Sorting outhouse wired , plumbed and decorated by cowboy

[corsacan]

How do colleagues approach jobs where 'do it all' cowboys have gutted houses for customers doing all the plumbing/ wiring / decorating themsleves - Customer happy with job until they start to have problems - Poor IR on downstairs extended ring needs boards up but all new carpets etc etc -
Any ideas on keeping 'damage' to a minimum
Thanks

 

[johnboy6083]

whats a carpet, compared to a house burning down?

 

[JUD]

whats a carpet, compared to a house burning down?

Agree. Serves them right for not getting it done properly in the first place

 

[johnboy6083]

ive worked with a "builder" before, and he said he could do anything. He built, plumbed and wired 2 houses, and now lives in one. Hes told me before, that he has wired lights in the past with bell wire. Iasked him if he was stupid, only to be told, thatthey will only get warm. Ive seen some of the older jobs that he carried out for the company that we both used to work for, and it was shoddy. But in his eyes, he had been doing it for 30 years, so he was competent. 30 YEARS DOING IT WRONG!!!!

 

[JUD]

I wonder if it was him that wired my mate's house. His living room lights were wired with bell wire

 

[zedess]

When the day of judgement comes; the tax man, bankers,estate agents,lawyers,accountants ,burglars...and all the other robbing bxxxxxds will have to wait there turn......behind the biggest tow rags of them all..THE BUILDER.

 

[Gordie]

As a electrician for a local authority I have seen more than my fair share of botched DIY electrical work. I remember one guy who stood there before we started the work on his kitchen and proclaimed he was a member of the then IEE and we had to watch ourselves and what we said. Well when he moved out of the house he lived in we could not believe what he had done to to it. The man was a menace he did do some work in the next home he lived in but nowhere near as bad. He moved to England recently and he is there problem now.

 

[millwall ken]

ive worked with a "builder" before, and he said he could do anything. He built, plumbed and wired 2 houses, and now lives in one. Hes told me before, that he has wired lights in the past with bell wire. Iasked him if he was stupid, only to be told, thatthey will only get warm. Ive seen some of the older jobs that he carried out for the company that we both used to work for, and it was shoddy. But in his eyes, he had been doing it for 30 years, so he was competent. 30 YEARS DOING IT WRONG!!!!

Mate, its people like that who need the two best friends of their penis wired to said cable.

 

[millwall ken]

When the day of judgement comes; the tax man, bankers,estate agents,lawyers,accountants ,burglars...and all the other robbing bxxxxxds will have to wait there turn......behind the biggest tow rags of them all..THE BUILDER.

But they will all have to stand in line behind the Health and Safety Officer.

 

[corsacan]

Sorted - bloody connector block hidden under floorboards - thrown together - cables hacked back - with P and E touching - but it was wrapped in tape though ! Meter reads fine now. Thanks to all those for your advice