Toilets and tradespeople

KateLiana27

roxydogbert wrote: »

Hi OP - Honestly, don't worry about hiring a portaloo.

My OH is a trade. If there is no loo available, they will wee in a corner of the back garden. If number 2s are needed, then they'll have to drive to the nearest supermarket loo or McDonalds! That's what usually happens.

Though, I have heard stories about going for a poo in a rubblesack (in the back of the van) and chucking the bag in the skip whilst work is going on. Just pity the people rummaging through skips looking for scrap metal... Eeewwwww! Just had to share that little gem...!

HTH RdB x

Thanks everyone. I shall abandon the portaloo idea and just warn them in advance. And not sit on my grass for a while.

I just wanted to treat my tradesmen (ok, I'll stop being PC, they are men) right

Edit: yes, our soilpipe is horizontal and a few inches off the floor. If anyone can pee into that, I'd pay to watch.

keystone

Call me old fashioned but I am surprised at the apparent blase acceptance by several posters of the prospect of them just peeing in the garden which in itself shows no respect for other peoples property.

Cheers

ormus

dont worry about it. i usually find a hole in the fence and pee into next doors garden.

barneyg

You might want to check what sort of neighbours you have before doing that ormus :shocked:

To the OP: make sure if they've lifted any floorboards you check underneath them when you've finished - found a few bottles of 'lucozade' under mine after the house was done.

Builder didn't put in the loos for ages in mine cos he said "builders are filthy b*$%ards and they'd ruin your nice new fittings"

ljonski

The toilet was stolen from our local Police station whilst they were renovating a few years back. A press release suggested that the Police had nothing to go on!


But seriously- as a suffer of IBS, i would be well put out if i got caught short whilst working in another property.

bobhawke

keystone wrote: »

Call me old fashioned but I am surprised at the apparent blase acceptance by several posters of the prospect of them just peeing in the garden which in itself shows no respect for other peoples property.

Cheers

In moderation it's good for the plants :beer:

pinkteapot

keystone wrote: »

Call me old fashioned but I am surprised at the apparent blase acceptance by several posters of the prospect of them just peeing in the garden which in itself shows no respect for other peoples property.

Cheers

I have a friend who is a tree surgeon and when they're working they often don't have any access to the house they are working at. So yes, they pee in the garden. We're talking in a corner, not all over your patio table.

I'm go hiking in my spare time so regularly have to wee outdoors in the great British countryside - you can't go all day without going.

OP - out of courtesy I would probably inform my tradesmen (yep, despite how much DIY I do myself I've never had a tradeswoman either) that there won't be a toilet but I wouldn't expect to make alternative provisions for them. If they know it's a full house renovation going on it won't surprise them anyway.

McKneff

When we had our whole bathroom refitted we were away on holiday but daughter was staying at home.

I voiced my concerns about the loo being out of service and my plumber says it was against the law not to leave a usable toilet
even if it had to be flushed with a bucket of water.

ormus

im not sure its actually against the law? but most plumbers will not leave you without some sort of wc device, overnight.

fluffpot

I'm a tradeswoman, so it does present a little more difficulty... Generally you have to hold on until lunchtime and go at the cafe, but if ever I get caught really short (number 1's only so far!) I find the plumber who took out the loo and 'borrow' his bucket....