ShowMeTheCash wrote: » I had a werid experience with a handyman who advertised in the local paper.. I miss read it though, I thought he was a handy man that does odd jobs, turned out he only done handjobs.... 15 euro though not to shabby either!
Tigger wrote: » you got all the irish builders in at once or one at a time
B.A._Baracus wrote: » ... Someone tried to break into her house twice in a short period of time. Luckily she was home both times and they ran off once the lights went on. But me, my brother and her were chatting after it happened and we all said it was a bit of a 'coincidence' - that being she had just spent thousands through various tradesmen with work on her home previous to the attempted break-in.
B.A._Baracus wrote: » You cant trust tradesmen. My parents house has had quite a few jobs on it over the years and whilst some of the tradesmen did good jobs, sadly the majority didnt. You just don't know what the quality of work will be like and all too often when you realise it's a bad job it's too late .... Besides you can't trust people you dont know in your house. My girlfriend's Aunt had €50 euro taken from her last year. Same thing, only realised when too late. But the biggest one for me was my brother's neighbour. Someone tried to break into her house twice in a short period of time. Luckily she was home both times and they ran off once the lights went on. But me, my brother and her were chatting after it happened and we all said it was a bit of a 'coincidence' - that being she had just spent thousands through various tradesmen with work on her home previous to the attempted break-in. I know you could say that's just a local scumbag eyeing things up. But she said she had loads of tradesmen in doing minor jobs. Getting a first hand look and what she had.
gramar wrote: » Was it a good quality finish?
Jim van Morrison wrote: » Is burglary not a trade too? Don't you need to serve your time to get to be a real pro? Obviously these guys were just cowboys that couldn't even finish the job.
Lando Griffin wrote: » Part of our house A conversion was cold so called out someone who does the cavity fill. He went to the ESB box and opened it stuck his biro into a hole and explained that there was no insulation the job would be nearly Euro2000 including insulating the attic. Got a second opinion person came with a camera scope and explained there was insulation in the cavity and only the attic needed to be done at a cost of Eur 600. Got a third guy who said there was insulation in the wall, and to insulate the attic and see if that improved things, he suggested that I could do it myself which I agreed, total cost for whole house around Eur 360. So I spent an Saturday in the attic rolling it out listening to football. The house is now lovely and warm and heat on for an hour in the morning and an hour in the evening, in the winter.
strobe wrote: » Sounds like you may come across a bit cheap.So they feel you're always after the cheapest option, so that's what they offer you.
B.A._Baracus wrote: » You cant trust tradesmen. My parents house has had quite a few jobs on it over the years and whilst some of the tradesmen did good jobs, sadly the majority didnt. You just don't know what the quality of work will be like and all too often when you realise it's a bad job it's too late .... Besides you can't trust people you dont know in your house. My girlfriend's Aunt had €50 euro taken from her last year. Same thing, only realised when too late.But the biggest one for me was my brother's neighbour. Someone tried to break into her house twice in a short period of time. Luckily she was home both times and they ran off once the lights went on. But me, my brother and her were chatting after it happened and we all said it was a bit of a 'coincidence' - that being she had just spent thousands through various tradesmen with work on her home previous to the attempted break-in. I know you could say that's just a local scumbag eyeing things up. But she said she had loads of tradesmen in doing minor jobs. Getting a first hand look and what she had.
Ush1 wrote: » I find it hard dealing with most Irish tradesmen when you want a job done to a standard. When pricing up jobs I find they often offer a "patch things up" fix rather than actually get to the root of the problem. Probably a lot of people happy with that approach but I guess I'm more anal about such things. I want to know what's being done and it should make sense, but unfortunately lots of the time what they're saying doesn't or it conflicts with other stuff you've been told. This can go for many professions in my experience. Plumbers, roofers, mechanics, even the likes of people that work in IT. Anybody else find dealing with them very frustrating?
mattjack wrote: » Gardai called ?
Snotaul Goodman wrote: » Was there any electrical or plumbing work done? As a former Electrician, I've experienced many attempted and successful robberys because of the materials we used. Copper, whether it be a small roll of flex to a drum of 240 sq cable (the big ones) attracts certain individuals like a moth to a flame if they know its available. Also, the chance of tools left unattended is hugely appealing to them.
woodoo wrote: » If there are any trades people on this thread can they please tell me why so many of them promise to come and do a job but don't turn up when they say or ring or answer their phones. They could end up arriving to do the job weeks after they said they would.
stefan idiot jones wrote: » I'm a tradesman of twenty six years of experience, and you can trust me to....Put your wifes knickers over my head the moment you have left the house.
Mickey H wrote: » Well the joke's on you buddy coz I fapped in them before you came over.
WilyCoyote wrote: » Have read the whole thread and I find it hard to believe some of the stories. For the people that had bad experiences, did ye not check out some of the tradesman's recent work? For the people that had multiple bad experiences, this shows a kind of naivety. Do ye not have friends who can recommend a tradesman? I qualified as a plasterer over 40 years and I haven't come across this many complaints in all that time. Does it just happen to boardsies?
B.A._Baracus wrote: » The gardai were called but the scumbag was already down the road when he realised people were home. I can't remember if it was the first attempt or the second but one was at 10.45pm. She heard someone trying to break in through the front door, she put the lights on and they ran away. It's terrible like. She just lives with her daughter in the house. So I imagine it was very frightening for her. This was two years ago so it's hard to remember the exact list she told me. But I do remember a new kitchen and new flooring being amongst the builds. She came into money and was just doing her house up. She had dozens of different trades men in and out of her house at that time.
mattjack wrote: » Id say it was your brother trying to break into your neighbours house , especially when hear that she came into a few bob , what about the girlfriends Aunt , hardly a tradesman robbed that 50 euros ,everyone knows tradesmen are on 300euros an hour.
B.A._Baracus wrote: » You've got issues and I reckon the kinda of issues will cost more than 300euro an hour to fix too
mattjack wrote: » Oh dont worry bout me.I dont live in dreamland.
Femme_Fatale wrote: » I'd love for things to be so simplistic that one dodgy tradesman means none of them can be trusted... Hasn't the recession caused an improvement in workmanship and prices anyway?
B.A._Baracus wrote: » Oh hmmmmmmmm .. let me get this straight... you are excusing me of telling lies, "
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