Work at home

[MrSpoon]

nobody really wants to bring work back home with them so i was just wondering... do you put as much effort and pay as much attention to detail in your own kitchens/bathrooms etc as you would in a customers home?

i tried, oh yes i did but no matter what, i just couldnt! think i started tiling the en suite early june time and ive just this minute finished cleaning the grout off the floor, i suppose in many ways i should whip out the Silicon gun but i just cant be bothered :mad2:

if however it was for a customer, id have stuck my working hat on and got it all done in a jiff.

as bizarre as this sounds... ive actually used 3 seperate pieces of tile trim up the left hand side of the window frame as there wasnt a piece long enough and my old man insisted i do it that way as he didnt really care:huh2:
and at the doorway....... instead of a doorway strip... theres is.. wait for it..














a PVC trim, same as round the window :lol: as they once again, wasnt too bothered and thought it would be better than forking out a few bob for a proper trim... they're not exactly short of cash tho... just i dunno, not that bothered as nobody is going to see it other than them :/

ah well im just glad i finished it finally! been putting it off for ages, tho they did cross my palm with £250 so i shouldnt grumble really, afterall i did beg them to let me tile it to gain more experience, and what did i learn? check the walls first to make sure theyre flat!!! :mad2: take off the toilet and sink, never do work at home :yes::8: AMEN

 

[medlar]

to be honest mate,i dont put as much thought and effort in at home as much as i do for customers,friends and family members,but then again i dont take as long as you did or wor lass would kill me :hurray::hurray::hurray:

bet ya not pleased they crossed ya palm with silver though,would rather have had notes,not as heavy :lol::lol::lol:

 

[MrSpoon]

haha luckily enough for me it was actually notes, i would have been annoyed if it was dabloons and half-crowns :joker:

 

[bigandy]

same here did my parents kitchen about ten years ago and found she was cleaning under my tools all the time it got me so annoyed i only ever worked while they were nt in!

 

[LM Ceramics]

to be honest when i was starting my apprenticeship i was dead eager to do the best job i could for more experience but now im the same dont have th effort anymore to do diy jobs round the house

 

[DHTiling]

personally. i think this was the perfect job to show your skills off and not cut corners...
You say it was only practice but doesn't that tell you that it should have been done properly...even if it meant taking bits off here and there and re-doing till you got it right , so that you know on a customers job what not to do.....

 

[CJ]

Do a job for the customer...........so you would be happy with it in your own home

As corny as it sounds

 

[MrSpoon]

personally. i think this was the perfect job to show your skills off and not cut corners...
You say it was only practice but doesn't that tell you that it should have been done properly...even if it meant taking bits off here and there and re-doing till you got it right , so that you know on a customers job what not to do.....

i totally agree, but these odd crap bits have literally happened right at the end as they just wanted me to get it done, ive done plenty of other jobs for people and i allways make sure i do as perfect a job i can :yes:

 

[DHTiling]

Thats good to hear spoony...

 

[White Room]

If some one walks into my house and sees crap work (like all the plumbers do when paying me) I'd be embarrassed:yes:

 

[Fred]

I started my down stairs toilet last year..................:furious3: thats the misses by the way.............:lol:

 

[Daz]

Ha ha ha,

I ripped my bathroom out in July and the skip is still sat on my lawn - Mrs Slow is going mad!

So far I've fitted the bath, tanked the walls and boarded the floor. I nearly installed the UFH but paying work has got in the way.

I'm hoping that work goes quiet in December so that I can get it finished, otherwise it could be a frosty crimble - lol.

My biggest issue is time, not corner cutting.

 

[sweaty sock]

i'm worse in my own house - did my fireplace and hearth in living room couple of years ago and still stare at it at night to pick out flaws - still happy with it:8:

 

[graham31]

My parents bought a kitchen just short of 2years ago YES 2 YEARS,and it's still in boxes in their garage.It's not even been opened to check all the bits are their.

I've offered to fit it so has my brother but theirs no shifting ma dad.

Just hope all the bits are their or he'll be in a bit of trouble

 

[Grace'sDad]

I hate my bathroom - it's cack, and my kitchen wall tiles are from B&Q. I even put laminate in the kitchen instead of floor tiles.

There. Said it now.