't even offer our friends or relatives either when they visit haha
Just doesn't enter her pretty little head! Haha

 

[Old Mod]

Personally, never without my flask, ask @Ray TT @ Porcel-Thin, haha
Even when I know I'll be very well looked after by a client.
And I never refuse a coffee from a client either, just in case the offers deminish cos I've refused the odd one haha

 

[Italy]

a customer Tobia 80 years, control work all morning, help me. at lunch antonio say do not eat?
yes tobia, 2 quick sandwiches and then start working fast.
tobia: no antonio, if you do not come to eat with me, I do not eat.
after 10 minutes I am had to get off with tobia and have lunch with him.
It also prepared spaghetti.
morning coffee, lunch with coffee, afternoon coffee with biscuits.
after three days of work, tobia paid and given a € 100 tip.
or too much or nothing.
is life, we are not all the same

 

[John Benton]

Christ, never mind the brew...... Ply in a wetroom....

It will be to replace the floorboards and then board and tank over I'm guessing

 

[J Sid]

It will be to replace the floorboards and then board and tank over I'm guessing

Anyone tried the new 22mm Hardier Board designed to replace ply and go straight onto the floor joists?
No idea of cost by would be more moisture stable !