Working situations ????

[Tom Rice]

Hi everyone, Quick question
Hows everyone getting on with not being at work ?
I've had a few pals inform me that they are still working in domestic properties but staying 2m apart from customers and having as may external doors and windows open as possible.
Wondering what everyones thoughts are on this.
Stay Safe

 

[Mrb]

Not been working now for nearly 3 weeks, I am a bathroom fitter and most of my customers are isolating as in the 65+ age range.
I know a few that have carried on but I figure the more that stop working the quicker this might be over.

It’s looking like another 3-4 weeks minimum before they will begin to lift restrictions and this is going to be where money starts getting tight, especially if there is a delay in getting furlough and self employed payments out.

Even when they do start to lift restrictions many of my customers have said they want to delay the start of works until later in the year so worse yet to come I think.

 

[PETE 123]

2 x flats gas checks in 3 weeks, Only going to do gas checks and emergencies.

 

[Murdoch]

Empty properties on my own yes, emergencies maybe (none yet).

I think that people going from job to job are a huge risk because they touch surfaces and could have difficulty keeping 2 metres apart. Also people don't want you at the moment is my experience.

 

[townfanjon]

I have done 3 jobs in the last three weeks , ( no idea what I am going to spend the £180 on yet , but thinking about it . ) Customers kept in other rooms and I wasn’t hanging about , TBH I didn’t feel comfortable at all . Will still carry on doing any emergencies coming in but I make my mind up if they are emergencies , not the customer

 

[JCplumb]

3 jobs in 3 weeks for me too, one NHS nurses shower needed replacing, 1 leak and one toilet not flushing. I've got slightly more to put into the private yacht fund with £220 over the 3 weeks
I like the bit Townfan put about him deciding what is an emergency and not the customer.
My website has a big banner on saying I'll only be taking on emergency jobs, still had a call for an outside tap a couple of hours ago and the lady clearly said she got my number off my website

 

[townfanjon]

3 jobs in 3 weeks for me too, one NHS nurses shower needed replacing, 1 leak and one toilet not flushing. I've got slightly more to put into the private yacht fund with £220 over the 3 weeks
I like the bit Townfan put about him deciding what is an emergency and not the customer.
My website has a big banner on saying I'll only be taking on emergency jobs, still had a call for an outside tap a couple of hours ago and the lady clearly said she got my number off my website

£220 Pffftttttttttttt lol

 

[ShaunCorbs]

Still working mostly finishing off a site / whole house

 

[Stigster]

As you would expect my plumbing workshop is closed at the college and the apprentices have all been marked out as with employer for the foreseeable. I am a Civil Servant by way of some strange historical twist surrounding pay and responsibilities the college technicians went through years before my time. So, I have filled out our government employee forms about redeployment and I sit and wait to see if I will be redeployed elsewhere. Interestingly there were some choices available on this form. I ticked that I would do anything they asked me to except looking after other people's kids. That would be worse than no work at all I think. I do feel guilty that I am being paid at the moment to not go to work.

They are still paying us normal rate which I am extremely and truly grateful for right now. My wife is on reduced hours and pay and working from home at the moment as she works for a private company.

 

[rpm]

One thing that has surprised me is the lack of traffic on forums asking for help as I thought more people would be doing diy around the home so guess unless they already had the parts then they couldn`t go and buy them.