Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: jonah on May 23, 2008, 10:20:26 pm
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Custy asked me to if I could change a leaking gutter connecter , no problem I said ;D Went to b&q , bought a white square connecter , tried to fit it . . . . no it wouldnt fit ! went back to b&q with original fitting . It is 114 mm , and guess what nobody uses this size anymore ! so custy has a gap in her guttering , and its gonna cost her a few quid to change over to 112mm . Anyway I rang her to explain it was gonna cost her about £150 for me to do the work , and she replied " Thought you said it was a straightforward job " ! Why do I try and do favours for people ? :'(
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I've been off 5 weeks after doing someone a favour, and i still have a few more weeks to go :( :(
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Custy asked me to if I could change a leaking gutter connecter , no problem I said ;D Went to b&q , bought a white square connecter , tried to fit it . . . . no it wouldnt fit ! went back to b&q with original fitting . It is 114 mm , and guess what nobody uses this size anymore ! so custy has a gap in her guttering , and its gonna cost her a few quid to change over to 112mm . Anyway I rang her to explain it was gonna cost her about £150 for me to do the work , and she replied " Thought you said it was a straightforward job " ! Why do I try and do favours for people ? :'(
Answer is dont touch guttering if you dont know what you are on about, messit up it could cost you thousands to put right.
I did one today and gutters have been put up by an idiot that does not know about levels, I did the gutter clean when it rains again I will get a call to fix the problem. I am insured to do this as I am not that stupid to do things I am not insured for, and gutters are the one of the worst things to cock up if you dont know what you are doing.
Be carful is what I am saying I am not having a dig or I would come straight out with it.
It can cost a lot.
Ian
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Custy asked me to if I could change a leaking gutter connecter , no problem I said ;D Went to b&q , bought a white square connecter , tried to fit it . . . . no it wouldnt fit ! went back to b&q with original fitting . It is 114 mm , and guess what nobody uses this size anymore ! so custy has a gap in her guttering , and its gonna cost her a few quid to change over to 112mm . Anyway I rang her to explain it was gonna cost her about £150 for me to do the work , and she replied " Thought you said it was a straightforward job " ! Why do I try and do favours for people ? :'(
Answer is dont touch guttering if you dont know what you are on about, messit up it could cost you thousands to put right.
I did one today and gutters have been put up by an idiot that does not know about levels, I did the gutter clean when it rains again I will get a call to fix the problem. I am insured to do this as I am not that stupid to do things I am not insured for, and gutters are the one of the worst things to cock up if you dont know what you are doing.
Be carful is what I am saying I am not having a dig or I would come straight out with it.
It can cost a lot.
Ian
Spot on Ian , I have learnt more about guttering in last day LOL . I explained to customer that she should ring gutter company as she only had them done 2 years ago ! I have seen some really shoddy guttering jobs though !
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Custy asked me to if I could change a leaking gutter connecter , no problem I said ;D Went to b&q , bought a white square connecter , tried to fit it . . . . no it wouldnt fit ! went back to b&q with original fitting . It is 114 mm , and guess what nobody uses this size anymore ! so custy has a gap in her guttering , and its gonna cost her a few quid to change over to 112mm . Anyway I rang her to explain it was gonna cost her about £150 for me to do the work , and she replied " Thought you said it was a straightforward job " ! Why do I try and do favours for people ? :'(
Answer is dont touch guttering if you dont know what you are on about, messit up it could cost you thousands to put right.
I did one today and gutters have been put up by an idiot that does not know about levels, I did the gutter clean when it rains again I will get a call to fix the problem. I am insured to do this as I am not that stupid to do things I am not insured for, and gutters are the one of the worst things to cock up if you dont know what you are doing.
Be carful is what I am saying I am not having a dig or I would come straight out with it.
It can cost a lot.
Ian
Spot on Ian , I have learnt more about guttering in last day LOL . I explained to customer that she should ring gutter company as she only had them done 2 years ago ! I have seen some really shoddy guttering jobs though !
I see them all the time, they call them companies and get yes miss, time passes, I get alot of work on this over the year is great add on if you know what to look for and fixing is easy most of the times but there is always a pig of a job when everything is going well lol
Ian
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I rang a company who do only guttering fitting , and he told me that there is no such thing as a "small job" ! There are so many variables , what starts as a "small job can take you a few days !
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I rang a company who do only guttering fitting , and he told me that there is no such thing as a "small job" ! There are so many variables , what starts as a "small job can take you a few days !
True, few days if a very big house a standard 3bed house 1 day max unless boards are shot then thats another story..
Ian
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Get the name of the joiner (union) or number off it, and do a search on google. Someone will have it!
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www.nationalplastics.co.uk
Under guttering, have a look Jonah!
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;D good advice, just clean them and leave them ;D
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all you need is silicone,
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The only thing I ever do with guttering is to pull the odd plant out...end of!
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The only thing I ever do with guttering is to pull the odd plant out...end of!
Best to that that I guess, as some jobs are a pain in the bum.
Ian
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The 112mm will fit, you have to trim the original piece down a touch where it goes inside the bracket