Builder wanted in Hutt valley for internal work.

[pete376403]

Sorry dude, but the only way to get a decent job done is word of mouth. The guy Nasty has suggested is going to be your best bet.

You never know. The recession may mean that tradesmen actually need work now and they may respond to your enquires.

We had a really good plumber. He died. We didn't kill him, but that's not important right now. We have an issue with our hot water cylinder overflow and we've rung 18 Hutt Plumbers and none of them have returned calls or turned up when they said they would. A couple of them have left abusive messages on the answer phone because we weren't available at the randomly assigned plumber time they turned up at.

Professionalism and clear communication are just not part of the tradesperson ethic, generally speaking.

Good luck.

Plumbing is easy, do it yourself. Mains pressure or low pressure? If mains pressure, overflow problems are the pressure relief valve on the top of the cylinder. You could try lifting the release lever on the valve to flush out any shit, should be done at six monthly intervals anyway. Do that a few times and see if that fixes it. If not, get another valve from Mastertrade.

[James Deuce]

Plumbing is easy, do it yourself. Mains pressure or low pressure? If mains pressure, overflow problems are the pressure relief valve on the top of the cylinder. You could try lifting the release lever on the valve to flush out any shit, should be done at six monthly intervals anyway. Do that a few times and see if that fixes it. If not, get another valve from Mastertrade.

An important part of life is knowing your limitations.

I'll pay someone to do it right. I'd rather not pay people (usually thousands) to fix my fuck ups. I'd lift the release lever (if I knew where it was) and probably end up in hospital with no skin on the top half of my body and an insurance claim for a severely water damaged house.

Ringing some plumbers should result in contacting one with a work ethic, surely?

[Swoop]

Moving walls = easy.
Putting in a kitchen = easy.
Bathrooms... a bit more challenging.

There are a lot of companies now with staff on minimal hours (40) per week, and the staff are bitching about lack of workload.
Should be easy to find somewhere wanting work for their staff.

[quallman1234]

Quayle Construction. My mates dads buiness. I believe they are fairly decent/decently priced. Won a couple of awards.

04-569 1689

[bull]

An important part of life is knowing your limitations.

I'll pay someone to do it right. I'd rather not pay people (usually thousands) to fix my fuck ups. I'd lift the release lever (if I knew where it was) and probably end up in hospital with no skin on the top half of my body and an insurance claim for a severely water damaged house.

Ringing some plumbers should result in contacting one with a work ethic, surely?

Whatever you do dont get my plumber - hes of the highly paid van driver type. You pay for him 80/hr to drive to your job, and you pay for him $80/hr to drive home, and you pay his $35 mileage fee and then you finally pay $80/hr for the actual job. Oh and did i mention that the previous job also pays for him to come to your job so on the drive between jobs hes earning $160/hr. Must be expert Driver and average plumber.

[Fatjim]

An important part of life is knowing your limitations.

I concur.

Moving walls = easy.
Putting in a kitchen = easy.

I don't concur.

Whatever you do dont get my plumber - hes of the highly paid van driver type. You pay for him 80/hr to drive to your job, and you pay for him $80/hr to drive home, and you pay his $35 mileage fee and then you finally pay $80/hr for the actual job. Oh and did i mention that the previous job also pays for him to come to your job so on the drive between jobs hes earning $160/hr. Must be expert Driver and average plumber.

Sweet, ta. I'll be sure to ask first.