"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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Its a typical issue when you have plumbers and carpenters working in
tandem. The carpenters rush in and cover up the plumbing before its
finished and the plumbers shrug and have a cup of coffee.

Is it just me, or do most of the tradesmen seem to operate in this manner;
ie not giving a toss about their colleagues in other trades, or what
problems they cause them when they arrive subsequently? It's the same with
plastererers vs decorators; joiners vs electricians; plumbers vs
electricians etc etc. Maybe it's just that as a typical uk.d-i-y'er -
someone who's an amateur in all the above trades and dabbles in all of
them - I'm more aware of the problems than specialists? I don't think so
though...

David