Stuff you have made today

[addjunkie]

It's not just painters or decorators though it's across a lot of trades , and also adding to the problem is there is thousands out there that aren't even tradesmen but tout themselves as such .

I know a few of those. One in particular, scary just how bad his work is, but he seems to get work.

 

[mtt.tr]

problem is there is thousands out there that aren't even tradesmen but tout themselves as such .

This unfortunately isn't true.

There are loads of time served guys producing dog **** work because they get away with it.
Ive worked with plenty, well paying jobs being bodged.

Good Morals make a good tradesmen.

Customers don't help I agree
You give a good quote that you explain is higher than the others but that is the final price, you've already considered what horrors you will uncover.
The other guys, cheap as chips until the invoices for extras come in.

 

[MattF]

This unfortunately isn't true.

It is, as is your view. Both apply.

 

[mtt.tr]

It is, as is your view. Both apply.

Yes this is a more accurate depiction.

 

[Pete.]

I've seen (and personally know) plenty of perfectly capable tradespeople who could put out excellent workmanship except that they can't be arsed to whilst they are getting away with not. Most of them think that work is something that is done between mesing with their phone and standing around talking. Personally my self-esteem wouldn't allow it but an increasing majority of folks think that's a 'weird' attitude.

Pretty soon the only place you're gonna find any decent working folk is in the local cemetary.

 

[roblane65]

At the end of the day a s***e job is a s***e job all I meant was there;s a lot out there passing themselves off as some thing there not ,
I've worked with many people over the years that have no one trade as such or are time served , they have however taken the time to learn stuff and probably more importantly have a bit of pride in a good job done , same as a good reputation is only as good as the last job you did .

 

[Robotstar5]

The "I need a bathroom tiling by the end of the week" type posts on FB don't help, there's always some chancer take the job, we had to wait 3 months for a builder to start and he was telling me he's fully booked to October, the high standard of his work was worth the wait though.

 

[Farside]

Bona Traffic and Bona Traffic HD

Are Julian and Sandy involved?

 

[indy4x]

About time I did some more work on my lockup, so this weekend I've been messing about with a digger, made a trench and filled it with concrete




Also levelled out the ground to the rear, well its sort of level, my digger skills are very rusty, not helped by the ground being full of bricks and other building waste that people have dumped there over the years

And started clearing out the other side, again much bricks and building crap has been dumped there too. Can't get all the way in as the digger is too big so on a cooler day I'll get in there and hand ball it out

 

[addjunkie]

probably more importantly have a bit of pride in a good job done , same as a good reputation is only as good as the last job you did .

This bit is key…..

 

[magnet]

New roof on. Just a bit of slaters lath for the edges and a coat of tarry toot and it's done. Then the purge begins need shot of a ton of stuff.
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[brewdexta]

The drawers of the painting toolbox got two coats of this.

For @MattF benefit it's spelt "Bona" not "boner"

Then I put the handles on, not much more I can do until the paint arrives

 

[redlig]

or just use a wire wheel on a bench grinder

Lets face it ,who needs finger prints they only get you into trouble?

 

[redlig]

Since when did buying, owning & using our boys toys require any justification?

Only the once when returning home.

 

[MattF]

Only the once when returning home.

Not even once for us single blokes.

 

[Barking Mat]

Only the once when returning home.

Come on, you know how to do it, stick it in the shed / workshop, if she spots it and asks, just say, I've had that for ages....

I'm a bulk dealer of dust, if it's new and you need dust to make it look old, just pm me, I can do discounts on bulk buys.

I have a sideline in cobwebs too.

 

[redlig]

Not even once for us single blokes.

Don't you have an alter ego to placate ?

 

[MattF]

Don't you have an alter ego to placate ?

I don't believe so, but I'll ask him.

 

[redlig]

Come on, you know how to do it, stick it in the shed / workshop, if she spots it and asks, just say, I've had that for ages....

I'm a bulk dealer of dust, if it's new and you need dust to make it look old, just pm me, I can do discounts on bulk buys.

I have a sideline in cobwebs too.

OH ! the ladies shoes trick. Thanks for the dust and cobweb offer but we do have a woodstove and a few angle grinders around plus tame spiders running wild . To be honest I've never had a problem buying " toys" home as long as they don't breath or sigh.

 

[northwest]

Well I finally got the barrel off the bloody revolver I am fixing. Obviously been subjected to the ministrations of a "gun plumber". Locktite has it's place but NEVER on a barrel, this could have so quite easily have destroyed the threads in the frame resulting in a scrap gun:





Fought me every inch of the way and it is a good job the barrel is scrap because I have certainly finished it off. From now on I am going to just assume Locktite has been used and get some heat into these things before I start.