Opinions on 60s pyro cable

[Iggifer]

I've used the old matchstick trick before - invairibly have to go and buy the matches to do so though!

 

[JohnW2]

Yes, I think he must be.

Probably. Sometimes I think he's actually a bit OTT - anything that can be removed (door/window furniture etc.) gets removed (sometimes even shelves/cabinets/whatever), radiators get removed for painting/papering (and for painting the radiators 'horizontal' when necessary) etc. etc., as well as the pulling forward (or removal!) of accessory faceplates we are discussing. Although no longer a youngster (probably mid/late 50s), he was in his 20's when we first started using him, and has always been the same in these respects - but 'the secret' probably is that he learned his trade by doing waht was essentially an 'apprenticeship', under the wing of an 'old school' teacher!

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Sometimes I think he's actually a bit OTT - anything that can be removed (door/window furniture etc.) gets removed

That's not OTT - it's the minimum acceptable standard.

 

[JohnW2]

Sometimes I think he's actually a bit OTT - anything that can be removed (door/window furniture etc.) gets removed

That's not OTT - it's the minimum acceptable standard.

Try telling that to 'the youngsters' in his trade

Kind Regards, John

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Easy - tell them at the point you also refuse to pay them because they did not do a good enough job.

 

[SimonH2]

Easy - tell them at the point you also refuse to pay them because they did not do a good enough job.

Not only that, but they are going to pay for replacement hardware because the existing items are now covered in paint. Assuming you gave them clear instructions beforehand of course.
For me it's a moot point, I'm unlikely to employ a "professional" for these very reasons - it's doubtful I could afford one able to work to my standards.

But I'm wondering, is this a first - something the two of us agree on completely


I know the first time I've painted/varnished anything in the flat, when I've removed the switch/socket/door hardware/whatever I've found bare wood/plaster behind. Absolutely everything has been fitted first and painted/varnished afterwards.
I know I got (mostly positive) comments from prospective tenants to see a radiator lying flat* so I could paint behind it.
* Rather than drain it, just slightly loosen the unions, lift off the brackets, lay on blocks set to the right height, re-tighten unions.

 

[JohnW2]

Not only that, but they are going to pay for replacement hardware because the existing items are now covered in paint. Assuming you gave them clear instructions beforehand of course.

I also agree - but that's not really what I was talking about. As an indicator of 'professionalism', I was talking about what they do ("as a matter of course") if they are not given explicit instructions that you want all hardware etc. to be removed for decorating. If one gives them 'clear explicit instructions' and they fail to follow them then, as you say, they are in trouble!

Kind Regards, John