Archive for July, 2008
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Location: Warrington, Chesire
Date: July 2008
Description: We were asked to remove a 4 ring hob and fan assist oven and replace it with a range style cooker. Also, due to lack of space the client wanted to have a counter top added where the tall fridges now stood. We also added ...
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Saturday, July 26th, 2008
DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Cowboy Gas Fitter
This pipe work and the cables were boxed in behind a panel in a rental we went to look at recently. I would have hidden this work too if I had done it!! In fact I would have hidden the pipe work, changed ...
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Monday, July 21st, 2008
Location: Haddfield, Glossop, Stockport
Date: July 2008
Description: The original en suite shower unit had been installed incorrectly in a number of ways. The base moved around when the client stood in the shower and the doors where mounted incorrectly. Also, the flexible waste pipe used was of very poor quality and ...
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Saturday, July 19th, 2008
DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Cowboy Plumbers
We recently moved our clients bathroom from it's existing location to another room in the house. As we pulled up the old bathroom floor to remove pipe work we found this!
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Saturday, July 12th, 2008
DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Cowboy Electrician
The first picture (it's a bit grainy) is of a switched spur on the wall and underneath that is a double socket. We were on site to modify the electrics for a kitchen refurb and when we opened the existing electrics we knew something ...
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
Location: Edgeley, Stockport
Date: July 2008
Description: The bathroom appliances were not only worn out but behind the scenes there were a lot of issues which required resolving. The floor was sloping which made the toilet look lop sided, the toilet was leaking behind the plywood boxing, the pipework was still lead ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
I hammer away relentlessly at cowboy builders, electricians, gas fitters and DIYers who attempt, and fail to work to CURRENT Building Regulations. So I have to applaud Plumbfix as well as Wolsely (Plumb Centre and Parts Centre) for their stand on supporting CORGI and CORGI Registered gas installers by ...
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