plumbers

A massive milestone, nice one Dave :thumbsup:

Last week did a loft conversion shower room, walls & floor the floor was chipboard screwed the plumber had fitted the tray of which he bedded it onto the chipboard with weak sand & cement did notice it had cracked around the tray I fixed hardibacker 12mm glued & screwed to the chipboard,the...

You can see the plumbers van from up here...can you.. :smilewinkgrin:

Hi I've been a member for a while now since doing my own bathroom, lurked around in the background picking up tips. Recently our mixer shower has stopped giving out hot water in the ensuite. It is fed from hot and cold water tanks and the pressure isn't great. I was under the impression that...

I'm thinking about doing my own plumbing work from now on, as I have just lost a tiling job due to 2 plumbers that I recommended for a job not putting a estimate in when they said they would, and TBH I'm absolutly fuming with them, because I aint got a lot of work on at the moment. Just means...

The plumbers had a raid on the sparks forum and we are next, so.... let's give them it both barrels when they dare to invade..:lol: This is the raid of the sparks forum on saturday night.. plumbers/gas fitters/heating engineers bring it on i say... Tilers RULE!

Hi guys, On a bathroom job and familiarising myself with all the fittings and fixtures and noticed a problem but not sure if I'm being dumb. The kit is from victoria plumb and the bar mixer has the microphone shower head on a flexible hose coming out the bottom and a head riser system...

:mad2: started this job today, and why do plumbers think they know everything? trying to convince me that his practices are the right way. "Take advice of those qualified" a proverb. also works the other way IMO. give it, only if you are qualified. Do i tell him how to do his plumbing??? er no...

hi all,i have a nice bathroom to begin next week,my customer has changed there mind at the last minute and has emailed the shower change they want my plumber is away for the weekend so cant get his advice..... we were to instal a standard mira power shower and they now want a digital...

this was a post for another thread by pebs but some one closed it don't get me started on plumbers:incazzato: I got a call from my mom this morning saying she had water dripping in the kitchen. She had called the plumber he came out had a quick look and said your son must have a pin hole in...

I do like to see good work in all the trades. My HVAC sub just finished installing this as part of the whole-house remodel we are doing in Washington DC. This is a Buderus boiler, one of the 95+% efficient ones, can use PVC for a flue because the exhaust gases are so cool. It also heats the...

I had to do a tiled skirting in a bathroom this morning for a builder, as the customer changed her mind and wanted a tiled skirt after i had gone..When i got there the customer said could i tile a splash back in downstairs loo as the plumber had replaced a basin. He has left two sheets of stone...

I was on a job today tiling for a builder and the plumber turned up and asked for a card. He said ''If your tiling is up to my standard i will use you for my work''...Ok i said can i have one of your cards then if you plumbing is up to my standard i will tile for you!!! He left and he didnt give...

started a bathroom on wednesday after the plumber had done his first fix. finished tiling the walls and floor by 7pm friday so i thought i would leave the grouting until monday as the plumber not due back in till tuesday. told the customer and no problems there. so this morning i went to watch...

this is scary stuff :8: (ps dave got it)

went to start a job for a plumber last thursday afternoon. he told me he had overboarded it and it was fine. there was big holes in the boards addy still on the walls and the new bits of board were 5-8 mm thinner than the rest of the walls. approx 12 sqm. i have worked for this guy for 5 years...

I know there are a few of you here at Tilers Forums UK:thumbsup: I had mine come to the job today and cut out all the waste and vent. This is what we found: :yikes: My customers now think I am a genius for talking them into spending the extra dough on this. :D

Did a job today for a plumber mate of mine, and he just popped round to pay and he was on this.....:drool5: Its a Ducati 1198-S cost him £16,000

hi all, sorry that this is late and a bit longwinded but i thought you would like to know how things are going. got to job this morning and continued working got a phone call from the ladies son asking if i knew a good plumber(fired off butch and sundance) i do i said i will give him a ring to...

just started tiling a bathroom yesterday. i am working with a plumber that i have not worked with before. the bathroom was to be a complete rip out and rebuild ie walls out reboard with hardie backer then tanked and tiled. customer is a old lady who has said you do what you need to do and give...