Thank you orange shed

[geordie]

I can across this lovely display today in one one the orange sheds.Shame there was not the same sort of display in plumbing so I could replace my gas boiler

 

[DurhamSparky]

i call DIY'ers = B&Q'ers

 

[GLENNSPARK]

but its up to folk what they do in their own homes/property......the problem i have is when you get incompetents charging for services rendered....chances are that when a DIY attempt at install goes wrong....a proffesional is called in anyway....its all about free trade and free trade must be allowed to continue...unhindered.....otherwise we really have lost it......we are subjected to too much state interference as it is.....should it go like america?....where you aint allowed to do anything to your OWN property?.....is that what you want here..?....

 

[VoltzElectrical]

no, mate, I was in there twice last week, an old lady looking in the wrong isle for an rcd adapter. i pointed her in the right direction, but there were only black ones, she wanted wanted a white one. i'm fairly sure I could have sold her an rcd socket (fitted) rather than an adaptor. Another guy was struggling with some plasterboard on the way out, I offered to help him, and we got chatting. turns out he was doing a house refurb and I went around for a look. His sparky was not around for a couple of days and he needed some wiring re-routed. In the end i declined as didn't want to step on someone else's toes.

But it got me thinkings.

Two quick visits, two potential jobs....

If I'm ever quiet, I'll be hanging around the aisles, offering my 'advice', ie, why don't I come over and take a look at that for you?

 

[alarm man]

...should it go like america?....where you aint allowed to do anything to your OWN property?.....is that what you want here..?....

well technically we have,im not part p so i cant do electrical work in my own house..but some Electrical Trainee can..i do and they wont but we have that situation now..

 

[D80]

I guess branded work wear is the key thing, not got any job from B&Q but did get a kitchen fit out from Ikea. I wonder how much loitering you could do before a member of staff tells you to do one :1eye:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

well technically we have,im not part p so i cant do electrical work in my own house..but some Electrical Trainee can..i do and they wont but we have that situation now..

and why cant you do electrical work within your own home/house?....and even if you aint part urine registered.....a lot of work aint even notifyable anyway....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

its about being competent....and proving competency if it all goes a bit arse up....which it shouldn`t anyway as you will be competent?....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

What angle to you go in with, B&Q have "You can do it when you B&Q it", do you have something like "I can fix it when you have B&Q'ed it"

or barbecued it..loll

 

[alarm man]

and why cant you do electrical work within your own home/house?....and even if you aint part urine registered.....a lot of work aint even notifyable anyway....

if i did any notifiable work you need part p,like changing a cu which ive done,id like to think im competent but in theory im breaching a building reg am i not? i dont do domestic so im not paying anything just to work in my own house..

 

[D80]

if i did any notifiable work you need part p,like changing a cu which ive done,id like to think im competent but in theory im breaching a building reg am i not? i dont do domestic so im not paying anything just to work in my own house..

I don't have to deal with Part P here in NI...I was under the impression its a legal requirement to have works that are notifiable notified, and it would be possible that problems could arise potentially if/when you come to sell your home. I doubt it will be but some mortgage lenders are after Periodic Inspections now before lending the money.

And you have your 3,000th post coming up, nice going!

 

[alarm man]

I don't have to deal with Part P here in NI...I was under the impression its a legal requirement to have works that are notifiable notified, and it would be possible that problems could arise potentially if/when you come to sell your home. I doubt it will be but some mortgage lenders are after Periodic Inspections now before lending the money.

And you have your 3,000th post coming up, nice going!

id do my own,3000 posts,never noticed that:aureola:i never knew i could talk that much ****:1eye:

 

[GLENNSPARK]

if i did any notifiable work you need part p,like changing a cu which ive done,id like to think im competent but in theory im breaching a building reg am i not? i dont do domestic so im not paying anything just to work in my own house..

well this is the issue with proper competent persons in every sense of the word..playing second fiddle to a 5 week wonder....just because he/she has dumped some cash in the direction of a scheme provider.....but arn`t even competent to wire a plugtop up right...and it stinks really....

 

[DurhamSparky]

lol... i sent a email to a landlord other week regaring a Electrical Trainee and some of his work...!!

went to town on the job as well and issued EDN and quoted no less than 7 regulation breeches!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

lol... i sent a email to a landlord other week regaring a Electrical Trainee and some of his work...!!

went to town on the job as well and issued EDN and quoted no less than 7 regulation breeches!

we were at a house yesterday afternoon.....just round the corner from paulm.....had to redo a couple of plugtops that someone had `wired`..lol....ask paul...he took a pic of one of em before i made it off again...

 

[DurhamSparky]

paul told me phil did them last month...!!