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We have decide on a winner of the Cowboy Of The Year Award for 2008!! Looking back over the photos of unsafe situations that we located in 2008 was an interesting yet unsatisfying process. It is disheartening to see so many poorly done jobs by cowboys, DIYers and just plain lazy builders. It gives everybody in the business a bad name. We have discovered a pattern through this process however and we reckon that three categories of individual sum up all of the poor workmanship we have seen.
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Location: Oldham, Gtr. Manchester, Lancs
Date: Feb 2009
Description: Another kitchen and another set of problems to sort out. The job was to replace an electric double oven with same and swap a gas hob with a new gas hob. The owners also wanted to add an extractor unit at the same time. We found that the original housing that the cooker sat in was out of square and out of plumb so we had to remove the existing shelves which were pinned in place and adjust them to level. Also the electrical connections were incorrect and we sorted out those issues as well. continue
Location: Chadderton, Oldham, Gtr. Manchester, Lancs
Date: Jan 2009
Description: The remit for this job was to replace the electric built under oven with a like-for-like and to replace the electric hob with a gas hob. Unfortunately they didn’t have a gas pipe to the kitchen. We were able, after some time, to find an old hatch with which to gain access to under the kitchen where we were able to run new pipe work behind the kitchen units without having to dismantle the kitchen. continue
Location: Newton Heath, Manchester, Lancs
Date: Jan 2009
Description: Our client was in desperate need of a new cooker and hob as the old ones were not only worn out but illegally installed and unsafe (previously a Cowboy of the Week Award). She also wanted to add and extractor to the kitchen as the old one had stopped working some time ago and did not extract outside. As the kitchen is small the heat build up is overwhelming. continue
Date: Nov 2008
Description: Our client is in the process of moving into a new home and really wanted to install a new range cooker as the centre piece of the kitchen. We removed the electric oven and hob as well as units and part of the work surface. The dual fuel cooker they wanted was in the end an extremely snug fit but we managed to re-adjust the carcases to suit. The electrics needed the most adjustment as everything was in the way of the new cooker. Once the new matching splashback and extractor are in place this will be the centre piece they want. continue
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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 a new extractor unit as the old one was faulty.