My partner is an electrician and has been working non stop throughout. But this is England, and the company he works for does most of its contracts for the local council. So he has been doing lots of testing and other apparent 'emergency' work. He is alot quieter than usual though, quite often he is working local now so he will do a job in the morning, come home for an hour or 2, then back out to work, and so forth. Thats opposed to before lockdown where he would be out of the house for the full day. Im unsure of the rules, laws, but i assumed its only emergency work that is allowed to be done.
- Status
New to Tattle Life? Click "Order Thread by Most Liked Posts" button below to get an idea of what the site is about:
I'm a little confused with the rules around tradespeople. Also in Scotland and a friend has had had new flooring and a bathroom fitted this year. I know kitchens are getting fitted at the moment too. None of it is emergency stuff either, just renovation work.
You'd think Jamie should know better but she's a bit dim and Jack has about three brain cells, so...I dunno. I think a lot of tradespeople have continued working.
You'd think Jamie should know better but she's a bit dim and Jack has about three brain cells, so...I dunno. I think a lot of tradespeople have continued working.
Yeah I know of a few people in Scotland who had been getting kitchens and bathrooms fitted etc. To be fair one was definitely essential as there was a leak which was rotting the floor boars of the whole house and they had to have a massive amount of work done and weren't able to live there for a while as it was dangerous. To be honest I didn't actually know it was against the rules as I've seen so many people having things done on insta!
I think all the trades have quietly kept working regardless. I've been needing a carpet & while all the shops are closed, a fitter told me if I chapped on the door of a specific place & said someone had sent me they'd let me in 
I had trade work done recently as in the last month. I follow all other rules pretty much. Have the whole time but goddamn I really wanted that radiator to stop dripping even if it wasn’t emergency. Don’t toss a 43 quid pallet off my head please 
I’m not being ‘that person’ haha but I can assure you all, everyone in Scotland anyway, it’s illegal until the 26th april. No bathrooms kitchens floors nothing. Unless it’s to give u power or a cooking supply, fix your boiler or a leak etc, and even then. It’s only that. Not all tradesman have broke the rules, I know many men, and women, sitting at home as the fines to both them and Customer aren’t worth the risk
A friend of a friend is a kitchen designer for a well-known brand and they've been working throughout, and the fitters have been installing. I think they're using a loophole because kitchens could technically be essential. I didn't know it was against the rules either for the same reason!
She had said that some of the wiring/electrics were deemed unsafe so probs having that stuff sorted, and given her setup in the old house, with the sockets in the floor of her makeup room, if would make sense if an electrician was in fixing the wiring/sockets, they done the stuff required in the makeup room as well so they're not doing multiple visits.
I dunno like....would you pay close to a million pound for a house with unsafe electrics 
seems like bull
seems like bullFrom the gal who admitted she hadn’t read the home report, are we surprisedI dunno like....would you pay close to a million pound for a house with unsafe electrics
silly people - it’s specified in the rules this time that kitchen and bathroom showrooms must be closed & fitters only to enter homes for essential work only
I was surprised but recently contacted a plumber re. A leak I had and asked if I could get a quote for some other bits needing done. He said he could do it all as long as I wasn’t in the house, windows opened, cleaned etc so maybe it’s the same for her? I don’t know if he’s doing it because he’s doing the essential work anyway and it reduces the visits to do it in one go but I was surprised as some of it wasn’t essential (but hella annoying!).
A lot of older period properties in Scotland have their electrics in the skirting boards but it would be listed as a 2 or a 3 in the home report. Some of them can be liveable but you don’t know until you get someone round to check as they could have been botched years ago. Mine was and it was pretty unsafe. This is the risk I took when I purchased a period property and given how in demand they are in Scotland, isn’t likely to impact the £ valuation too much.I dunno like....would you pay close to a million pound for a house with unsafe electrics
If you’re going to go to the effort to get your walls etc plastered,you may as well just get all the electrics done properly and safely before having to rip the walls up again in the future.
Tbf I've known lots of people still working throughout, hairdressers, nail artists, tattooists etc. Apparently the government haven't given them much support for being self employed, unlike the 1st lockdown. So i can see why some may need to carry on if they have families etc to provide for. We all know how stingy the government is and if someone's gotta do that to carry on earning to be able to live and survive then I don't blame them.
She actively admitted she didn't read the home report
It seems to me like they have been sold an absulute con btw. It's just going to be a massive money pit
I thought she just said she hadn't paid that much attention to the bit about how the home was heated? Or did she say something at another bit too?She actively admitted she didn't read the home report
“Searching for the best pizza in Glasgow”.... aka taking unnecessary trips around Glasgow in a lockdown for crap YouTube content? 
Do I need my glasses on or is Jamie’s head looking more frozen than usual in this weeks vlog?
All she bleeping does is moan, I watched her last two vlogs back to back and Jesus Christ the self pity is off the scale.
poor poor Jamie, she has it so hard.
everything about them both is so miserable and negative.
lets hope someone gifts her a bath to cheer her up.
poor poor Jamie, she has it so hard.
everything about them both is so miserable and negative.
lets hope someone gifts her a bath to cheer her up.
- Status