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wii_man1

gasbag1602 wrote: »

What a complete and utter idiot!
And for spannermonkeys, ha ha ha, i bet you work behind the till in tesco you clown.:rotfl:

complete and utter idiot for shopping around ? no i should just go with the first quote right ?

lol tesco`s hey sure i do. £5.50 a hour yep you got me. the spannermonkey was not direct to yourself but since you replied to this i assume i can call you spannerboy now.

tradesmen just make me laugh with quotes that go from laughable to just hilarious.

We all need to make a living but coming up with quotes that are just plain stupid is insulting to people intelligence, and i take it as such.

And has been said before quotes mean nothing to quality of work.

wii_man1

Razor wrote: »

And a couple of days later.




Absolutely priceless

sounds a fair comment to me.

Razor

The_Governor wrote: »

Out of interest, what does it cost to get CORGI registered?

I had a look at a local college and from their pricing the course plus exam fee for the City and Guild Level 2 is approx £640, I think you need Level 3 as well, so that's the same again I imagine?

Is there then a further charge for the CORGI bit?

Yes the further charge is several years in the trade before you have the experience needed followed by a spell shadowing an existing engineer in order to build up a portfolio.

Than if you can get on a course you need to do your ACS certificates, mine was a 2 week course, with all the elements cost about £2500 plus time off work of course.
The certificates last 5 years than need retaking, along with the various other qualifications needed such as unvented cylinders. The retake is slightly cheaper exam but means more time off work.

Once you have your ACS certificates you can apply to Corgi (at the moment), this incurs a further £500 or so for in inspection and the first years registration.

Despite all this most engineers consider it far to easy to get registered now, I meet many Corgi registered people that I wouldn't have in my house, would people rather pay for someone with experience or someone that has only theroretical knowledge but can't get the case off a boiler.

It has nothing to do with NVQ level 2.

If you wish to take offence thats unfortunate but makes no difference to me; I think you will find that the professionals that freely give advice on this site are actually quite offended by the attitude of some people in this thread and I don't particularly mean you.

gasbag1602

Tiny-winy wii man, I just hope some rouge tradesman does rip you off now, how dare you ask for advice in 1 post then basically take the !!!!!! out of the people that can help be calling them "spannermonkeys" and saying our job is a simple task. If its that simple Mr tiny-weeny man then dont ask for advice, do the job yourself and save a bundle of cash in the process Winner hey!

The_Governor

Razor wrote: »

Yes the further charge is several years in the trade before you have the experience needed followed by a spell shadowing an existing engineer in order to build up a portfolio.

Than if you can get on a course you need to do your ACS certificates, mine was a 2 week course, with all the elements cost about £2500 plus time off work of course.
The certificates last 5 years than need retaking, along with the various other qualifications needed such as unvented cylinders. The retake is slightly cheaper exam but means more time off work.

Once you have your ACS certificates you can apply to Corgi (at the moment), this incurs a further £500 or so for in inspection and the first years registration.

Despite all this most engineers consider it far to easy to get registered now, I meet many Corgi registered people that I wouldn't have in my house, would people rather pay for someone with experience or someone that has only theroretical knowledge but can't get the case off a boiler.

It has nothing to do with NVQ level 2.

Ah, to be honest I've always toyed with retraining if my current career slid away. I get the impression that to get on the courses (CORGI list the NVQ's as essential on their site(?) you have to also be employed by a VAT registered firm - which is kind of catch 22, you have to get qualified to get a job, but you can't get a job without certification?

It'd make it hard for a latecomer like me to get into the trade I'd imagine...

Razor wrote: »

If you wish to take offence thats unfortunate but makes no difference to me; I think you will find that the professionals that freely give advice on this site are actually quite offended by the attitude of some people in this thread and I don't particularly mean you.

I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and think you don't mean that

Truth be told, I thought this had turned into a slightly different debate about the pro's/cons of quotations and gauging skills levels.

To be honest I can see both sides and there's been a bit of baiting going on either way to my mind.

I don't think it does anyone any harm to be carefully cynical about any quotation they get (for anything!), there's othing wrong with trying to make sure your money goes as far as possible and as long as you don't turn that into trying to screw the other side it's all fine.

Personally, I'm a realist, I know people have bills to pay and I don't mind someone making money off me, it's simply the scale of the profit and comparison to others I check on. The deifference between "profit" and "profiteering" I suppose...

Ultimately I decide can I afford it and is it fair (considering materials, time, effort etc).

Razor

The_Governor wrote: »

I don't think it does anyone any harm to be carefully cynical about any quotation they get (for anything!), there's othing wrong with trying to make sure your money goes as far as possible and as long as you don't turn that into trying to screw the other side it's all fine.

Personally, I'm a realist, I know people have bills to pay and I don't mind someone making money off me, it's simply the scale of the profit and comparison to others I check on. The deifference between "profit" and "profiteering" I suppose...

Ultimately I decide can I afford it and is it fair (considering materials, time, effort etc).

Perhaps the most sensible comments on this thread:T

plumb1_2

EliteHeat wrote: »

Good idea, let's go on strike and leave it to the enthusiastic amateurs to give advice.

Lets go for a :beer:

wii_man1

gasbag1602 wrote: »

Tiny-winy wii man, I just hope some rouge tradesman does rip you off now, how dare you ask for advice in 1 post then basically take the !!!!!! out of the people that can help be calling them "spannermonkeys" and saying our job is a simple task. If its that simple Mr tiny-weeny man then dont ask for advice, do the job yourself and save a bundle of cash in the process Winner hey!

excuss me but when did i actually direct my comment to anyone on this board in the first place ?

some tasks are simple and some are not, the request that was mentioned by someone sounded a straight forward swap out to me.

never been ripped off yet ever myfriend and never will.

gasbag1602

wii_man1 wrote: »

excuss me but when did i actually direct my comment to anyone on this board in the first place ?

some tasks are simple and some are not, the request that was mentioned by someone sounded a straight forward swap out to me.

never been ripped off yet ever myfriend and never will.

Thats called back-peddling "my friend" huh

wii_man1

gasbag1602 wrote: »

Thats called back-peddling "my friend" huh

lol nowonder you are called gasbag :rotfl: