DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Tiler’

This weeks winner highlights an issue that we see over and over and over again. Bad tiling. Like many other poor finishing work a bad tile job can look good for a period of time then come back to haunt anywhere from a few days to a few months after the job is finished. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008 416.2.2, 134.2.1, 610.6, 631.1, 314.4, 132.13, 514.9

We were on this site to re-install an electric shower about a month ago. See original article here. We installed the shower but were unable to sort out the electrics due to a issues we located with the previous consumer unit. While testing circuits we found some errors in the house wiring. To be specific the circuit feeding the sockets had been bodged by a bad kitchen fitting job. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Gas Fitters’

Now here’s one we see on a very regular basis and I do mean regular. The gas fitting on the wall has been installed incorrectly and in such a way as to cause mechanical damage to the gas hose when the cooker is withdrawn. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008: 522.8.4, 522.6.1, 522.8.14

Once upon a time we were invited to repair the central heating in three rooms. In the first room the central heating was too cold. In the second room it was too hot. In the third room we were distracted by this! continue

I was working with another contractor last week at one of my clients homes and the talk turned to new building regulations that are coming into effect, memberships, licensing and finally black market builders. He had not seen my website and as the talked turned to cowboy builders I felt a lot of tension from him. He asked if he’d end up with a Cowboy Of The Week Award if there was a problem with the work he was doing? My answer to that was simple. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008: 132.12, 526.3, 134.2.1, 610.6, 631.1, 522.8.4, 526.9

This week highlights another newly purchased property which had some electrical work completed by the previous home owner. A built in wardrobe was installed many years earlier. Unfortunately it would have covered the only plug socket on that side of the room. The solution? continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Electricians’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008: Abstracting Electricity, contrary to section 13 of the 1968 Theft Act.

A regular client has just purchased a new but very dilapidated property which has been empty for some time. Even before key exchange we were invited on-site to look at a few issues left over from a previous break-in. The thieves stole the copper, lead, a boiler and everything else that wasn’t nailed down. The missing gas meter had been capped by the utility provider. The electrical meter was a concern as well. continue