Over the years as an avid DIYER all trades on this site have been fantastic, you have all helped me produce really good results and I have learned so much.
However I believe you professionals are being let down so badly by some of your colleagues out there. My daughter bought a brand new Crest Nicholson house in North Weald, Essex in April.
I have spent a couple of weeks there doing my dad bit, putting up blinds, flat packing, bog roll holders, you know the normal bits needed in a new house.
Lasy week I went down there to replace the "low energy" bare lights with fittings she had purchased. There were 5 ceiling roses that had to be replaced. I was disgusted to find all five were held up to the ceiling with one screw, although four of these were at least screwed into the joist above (one had a flex hole two inches square -why?).
The one at the top of the stairs was held up with just one screw into plasterboard, you think they could have afforded a plug! To rub salt into the wound this light was within 18 inches from the loft hatch; I was able to put a wooden board over the flex hole to screw into without going into the loft, just by leaning off the loft ladder.
OK I put everyone right, but really should I have had to. Professionals very often quote Part P this, Regulation L that, etc. and they are quite right to do so, but please some of them need to get the basics right before they pontificate on DIYers getting things dangerously wrong.
Please chaps I am not getting at you on here, you have always been great, but if you are actally involved in "seminars" or such please tell some others to try to work correctly so that the respect your professions are held in stays!
However I believe you professionals are being let down so badly by some of your colleagues out there. My daughter bought a brand new Crest Nicholson house in North Weald, Essex in April.
I have spent a couple of weeks there doing my dad bit, putting up blinds, flat packing, bog roll holders, you know the normal bits needed in a new house.
Lasy week I went down there to replace the "low energy" bare lights with fittings she had purchased. There were 5 ceiling roses that had to be replaced. I was disgusted to find all five were held up to the ceiling with one screw, although four of these were at least screwed into the joist above (one had a flex hole two inches square -why?).
The one at the top of the stairs was held up with just one screw into plasterboard, you think they could have afforded a plug! To rub salt into the wound this light was within 18 inches from the loft hatch; I was able to put a wooden board over the flex hole to screw into without going into the loft, just by leaning off the loft ladder.
OK I put everyone right, but really should I have had to. Professionals very often quote Part P this, Regulation L that, etc. and they are quite right to do so, but please some of them need to get the basics right before they pontificate on DIYers getting things dangerously wrong.
Please chaps I am not getting at you on here, you have always been great, but if you are actally involved in "seminars" or such please tell some others to try to work correctly so that the respect your professions are held in stays!