Dodgy trade pictures for your amusement! - 1 Million Views!

[telectrix]

@freddo It may be my eye's, but is that brown sleeving on a bare CPC.

Sorry did not see your post until later.

looks like the plonker has used that cpc as a live,

 

[Baddegg]

Not my find but made me laugh…..builders still using it apparently

 

[littlespark]

Now, what have you been told about non contact voltage pens. Hardly reliable.

Use the builder’s finger

 

[Mike Johnson]

Or preferably the builders tongue.

 

[Dustydazzler]

I have a funny story about a reel lead just like that

I was working on a building site about 15 years ago and a couple of the builders were worried about getting a whack off their extension lead every time they plug or unplug something ( their hand must have been brushing up very close against the live pin )

at the time I hadn't seen the offending reel lead so didn't know what was wrong so said I would take a look 'in a minute'

as I was walking over to see the builders lead I head a loud scream and then saw the builder laying on the floor right next to the lead clutching his right hand, he had only tried to pull the live pin out while still LIVE with a pair of insulated long nose pliers

i took my vde pliers out and yanked the offending pin out

 

[Mike Johnson]

We know a song about that, don't we Billy.

 

[Welchyboy1]

had a customer call to say she had a kitchen fitter in to fit a new cupboard around the boiler and he thinks he may of hit a cable

So after chopping out two layers of tiles and some dot and dab found this

 

[James]

That's just Lazy, he couldn't be bothered to hit 2 of the cables, just went for multiple hits on the same targets.

 

[GBDamo]

had a customer call to say she had a kitchen fitter in to fit a new cupboard around the boiler and he thinks he may of hit a cable

So after chopping out two layers of tiles and some dot and dab found thisView attachment 100816

What was he fixing with, a Tommy gun?

 

[DPG]

We're they run in prescribed zones?

 

[telectrix]

We're they run in prescribed zones?

must be. otherwise how would kevin be sure of hitting them?

 

[Welchyboy1]

We're they run in prescribed zones?

The two lighting cables to the left were for cabinet under lighting came out directly below the cable run and also a double socket directly below the two 2.5’s on the right

 

[timhoward]

The two lighting cables to the left were for cabinet under lighting came out directly below the cable run and also a double socket directly below the two 2.5’s on the right

It seems grossly unfair that he hit almost 100% in the electrical department and 0% in the plumbing department....

 

[pc1966]

We're they run in prescribed zones?

Well it looks like he was on some sort of prescription!

 

[littlespark]

Speaking of prescribed zones.

Property shows on TV. Awful.
Last nights was “Worst House On The Street” where a developer buys the worst house on the street and does it up a bit….
“Fitting these (sponsored) bath taps can add £thousands to the value….”

No… no it can’t.


So watching through as the naive developer sacks the first lot of builders… goes with more expensive ones, crashing through her budget… (wanted to spend £30k… with a little help from mommy and daddy… blew £78k on it and didn’t even touch the garden)

This scene pops up as they show the progress…

Unless there’s another socket out of shot above that chase, then vertical run isn’t in any prescribed zones.



Edit. I just noticed a cross on the wall beneath the vertical run…. Labelled “coax”
I think they forgot.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Speaking of prescribed zones.

Property shows on TV. Awful.
Last nights was “Worst House On The Street” where a developer buys the worst house on the street and does it up a bit….
“Fitting these (sponsored) bath taps can add £thousands to the value….”

No… no it can’t.


So watching through as the naive developer sacks the first lot of builders… goes with more expensive ones, crashing through her budget… (wanted to spend £30k… with a little help from mommy and daddy… blew £78k on it and didn’t even touch the garden)

This scene pops up as they show the progress…

View attachment 100836

Unless there’s another socket out of shot above that chase, then vertical run isn’t in any prescribed zones.

At least there’s a grommet in the box!

 

[UNG]

I think these property programmes are really dumbed down. It always makes me laugh about the budgets some of these "developers" claimed to have spent on homes under the hammer especially the ridiculously low ones compared to the work done when you probably couldn't even buy the materials for the claimed budget spend

 

[Dustydazzler]

When they claim on Homes Under the Hammer to have re-plumbed , new GSH , new boiler , full Re-wire , new Windows , new doors , new roof , re-plastered , new bathroom , new kitchen , new oak flooring , new tiling , new paint job For £5000 I switch off the telly. They got ripped off and should have been able to get it all done for £4000

 

[littlespark]

Most of the time it’s a splash of paint and some “nice” light fittings…

No mention of wiring, plumbing, etc.

Next person buys something expensive that looks good, but faults will be starting… and they’ve got to fix all the hidden stuff and redecorate again.

Changing Rooms and DIY SOS are always the worst… Do all this is as little time as possible….

Paint going on freshly plastered walls… furniture going in when paint still wet!


If your budget is so limited…. B&Q kitchen, not Wren

 

[Dustydazzler]

Most of the time it’s a splash of paint and some “nice” light fittings…

No mention of wiring, plumbing, etc.

Next person buys something expensive that looks good, but faults will be starting… and they’ve got to fix all the hidden stuff and redecorate again.

Changing Rooms and DIY SOS are always the worst… Do all this is as little time as possible….

Paint going on freshly plastered walls… furniture going in when paint still wet!


If your budget is so limited…. B&Q kitchen, not Wren

My sister recently had B&Q re-fit her kitchen and it wasn't that cheap , the new kitchen fitted was over £8000 and this did not include any tiling or any flooring. She had to get a seperate tiler in for that. The job in its entirity cost her over £11,000