Stupid builders........

[Leesparkykent]

Been doing a barn conversion/extension at a builders house I do work for. All the ceilings are vaulted/exposed oak beams....The builder boarded, insulated and tiled the roof from the outside leaving the beams exposed. Instead of getting me in to put the switch drops in from the chandelier positions or even running them in himself he just cracked on. After a few discussions it was decided that id use a bit of bare 2L1.5 p clipped up the side of the beams... get there today and the builder has mangled the MICC either end by twisting them up out the way to such an extent that its split the sheath. Got to now replace all 3 drops, all the walls have been plastered/boarded or put in a horrible joint somewhere. He was warned to be careful with the MICC.....In one ear and out the other!

 

[Silver6003]

I've had to bite my tongue a little on this one as the same builder has just given me a new build manor house with 47K worth of leccy going in

whose a lucky boy .......until the next time eh

 

[sparkdog]

Mind you, BobThe Builder never seems to get in trouble with the Sparks.

 

[1Justin]

I did a new build with loads of sockets in each room. Metal back boxes. After the boarders and plasterers had been in, second fit and it took a while to dawn why every ring final was open. Mysterious bulges in the plasterboard revealed three "entombed" sockets which they just boarded over.

Had the same back in August, wired 80 downlights downstairs, all clipped and coiled into position (dimensions taken down). Dryliner insulated the ceiling and didnt pull through the cable, i had fun trying to fit my hands in a 74mm hole. According to him i should have followed behind him and pulled them through........Yeah mate Jog ON

Same happened, and I had to get the "lady" of the house-build up my stepladder because she was the only one with small enough hands to turf about above the PB through 73mm openings! 3M high ceilings they were too !

 

[ImpededLoop]

Wired a kitchen for a builder last week. Would of been a nice easy job if the new units and worktops weren't already fitted!

 

[Leesparkykent]

Wired a kitchen for a builder last week. Would of been a nice easy job if the new units and worktops weren't already fitted!

Get this one.......went to look at a flat rewire last week that had already been started. Turned out it had already been wired, second fixed, plastered and mist coated........Only problem was none of the cables were in the walls! They were swinging in the wind in front of the newly plastered and mist coated walls, none of the boxes were chased/fixed in to position either

 

[Wilko]

They were swinging in the wind in front of the newly plastered and mist coated walls, none of the boxes were chased/fixed in to position either

Wonder how inconvenient it must have been for them to work around the cables? Used to have a saying "wouldn't know if backside was on fire till smoke smelt". Hopefully some more work for Team Lee !

 

[Hellmooth]

yeah I'm going to have to...Its not just that its fitting it in to do it as stacked out and everything is booked in with little room for extras

This is the problem I have, too much on with extras being added here there and everywhere, chuck in things not going to plan and it becomes chaotic!