Today's Peeve Of The Day, Tuesday, 24th July

[country pride]

Originally Posted by nitram

What I've noticed the past couple of years in one of our remodeling projects is that every single contractor has had to come back a second time to do the job correctly. And these are licensed contractors. There's rarely any pride in workmanship like the olden days.

We had the plumber back because of leaky new fixtures.
We had the electrician back because of circuit breaker blowing on new electrical circuits installed.
We had the door man come back to readjust the doors.
We had the carpetman come back to re-do some faulty installation.
We had the hardwood floor man come back because he didn't allow for expansion when it gets humid.
We had the window company back because of improper installation.
We had the brick layer come back because he installed them in the wrong pattern and forgot the edging.
We had the garage door man back to re-adjust the door properly.
We had the roofer back because of some loose shingles.
We had the patio roof man back because of some rainwater leaks.
We had the painter come back because he forgot to patch several bad spots and forgot to paint some doors.

Nitram, Im sorry to hear about your problems with your 'electrician'. A good one would have installed the proper wiring/breaker and all parts that implies, or made sure your electrical panel could even handle another circuit, you most likely wouldnt have had that problem. Sad thing is, these guuys were certified! Electricity and plumbing are two important factors in any building that most of the time you DONT get a 2nd chance.

[Baldrick]

It's been known for me to wallpaper a room only to find the next morning that Mrs Baldrick thinks it "looks a lot different up... I'm sorry, i don't like it" and to have to "do-over" the room again with a different wallpaper....

I love those days.