Tile contractor Hack - Page 2 - Plumbing Zone

service guy · 11-06-2009, 07:56 PM

I changed a lightbulb last night, maybe the electricians will be calling me a hack now.

smellslike$tome · 11-06-2009, 08:14 PM

I think I'm on both sides on this one

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TheMaster · 11-06-2009, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ILPlumber

You don't have to be a plumber to change the handle.

I never said you did and i dont hafta be a tileman to grout a bath floor but I dont because I'm not a tileman...and a tileman shouldn't be offering to do anythign with plumbing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by service guy

I changed a lightbulb last night, maybe the electricians will be calling me a hack now.

I know an electrician who makes a living changing light bulbs in grocery store and shopping center parking lots......Yes he would call you a hack if you started changing light bulbs for anyone other than yourself after they have called the proper person.

service guy · 11-06-2009, 08:20 PM

Imo, the annoying part is that the customer called to cancel while you were on you're way. She shouldn't be calling a master plumber for something so small and easy, and then canceling when she realizes that someone else can do it.

I would be mad at the customer, not the tileguy whom I never even met.

RealLivePlumber · 11-06-2009, 08:44 PM

F that tile guy.

How about this. The Master is at the customers house, replacing a tank handle. Sanchez is a no sho (sleeping it off?) Customer really wants to get the grouting done. TM is a little slow, so he says hey, I'll grout the floor, muchacha (senorita, whatever). How would the illegal feel then?

And REALLY? NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR A TANK HANDLE????? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND.

REPLACING A PART ON A TOILET, WHETHER IT BE A FLUSH VALVE, BALLCOCK, OR TANK HANDLE IS DEFINETLEYPLUMBING!!!

Hey TM, Make sure you make him come back several times, change tile selection, layout, etc

TheMaster · 11-06-2009, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by service guy

Imo, the annoying part is that the customer called to cancel while you were on you're way. She shouldn't be calling a master plumber for something so small and easy, and then canceling when she realizes that someone else can do it.

I would be mad at the customer, not the tileguy whom I never even met.

Its all annoying. It had nothing to do with the money as to why she cancelled.....it was because that ******* opened his mouth when he should have kept it shut. When she called i was already in my van and immediately was on the way to her house......it just piss's me off. Its not about the money with me either its just the idea of it all. If she would have called and i wasn't available and the tileman wasn;t around...I would be the *******. i'm pissed at both but I'm not sp stupid as to close her account when I will make plenty off her....so that leaves that tile guy to be mad at.

pauliplumber · 11-06-2009, 08:47 PM

I love this place.

futz · 11-06-2009, 09:02 PM

Ya know, I just don't care what other trades or DIYers do. Fly at it. Good luck with that.

Generally they botch it and I or another plumber gets called in the end anyway.

The worst are the tile or laminate floor guys who always say, "We can reset that toilet for ya, no problem!". Then they cause a big leak and wreck the new floor they just put in by either trying to re-use the old seal or by not putting enough seal in since they built up the floor.

Had one customer whose laminate guy came back after a flood he caused, replaced the floor again and reset the toilet again (warranty). Guess what? It leaked again, wrecking the floor a second time. Customer called a different floor guy that time and called me to reset the toilet properly. Made me laugh.

stillaround · 11-06-2009, 09:14 PM

I dont like it that the tile man inserted himself after the call was made. I think its annoying and even though I wouldnt go thru the effort to teach a lesson it is not cool...calling a plumber isnt a losing prop..the plumber gets to look at that bathroom and other things can be checked and TM had the option to not charge or catch it on the next one or charge a full call..not the tile mans place.

service guy · 11-06-2009, 09:17 PM

The tile guy should be shot in the head and then have his corpse hung out in public square for offering to do a 5 minute handyman job while he was there. I see that clearly now.

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11-06-2009, 08:20 PM	#14
service guy waterheaterzone.com Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 2,043 My Photos	Imo, the annoying part is that the customer called to cancel while you were on you're way. She shouldn't be calling a master plumber for something so small and easy, and then canceling when she realizes that someone else can do it. I would be mad at the customer, not the tileguy whom I never even met. __________________ Water Heater Reviews and Water Heater Information

11-06-2009, 08:44 PM	#15
RealLivePlumber Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 2,429 My Photos	F that tile guy. How about this. The Master is at the customers house, replacing a tank handle. Sanchez is a no sho (sleeping it off?) Customer really wants to get the grouting done. TM is a little slow, so he says hey, I'll grout the floor, muchacha (senorita, whatever). How would the illegal feel then? And REALLY? NO LICENSE NEEDED FOR A TANK HANDLE????? ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND. REPLACING A PART ON A TOILET, WHETHER IT BE A FLUSH VALVE, BALLCOCK, OR TANK HANDLE IS DEFINETLEYPLUMBING!!! Hey TM, Make sure you make him come back several times, change tile selection, layout, etc __________________ RealLivePlumber You can make it happen, you can watch it happen, or you can wonder wtf happened. Phil Harris 2009 Last edited by RealLivePlumber; 11-06-2009 at 08:49 PM..

11-06-2009, 09:14 PM	#19
stillaround Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 3,215 My Photos	I dont like it that the tile man inserted himself after the call was made. I think its annoying and even though I wouldnt go thru the effort to teach a lesson it is not cool...calling a plumber isnt a losing prop..the plumber gets to look at that bathroom and other things can be checked and TM had the option to not charge or catch it on the next one or charge a full call..not the tile mans place. __________________ Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them. Ronald Reagan

11-06-2009, 09:17 PM	#20
service guy waterheaterzone.com Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 2,043 My Photos	The tile guy should be shot in the head and then have his corpse hung out in public square for offering to do a 5 minute handyman job while he was there. I see that clearly now. __________________ Water Heater Reviews and Water Heater Information

11-06-2009, 08:14 PM	#12
smellslike$tome residential service Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,811 My Photos	I think I'm on both sides on this one .

11-06-2009, 08:47 PM	#17
pauliplumber Senior Moment Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: dinner with your wife Posts: 1,885 My Photos	I love this place.

11-06-2009, 09:02 PM	#18
futz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Delta, B.C. Posts: 1,013 My Photos	Ya know, I just don't care what other trades or DIYers do. Fly at it. Good luck with that. Generally they botch it and I or another plumber gets called in the end anyway. The worst are the tile or laminate floor guys who always say, "We can reset that toilet for ya, no problem!". Then they cause a big leak and wreck the new floor they just put in by either trying to re-use the old seal or by not putting enough seal in since they built up the floor. Had one customer whose laminate guy came back after a flood he caused, replaced the floor again and reset the toilet again (warranty). Guess what? It leaked again, wrecking the floor a second time. Customer called a different floor guy that time and called me to reset the toilet properly. Made me laugh.

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