what a bad first job

[Aqua Tiling]

Ive just my first job on my own, and made a mistake that could of ruined me before i even started.

Starting above the cooker as my centre line, in a new kitchen that was fitted in a extension, i lent on the cooker dial and turnt the electric hood on, picking up a tile that was baking hot, i turnt it off and then turnt the wall switch off. Promlem sorted.

carried on and finished the tiling. I went to the local diy shop, a minute walk away, to get longer screws for the sockets and came back just in time to a smoking dust sheet.

trying to figure out why it came on as i turnt the wall switch off.

the clever electritian wired the fuse switch to cooker by the fridge, and the fuse switch for the fridge by the cooker.

so ive still had the cooker on and defrosted the fridge.

luckily the client blamed the sparks and said i couldnt have known the switches were on opposite sides of the room.

not a good start!!!!!!!!!

 

[hillhead]

I wouldn't worry,these things happen! its a learning curve

 

[peckers]

You aint the only one its happened too! a couple of years ago i did the same but to a gas hob i leant against the buttons and ignitore at the same time! instant flame grilled dust sheet! i have never run so fast! with a flaming dust sheet in hand towards the door and out onto the path followed by a bucket of water! :yikes:

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Something always happens when you first start!
When I was a lad.............
We used to prime new plastered walls with Bal Acetone primer which was highly inflammable - Yep - it went up!
Fortunately the pilot light in the gas cooker only ignited the fumes in the air but the sight of flames lapping the ceiling was something that I still remember.
It was a bit like that film Backdraft! All I heard was a whoosh! Me and the pot were out of the room in a flash and when I rushed back in it was just going out!

 

[White Room]

A plumber nearly set his van alight, he was smoking when he was looking for something in the back of the van, found it, went inside the house he was working in and looked out of the window and thought his cab of the van were steamed up.

Went to have a look and realised it was smoke, opened the rear door and had a dust sheet on fire, he had an amber from his *** that had dropped onto the sheet when searching for something.

He managed to drag the dust sheet out but it stunk to heaven

 

[Aqua Tiling]

glad i aint the only one, at least ill always double check the switch is off and make sure its the right one this time :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Prem Tiler]

Aqua, I thought you had made a tiling mistake.

Your better of messing up that way than doing an awful job and them telling the whole town your a pants tiler.

 

[CJ]

A job your'll never forget.......:lol:

 

[Aqua Tiling]

Aqua, I thought you had made a tiling mistake.

Your better of messing up that way than doing an awful job and them telling the whole town your a pants tiler.

no not had any complaints on my tiling YET

 

[Mike]

no not had any complaints on my tiling YET

best one i did was whilst fitting a kitchen for a lad i know, he asked me to switch the mains off whilst he re-wired the cooker, so i did like-wise but then he got blown across the room. i'd switched off the white meter (economy 7) and he took the 32 amp power! was ok after about an hour!

 

[Aqua Tiling]

bloody hell. dont no weather to laugh at that or not

 

[marc1106]

ive set light to loft insulation whilst fitting a bathroom! bloody shytemeself that day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

 

[edone]

things will always go wrong it's how you react and solve the problem that's important, try and stay calm and don't panic. When i started I had a few people in my phone i could call for on the job advice - they really helped a lot - including when I sliced through the mains cold water - that was fun!

 

[Colour Republic]

If i'm honest this is one of the best things that could have happened to you It's all part of your education. check, check and check again... oh and get insurance

 

[Bolter]

Yup this very thing happened to me on my first job on my own. Put dust sheet on cooker to protect it. Started tiling the cooker space, really concentrating. Thought, these tiles smell funny.......they're a bit smokey aswell.........HOLY CRAP MY DUST SHEET IS ON FIRE!!!!!

I ran outside with the thing in my hands, flames licking up my arms, and stomped it to smitherines on the grass

Absolutely crapped my pants and gingerly went to look at the damage on the cooker. No damage done, and a mental note to myself to make sure cookers are off in future.

Next day I bought liability insurance