Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
In my experience, most folks just want a job done, no mucking around, thanks for the good work, here's your money and see ya later.let us also not forget that often the standards of clients (ie us) needs some improvement too.
Most folks tell of horror stories where the tradie promised the world and delivered an atlas - not the other way around.
....and onwards we trudge....
Probably not too bad when you read about people buying brand new apartments with dodgy plumbing! (referring to a thread about a month ago. Employer had to bring in tradies from overseas - excuse is that all the tradies have left WA to work in the mines...)Well, everything is finally back up and running.
Received a recommendation from a school contact, their young nephew was just starting up their business in plumbing and was keen for work.
Young lad of about 22 or 23 came over, fully qualified plumber. Got chatting with him.....a Green voter.....nearly cancelled the appointment right there and then.
He quickly organised to supply and fit all of the necessary plumbing connections, brand new big 100mm PVC connections on the outside, with gentle corners and big access points on the outside of the wall where we can get to them easily in the future.
His tools easily got rid of the concrete remnants of the old system, and he quickly made up the fresh concrete base and installed the new toilet - completely new whole shebang. Replaced the rusty 60 yr old isolation tap for a brand new one that actually works and isolates the water supply like it's supposed to.
Checked the flushing mechanism, yep it works, it doesn't sit there like the old one and continually hiss away for 10 minutes after you flush, until you give it a Fonzie slap on the side.
Able to fill in the hole in the driveway and replace the concrete slabs so cars can drive over it.
That should last another 60 years, and if there is a problem, the cure will be very easy.
All up, over 5 months, $ 2,400 in costs and many many many hours of free digging and cutting and reaming......all because "the water doesn't seem to be going down properly."
I hope the next 'little' domestic chore flung my way doesn't end up the same way.
Had an appointment today for the window suppliers for our PPoR to come round and have a look at one of them.
Said he'd be there between 2 and 3......
No show, and no phone call.
Reminds me of the old story about real skill. Try my best to get right:
New young , cocky manager takes over widget factory with goal to save money.
Everything works well, no breakdowns.
Then he sees old mechanic man with oil can and some tools sitting around.
He thinks, hummm, it all works well so I make him redundant, and pay contractors to come in as needed. Save a wage!
Old guy not happy.
Cocky young boss tells him, "thats business" and pays old guy out.
Boss gloats, FIGJAM, look at me, to the Board.
After a month, key machine breaks down.
Get in contractor mechanics, cannot find fault, spend days, no workflow, items backing up, no income.
Them someone at Board says calls old man see if he can help.
Old man tells them to shove it.
They beg "please help" they say
Old man comes in and says sure but I want $5000 billable if I fix it.
New boss says why not, others have taken days.
Old man comes in, tweaks here , tweaks there and after five minutes BINGO it starts and works.
Everyone is amazed, new boss embarrassed.
Then being tough boss says to old man, well I am sure you will be fair, it only took 5 minutes labour,
Old man smiles, says sure, hand boss his invoice, it reads:
Repair of Machine
Labour: 5 min = $10.
Experience: Lifetime = $4990
Teaching D$%kheads Real Business Skills = Free.
Real skills are dying, Peter 14.7
How much time and $$$ would it have added up to if the missus had just said "I hate cleaning this old loo anyhow - get a new one" ... ... ?
with gentle corners and big access points on the outside of the wall where we can get to them easily in the future.
I take photos before everything gets buried/concealed.
The problem originates from purchasing old properties in nice suburbs where the infrastructure was put in 60 years ago and no-one has a clue where anything is underground.
The problem originates from purchasing old properties in nice suburbs where the infrastructure was put in 60 years ago and no-one has a clue where anything is underground.