If he's left an unsafe job site... isn't that a matter for OSH?
Easily wound up!!
If he's left an unsafe job site... isn't that a matter for OSH?
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Forum whore
The whole front door surround is rotten. There is nowhere to attach the plywood. We're having the whole thing reframed, new glass, new door.Originally Posted by MattRSK
Good point Clockwork. I may try that on.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
Quote for exterior lights? I'm an Electrician and wouldn't waste my time traveling to your place, quoting the job that would only take a few hrs to do and I'm expected to wait in line behind 10 other sparkies to compete for the pleasure to take on your most important priority job. A job like that I usualy do an estimate over the phone, but it's important to keep the customer informed of things like progress, problems, price and being generaly honest about the work load at the time.
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It's impossible to get a tradesman to provide a quote, let alone turn up at your house. If you didn't visit the site to do the quote you then provide yourself an out for charging a good 200 or 300% more than the quote, because you "didn't understand the particular requirements of the site" when you quoted.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Mad nagging bitch!
He was the one who wanted to come around to see the job, I would have been happy with an estimate over the phone. His work premises are about 300 metres from our house and he was going to call in on his way home. I guess he got lost!
Jim have you thought about giving the door a wee 'nudge' so it becomes an insurance job - it might get done quicker..
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
Hardcore Biker
For a job thats going to take less than a day I give the option of an estimate or hourly rate. By the time I drive to your home, check out the job, drive back again and write up a formal quote with no way of knowing if I have the job or not? If I do end up with the job I've got to listen to all the bullshit excusses as to why the cheque hasn't arrived yet. Is that what you expect a qualified tradesperson to put up with? You may not be like that, but so many are. No wonder I only work for industrial companies now.
Hardcore Biker
I see your point, think of it this way, if he cant be bothered to comunicate with you in a decent way, would you want him wiring your lights?
Mad nagging bitch!
Absolutely not! They have a way of weeding themselves out of my contact list that suits me, I guess. Just recently, we had a guy turn up to quote on making and installing those vertical blind things in the new office. He gave us a price we could live with and said he would be around at 8.30 am on the Friday to install it - this was the Friday before, so he had a week to do the job. Mstrs didn't book any work for that day until about 10.30, to give the guy time to do the job. At 11 on the agreed day, he rang the guy up to see where he was - the order was still in his car and had not even been placed with the manufacturer! WTF?? We rang the opposition company, they visited Friday avo and installed the blind on the following Monday. That's another one off my list of who to do business with.
Diarrhoea is hereditary - it runs in your jeans
If my nose was running money, I'd blow it all on you...
Forum whore
I've paid a 50% deposit on the job.
I paid the sparky who put my Drivaire in the day he did it, with cash, albeit via Internet banking.
I don't care how many people haven't paid you. I would. I'm sick of the attitude that gets dished out by the least professional group of "businessmen" in NZ when you point out that they treat people like criminals at best, or at worst they steal your money.
How are we supposed to maintain a standard of living if you can't get "professionals" to come to your house to fix stuff when it breaks?
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Wearing Hi-Viz Black.
Luckily the regulations have changed and the homeowner is now allowed to do electrical work on your own home so long as you do not wire anything into the main circuit board. Lights are a doddle.
TOP QUOTE: “The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.”
Hardcore Biker
I charge double to repair stuff ups by people being weekend sparkies. BTW, you still have to have a registered Electrician cert' any work you do. If not, when your shoddy wiring burns your home to the ground the insurance won't pay out.
Forum whore
And yet it is almost impossible to get a sparky to turn up to a residential property.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Wearing Hi-Viz Black.
Yes. They are trained on the same billing system that plumbers use... "About a bazillion dollars approximately, PLUS gst. Parts will be extra... and did I mention the travelling time?"
TOP QUOTE: “The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people’s money.”
Hardcore Biker
Sounds like a bit of the green eyed monster? What stopped you from slogging your guts out for 4yrs on below min' wage and getting all the shit jobs under the sun? That goes for any tradesperson. Why don't you have a crack at lawyers, or banks? The banks actualy charge for a non service while loaning out your money for a profit.
Charging for a bit of traveling time is a must while doing small run a round jobs. Most forget it on a resonable sized job.
Forum whore
It always makes me laugh when people complain about tradesman's charges....like how much do they or their company charge for their job? I drive a 17 yr old car and ride a 9 yr old bike.I doubt if you'll find many tradesmen in the upper income bracket.....so how come those who are think they are always getting ripped off?
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