Hi,
I am knocking on the door of 57 years old and I have given up trying to find a plumber who can get me my shower back working properly.
So I am thinking of doing an NVQ level 2 from Access training so I can do the work myself. Yes, I am that desperate now. I also hope to be able to put right all the rest of the wrong bits in my house, everything from fitting the water softener properly to relaying the mains pipe if necessary, not to mention changing some rads, sticking a better boiler in etc. Bad plumber on the install.
I might also do some family/friends work and a few odd jobs to make a few bob as I consider moving towards retirement. I also seem to have a knack for clearing blocked drains and fixing toilets.
Bottom line is, I think training with Access and doing the work myself is likely to be cheaper than paying someone else. If I could find someone.
Am I being deluded, or does this Access training make sense. Yes, a blue plumbers card would be useful for extra bunce on straightforward domestic work, but I don't particularly want to be a full time plumber.
I would really like to learn all those bends and stuff though! I think that is real craftsmanship.
Sorry if I sound an ar5e, but I know I have 25l/min at the street stopcock and 5l/min at the shower 7 meters away is not good enough!
Cheers for any replies.
DB
I am knocking on the door of 57 years old and I have given up trying to find a plumber who can get me my shower back working properly.
So I am thinking of doing an NVQ level 2 from Access training so I can do the work myself. Yes, I am that desperate now. I also hope to be able to put right all the rest of the wrong bits in my house, everything from fitting the water softener properly to relaying the mains pipe if necessary, not to mention changing some rads, sticking a better boiler in etc. Bad plumber on the install.
I might also do some family/friends work and a few odd jobs to make a few bob as I consider moving towards retirement. I also seem to have a knack for clearing blocked drains and fixing toilets.
Bottom line is, I think training with Access and doing the work myself is likely to be cheaper than paying someone else. If I could find someone.
Am I being deluded, or does this Access training make sense. Yes, a blue plumbers card would be useful for extra bunce on straightforward domestic work, but I don't particularly want to be a full time plumber.
I would really like to learn all those bends and stuff though! I think that is real craftsmanship.
Sorry if I sound an ar5e, but I know I have 25l/min at the street stopcock and 5l/min at the shower 7 meters away is not good enough!
Cheers for any replies.
DB