Plumbers -- what is it with these guys
 

Every time I commission a plumber to do a job, without fail, the first thing they do is slag of the existing plumbing

And speaking to some work colleagues the other day ,everyone has the same experience with these muppets

And to cap it all, my father-in-law got a plumber around do some work the other day

plumber came round -- with much hissing and drawing breath said to my father in law

"this is a mess, who did this" to which my father-in-law replied



"You did, five years ago"

It's a prelude to you getting work done which isn't necessary methinks!

I'm a plumber and very very very rarely slag other plumbers work off unless it is a really bad job!

I actually think it is a defense mechanism as if the whole thing goes to sh** then they wouldn't be liable as they would blame the other work, in this blame culture if you adjust someones elses work or add to it people tend to blame the last person who worked on the things for any faults that occur even in the older stuff.

'commission' :lol1: ( it's a U-bend, not a fkin' royal portrait! )

So, all plumbers, deride other plumbers work ? :Suspiciou

As suspected, the trade of duck-eggs and wasters.

yes, when the final bill's just shy of 3k its a "commision" :lol1:

Welcome back. :thumb:

Don't break out the kleenex just yet, it's only a cameo ;)

ps..:thumb:

Ah well, it was merely a recognition of your presence after bowing out so spectacularly. :lol1: The nonce never flicked my switch for fear of me outing him as a weekend transvestite. :D

Plumbers hey, who needs them. :D

:D....beer, eh ?

I see there's a new pimp on the corner. Perhaps he's running 'gentleman's evening' gigs for SDB?

Yes, apparently its called the 'Adamsapple night' and brings a whole new meaning to the open mike hour. :D

Apologies Hodgy, no more. :thumb:

our shower room took over four weeks, i was beginning to think he had left his wife and moved in,

quite a few days he only put up half a dozen tiles, drank his juice bottle and went.

but he has done a good job, used quality fittings and was 3k cheaper so i was never going to kick off with him

Classic :D :lol1:

I think it happens in alot of trades; When I was in a/c (basically; plumbing with refrigerant instead of water ;) ) often I found some lovely bodges, of which I made sure to inform the client - or if it was our company who installed it (I had to check, knowing the bunch I worked with ;) ), which doughnut was responsible. Of which was normally referred as a Brasso special, or Teflon's trade mark, because thats the nicknames of the people usually to blame ;)

Car alarms/Immobilsers/ICE was the same. Lots and lots of bodged work, some of which caused extra expense, owing to having to put the wiring right (otherwise I'd get the blame).

Accounting: Same again.

It probably is mostly a cover up before they even start the Job, as others have said, just incase it goes tits up they can blame the previous Engineer.
As for bodge jobs, when i come across them in the A\C and Refrigeration trade, i just tell the customer i'll only touch it if i get to rip the whole thing out and start again.
In saying that, it depends at what level of "bodge" it is :)
I have always stuck by the rule, if you take 20 screws out, put 10 back. Or 15 if you feel generous. The designers usually go overboard with these kind of things :p

like it -- those last ten screws are always a bitch anyway:lol1:

Im disappointed to see that this thread contains the scandalous claim that the former admin was a transvestite..... :(

LOL - good story as I have always had a similar experience - British Gas being the worse. They want to rip out perfectly good pipes for scrap value cos they are always too narrow for the 'new-regs';)!