Is this modern bathroom sink fitting a cowboy job?

[secret squirrel]

Very interesting post first page agree with the original post and the second page put forward a different/alternative view.

I agree with a lot of what has been said. I don't like the idea of 'bashing' the plumber for doing this without hearing his side. Maybe he had spoken to the customer who agreed 'off site' then looked at the basin and it was not what was expected.

Maybe the plumber was told 'just do what you think'

I had a customer on a project that never turned up on site,after many requests and I was told 'sort it out, I'll go with what you think'

Well, I did, surprised the pictures weren't on here! Long story short, I got my money which is what I cared about, then left. As did the sparky, tiler and the plasterer. You cannot manage a project from a distance.

I find these posts quite difficult because we only have one version.

 

[dontknowitall]

... I got my money which is what I cared about, then left. As did the sparky, tiler and the plasterer...

I had a customer like that - all seven of us left within a day of each other.

 

[Gray0689]

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If the pipes are exposed its best to make a feature of them. Just by using some chrome pipe and fittings they will look good for many years. I prefer to use chrome as it always looks good.

Sorry mate dont like it think it looks a bit silly IMHO but apart from the pipes the rest looks good

 

[Hardy1]

i agree, flexi's way 2 low, the pipes should been bought up much higher.

 

[princegoose]

I once had a customer show a 'brochure' of a worcester boiler, asking why the one I'd fitted had pipes comming from it when the brochures didn't. Didn't want to pay for the job unless it was sorted. Money was received after pictures I'd taken were attached to a letter sent from my solicitor.

Yes, the pipes are too low, but like some have said, did the plumber know the job spec from the word go? The way he reacts to your feedback will give you a clue to his competence.

 

[stevetheplumber]

we did one was told by customer basin was going tobe on a pedestal brought pipes out of floor and when it arrived it was semi ped

 

[PlumbBobBob]

customer's fault then lol

 

[nick/matt1]

should have individual isolators to boot. If your system is run off a combi, you should also have double check valves fitted due to your mixer tap...

 

[JimField]

Buffoonery , hot and colds need to be alot higher.

 

[nick/matt1]

Buffoonery , hot and colds need to be alot higher.

depends on what he had to work with at the start...

 

[Gray0689]

Here is what I think you was looking for

 

[Gray0689]

Not the dog ripping a teddy to bits lol

 

[royston]

I think its down to lack of communication between plumber and customer. Im always asking for customer to come and look at this, look at that, Are you happy with that their, etc. Nothing worse that not asking then customer saying don't like that their. Agreed feeds should have been higher though, if it was solely down to installer to make decision.

 

[SimonJohns]

I found another one

 

[jase158]

I found another one

this looks like plumber didnt want to cut tails that came with taps

 

[alder]

If the sink is not level, trap is skewed and the tails showing with no isolators on then yes I would be concerned. I got a DIY one of these and the sink started to drop as there was no support behind the tiles!

 

[WHPES]

There's a pub near us which had a cheap job done on the loos. They clad the walls with that corrugated plastic panelling stuff then screwed the basin to the cladding. Bounces up and down if you lean on it. Sometime soon the whole thing's going to come off.

 

[Blackcatgas]

This is how they pipe them up in european hotels, wierd tap like isolators, is your installer Latvian/polish?.

 

[Blackcatgas]

Instead of getting your knickers in a twist worrying and not sleeping, which is very very bad for you, talk to the installer, dont be funny with him all guns blazing etc, just be polite and matter of fact with him, your going to need a few new tiles, go to work at 8am, come back at 5pm job done. Chin up.