Recent content by steve124

You are assuming that the Utility companies are making the final connections. If Johnny Foreigner is not paying taxes and following correct procedures it stands to reason that they will know a friend to make these connections. As stated, my friend has tried to save money by paying cash in...

Its an 80 year old terraced house on a busy street hence my worry. Its having a total refurb.

I thought that was a musical instrument!!

Doitall, I have sent my friend a link to this and told him to sort it out. If he doesn't I will ring up myself. I blame my friend as he took the cheapest quote. I am tempted to say "You pay peanuts and get monkeys" but someone will say thats racist too.

Near Greenford tube.

Why turn this into a racist thread?? I merely meant that someone who is here working illegally is hardly going to bother joining Corgi and learning how to do this job properly. Just to be clear, I was visiting my friend who is originally from Ceylon, so I resent the racist connotations!!

This yellow gas pipe comes from the meter in the outside wall of house. It comes out of the meter in copper,down to soil level where it joins the yellow plastic pipe with a copper elbow,runs 4 metres underground unsleeved,and up into the house as shown. The builder i think is not of...

Just loaded 2 more photo's onto album to prove that the fittings will be underground - note height of manhole to left. Building control will pass it off as its underground and they won't be able to see what a bodge job it is. Owner seems scared to tackle builder over quality/safety issues...

Apparently he checked they didn't leak with fairy liquid and no this is not a wind up. Pipes have been filled in, buried in soil and rubble and is now underground. I thought gas fittings were yellow and plastic.(Philmac) Its none of my business really but if the house blew up and I never...

Hi, Visited a friend in London and he showed me round his new house. I took a picture of this new gas connection his builder arranged. They look like ordinary compression fittings to me. Took this picture on a Saturday. Builder was coming round on Sunday to fill the hole in as...

Well thats no good to me then is it??? lol Unless you fancy a holiday..lol as we live in the Peak District National Park. There are supposedly all these plasterers etc struggling for work due to the credit crunch yet you're the only person who's replied...