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I always make a point of finding out where the stopcock is now before getting the SDS out.
Well it's important to inspect the incoming services for main bonding before you start
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I always make a point of finding out where the stopcock is now before getting the SDS out.
Ohhh you contentious devil you. Might have just been replacing an outside light.....Well it's important to inspect the incoming services for main bonding before you start
Ohhh you contentious devil you. Might have just been replacing an outside light.....
Good point, good point.I was meaning more that it's a good excuse to ask these questions without getting the customer worried about why you are wanting to know how to shut the water off
This is what its all about come on lads don't be shyIt's coming out now lads isn't it??? What other F*** Ups have we all done in our work????
.... Slept in, an hour late to pick up the "mate" (not a good start).
Later on showing him how to put up some door coach lights and drilling from the outside, this happened:-
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Whoops :rofl:
Within an hour this happened:-
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Yep,,,, that is my right leg hanging through the ceiling of the living room! I was looking up at the light fittings and not looking where I was walking! Think I may have to slip the plasterer a couple of quid to sort it out lol :rofl:
Enough is enough so we packed up and quit at 3pm. Tomorrow is another day
She had only just bought the property and it had a periodic inspection the month before, which gave the installation a clean bill of health.
Cables under the floorboards are not inspected!Where would somebody stand in a situation like this? Does the previous 'drive by inspector' have a leg to stand on, or does the owner just have to bite the bullet
That was my original thoughts.... surely there's more to it than that, otherwise what's to stop these 50 quid cert from a van window jobs?Cables under the floorboards are not inspected!
IR tests would surely Hightlight this as being under 1M or very low surely??
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