"Lobster" wrote in message
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The Medway Handyman wrote:

Back in the 4th floor flat again today, one of the jobs was to fit a
bath
panel.

Lady had the bath installed 2 years ago by an installer suggested by MFI
(where she ordered the bath).

Panel was 2" too short. Not surprising as the bath 'feet' were on 2"
thick
timbers.

Conversation with the lady revealed that the installer had promised
several
times to return & fit the panel.

Turned out that the tiles above the bath were already in place & the
installer had raised the bath by 2" so it met the tiles, obviously not
considering the size of the bath panel.

The mind boggles.

Some tradesman would be best advised to cease trading before they lose
everything. Some people just dont know how much they dont know. Just
be grateful he didnt leave an array of 1" sharp screw points sticking
out at the customer.

In the guy's defence, it's conceivable that he *might* have originally
offered the customer the alternative of a proper job, ie including
retiling, or a cheaper option as carried out (although if so, it doesn't
excuse not fitting the bath panel).

I recently stayed in a B&B where the bath had been replaced
and a single row of non matching tiles had been stuck
above the bath on top of the old tiles. It looked b****y
stupid!

tim