New kid On The Block - Plumbing Zone

yarp1 · 02-24-2010, 02:06 AM

Great forum, proud to be a part of it,I'm owner of a one man shop doing repairs & new installations---Started out many years ago serving a UA apprenticeship--started in new home construction before drywall replaced plaster walls. Over the year my experience has been on apartments ( new Construction), small & large commercial, Oil Refinery, Steel Mills, & hospital work.
Have always been a union Plumber---- In my youth as an apprentice the journeyman plumbers looked down at repair plumbers thinking that New Construction Plumbers were the best of the breed. For some reason I never shared
those feeling--- my feelings were a Plumber is a plumber regardless of new work or repair work.
In new construction I enjoyed ordering material & the job layout portion of the project as well as doing the complete install from rough to finish.
My first contact( other then occasional side jobs) with repair work was when
I went to work for Los Angeles County USC medical Center doing maintenance, repairs, & remodels----- This is when I gained a great deal of respect for the Repair Plumbers of the industry----That's more information then you need--
Looking forward to more of your posts. Much Respect

ToUtahNow · 02-24-2010, 02:14 AM

Glad to have another So Cal plumber on the site.

Mark

service guy · 02-24-2010, 02:23 AM

Welcome, I'm a "lowly" repair plumber.

M5Plumb · 02-24-2010, 02:47 AM

Welcome Yarp, I too are one of those Repair Plumbers.

Ron · 02-24-2010, 10:53 AM

Welcome aboard

UnclogNH · 02-24-2010, 11:42 AM

Welcome

Redwood · 02-24-2010, 09:17 PM

Welcome to the repair zone...

Miguel · 02-24-2010, 09:27 PM

Nice intro!
Welcome aboard.

Indie · 02-24-2010, 09:30 PM

Welcome to the Zone. From another non-union Repair Plumber.

AKdaplumba · 02-24-2010, 09:34 PM

Welcome to the forum!

02-24-2010, 02:06 AM	#1
yarp1 Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: southern california Posts: 7 My Photos	New kid On The Block Great forum, proud to be a part of it,I'm owner of a one man shop doing repairs & new installations---Started out many years ago serving a UA apprenticeship--started in new home construction before drywall replaced plaster walls. Over the year my experience has been on apartments ( new Construction), small & large commercial, Oil Refinery, Steel Mills, & hospital work. Have always been a union Plumber---- In my youth as an apprentice the journeyman plumbers looked down at repair plumbers thinking that New Construction Plumbers were the best of the breed. For some reason I never shared those feeling--- my feelings were a Plumber is a plumber regardless of new work or repair work. In new construction I enjoyed ordering material & the job layout portion of the project as well as doing the complete install from rough to finish. My first contact( other then occasional side jobs) with repair work was when I went to work for Los Angeles County USC medical Center doing maintenance, repairs, & remodels----- This is when I gained a great deal of respect for the Repair Plumbers of the industry----That's more information then you need-- Looking forward to more of your posts. Much Respect

02-24-2010, 02:23 AM	#3
service guy waterheaterzone.com Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: The Universe Posts: 2,043 My Photos	Welcome, I'm a "lowly" repair plumber. __________________ Water Heater Reviews and Water Heater Information

02-24-2010, 02:47 AM	#4
M5Plumb Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: SW Washington, PDX OR Posts: 534 My Photos	Welcome Yarp, I too are one of those Repair Plumbers. __________________ M5 Plumbing Services llc Serving the Portland Vancouver area 360 624 8376 'The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton

02-24-2010, 10:53 AM	#5
Ron Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,635 My Photos	Welcome aboard __________________ Stephen Hawking: If the government is covering up knowledge of Aliens, they are doing a better job of it then they do at anything else.

02-24-2010, 11:42 AM	#6
UnclogNH Drain Cleaning Specialist Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New Hampshire, In a town time forgot. Posts: 2,037 My Photos	Welcome __________________ Charging less does not mean more call volume it just means you have to work harder to reach your goals.

02-24-2010, 02:14 AM	#2
ToUtahNow Cruise Director Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California/Nevada/Utah Posts: 2,413 My Photos	Glad to have another So Cal plumber on the site. Mark

02-24-2010, 09:17 PM	#7
Redwood jA-Rod dat u? Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 9,252 My Photos	Welcome to the repair zone... __________________ *"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power."* ~Benito Mussolini~ Lloyd Blankfein for President 2012 - Save Money Cut Out The Middleman! 411 Plumb Appliance Stimulus Package

02-24-2010, 09:27 PM	#8
Miguel Drained Professional Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sunset Country, Ontario Posts: 709 My Photos	Nice intro! Welcome aboard. __________________ *BOOM-diyada! Life is good!*

02-24-2010, 09:30 PM	#9
Indie AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 3,597 My Photos	Welcome to the Zone. From another non-union Repair Plumber.

02-24-2010, 09:34 PM	#10
AKdaplumba Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver BC Posts: 723 My Photos	Welcome to the forum!

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