08-06-2017, 09:14 PM
And welcome from me....illustrious and beloved apparently!!
Yes, I started my working life as a spark way back in the late 80s and did it happily for years, but those were the days when all you needed to know was what size T&E to install for your relevant circuits, various earth bonding cable sizes....and that's about it.
Now you have to sign off a bit of paper which says you won't kill anyone or set fire to their house.....I believe these bits of paper can sometimes cost £250 for half a days work?
Perhaps they should have a little check box at the bottom where you can declare if you drilled any holes in the back of a cabinet needlessly, whether you followed the plan and installed cables where kitchen fitters couldn't possibly drill through them and whether you cleaned up all your cable cuttings and wood shavings from site before you went home at the end of the day. I would imagine in each case you would tick the "No" box......
I digress...I fitted my first kitchen in the late 90s with my brother in law. We had no collective kitchen fitting skills between us but we took our time and did a good job. I got a few kitchen fitting jobs off the back of this from other family and friends and decided it was much easier to work in one room than ripping up floorboards and crawling through loft spaces so I'm made the move to kitchen fitting.
Nearly 20 years on and I'm still learning new things every week. It takes years to hone your skills and get yourself a reputation - good or bad - but it was definitely the best move I ever made.
Yes, I started my working life as a spark way back in the late 80s and did it happily for years, but those were the days when all you needed to know was what size T&E to install for your relevant circuits, various earth bonding cable sizes....and that's about it.
Now you have to sign off a bit of paper which says you won't kill anyone or set fire to their house.....I believe these bits of paper can sometimes cost £250 for half a days work?
Perhaps they should have a little check box at the bottom where you can declare if you drilled any holes in the back of a cabinet needlessly, whether you followed the plan and installed cables where kitchen fitters couldn't possibly drill through them and whether you cleaned up all your cable cuttings and wood shavings from site before you went home at the end of the day. I would imagine in each case you would tick the "No" box......
I digress...I fitted my first kitchen in the late 90s with my brother in law. We had no collective kitchen fitting skills between us but we took our time and did a good job. I got a few kitchen fitting jobs off the back of this from other family and friends and decided it was much easier to work in one room than ripping up floorboards and crawling through loft spaces so I'm made the move to kitchen fitting.
Nearly 20 years on and I'm still learning new things every week. It takes years to hone your skills and get yourself a reputation - good or bad - but it was definitely the best move I ever made.
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