Location: Shaw, Oldham, Lancs

Date: Nov 2010

Description: This bathroom renovation was part of a larger refurb…we practically rebuilt the entire house! Our client had purchased the property and had always planned on having all the work completed before she moved in. Although we’re only showing the bathroom here we also installed a new boiler, radiators and relocated the boiler from the kitchen to the upstairs airing cupboard, we completely gutted the kitchen and installed a new kitchen including all electrical work, we cleaned up the rest of the properties electrics and fit a new updated consumer unit, many walls and ceiling were repaired and re-plastered, the outside gutters and facia were repalced and the entire house was decorated and carpeted when complete. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Plumbing’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008

We were at this property a month or so ago to repair some dangerous electrical work left over by a central heating engineer. He left some live and uninsulated wires in a wall and told the homeowners it was safe to cut them out. It wasn’t safe and fortunately they urned the power off first. We came back this time to look at running an outside cable to their new shed. They moved the washing machine aside so we could see the wall behind. Ooops! Band plumbing.

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DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Plumbing and Decorating’
Regulations broken: BS7671:2008

We received a call to look at ‘some’ water around the bottom of a tub. When we arrived we removed the tub panel and found a leaking flexi connector which had been previously packed with a cheap DIY leak repair epoxy. It didn’t work and the joint kept leaking. The leak had been there for some time as the floorboards were well soaked. When the landlord went to the empty downstairs flat to see if anything had leaked through the fun began.

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DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad Plumbers

The delivery driver who was also going to hook up the new washer and take away the old had to abandon his idea. He was unable to locate the washing machine valves in order to turn off the water.  It was the old hidden hose trick! continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Tenants’
Regulations broken:

Sometimes you just can’t make up a better story than what happens in real life. Case in point. We were finishing off a small bit of joinery from the previous weeks work list. Since our last visit the tenant had decided to vacate the property with no notice and gave the keys back to the landlord the day before we attended. While on site working I notice, and smell, the toilet which has been left in a state by the tenant. A gift perhaps! When I try and flush however I discover that the water has been turned off. Guess what happens next! continue

Location: Heaton Park, Manchester, Lancs

Date: Jun 2010

Description: We started planning this bathroom for our client two years ago. By removing the old system boiler andd hot water cylinder from the airing cupboard in the bathroom and relocating the boiler from the kitchen to the loft we were able to expand the bathroom  giving us enough room to install a seperate shower area. The owner also decided that she wanted a wet room instead of a shower stall so that’s what we built for her. continue

DANGER OF THE WEEK AWARD
Bad ‘Plumbers’
Regulations broken:

A call by a long term client uncovered an issue that has been around for some time. The complaint was water was trickling down the side of the waste stack when the loo is flushed. We went around to have a look and uncovered these three hand made waste connections. continue