Is this common with the rest of you guys?

[TonyM]

Went to start another house today and found this.






Really rips my shit. I went home for a few hours while the chippies put it right. The boarders are morons.

[jase hag]

not good mate.started taping a house i boarded this week,not one fault anywhere.why cant these morons just take their time and do it right.

[amestaper]

I saw comparable sheeting or worse on nearly every job I went to before packing it in Tony. The jobs difficult enough without numbskulls leaving any old kack on the walls and ceilings, and speaking from experience especially when I recently spent a whole morning of my time unpaid surforming and using two bags of joint filler to back fill the boards before I could even begin taping.

Ta for the photo's.

[DMC]

Not so much common as expected these days tony. Sheeters prices have been hammered as well so they rush the job, they always expect us mugs will put it right.

[moore]

Yes.

[saleen836]

Not so much common as expected these days tony. Sheeters prices have been hammered as well so they rush the job, they always expect us mugs will put it right.

^^^This, they are doing a day and a halfs work in a day and dont car on how rough they leave it as of course the taper will get over it!

[amestaper]

^^^This, they are doing a day and a halfs work in a day and dont car on how rough they leave it as of course the taper will get over it!

And if I had a pound for every time I've heard a taper say to a painter "Last man frees all!" Some of the f*ck ups decorators are left by a few trades and have to fix up is shocking.

[crack filler]

The problem is we moan then get asked can we get over it which we can but time consuming, if we can't we get called back to put right. And the boarders are off earning money. I know we counter charge but it never really covers your time or the bad mood it puts you in

[TonyM]

The problem is we moan then get asked can we get over it which we can but time consuming, if we can't we get called back to put right. And the boarders are off earning money. I know we counter charge but it never really covers your time or the bad mood it puts you in

This is when you have to refuse to tape it, which I did.

[wallpaul]

really does my crust in when you are expected to get over crap like this.

[happytaper]

Yes the boarders are morons and there is a stage when you have to refuse to tape it. It really takes the good out of it.

[TonyM]

Yes the boarders are morons and there is a stage when you have to refuse to tape it. It really takes the good out of it.

Did that today, loaded van up with all my kit and buggered off.

[happytaper]

At least that might drive the message home. Some boarders have no pride in their work. Sick and tired of taping after rough and ready chippie slabbing lately-the bloody job is bad enough as it is. Screws out all over or a lack of them on some sheets and the boards loose. Had to get them to go over the entire job after i had marked everything with a pencil.Made me want to cry-would have loved to buggered off too but this was a cash job and god i need the money! Next time i will walk..

[jase hag]

Did that today, loaded van up with all my kit and buggered off.

i had that problem mate,got my labourer to put it right and charged them for it.they were a bit red faced.

[Beermonster]

Went to start another house today and found this.
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Really rips my shit. I went home for a few hours while the chippies put it right. The boarders are morons.

Not the Mesh Tony but the boarding looks about the same!!

[DMC]

On a David Wilson homes sight just now, it has the worst sheeting i have seen, the joiner resposible just happens to be the agents son, evry complaint we make is met with ' i will give you a couple of hrs against it' its really taking the pish now.

[scottishlad2k10]

i see this on 98% of houses i do. the bast***s also cut the sheets too long and bend them between the floor and the ceiling to get them in = bursting sheets does my nut in! stood there as a new joiner done boarding above a cupboard and he just smashed it into place ruff as f***!

ingos........ 15mm over the wall side i just taped them spend half a day running round cutting/trimming the plasterboard. taped it and then the tiler started the bathroom walls and went nuts at me! i gave him laldy and told him speak to the boss im sick of taping this pish. a new joiner who thinks he deserves a trades rate when his work is that pooooooor hes like a fu**ing apprentice!

[chester]

it,s the same old story all round the sites these days (it,s aw right the taper sort it) ... the wankers (joiners)take all the cash out the jobs leave shit workmanship tapers/plasterers and painters last in line to make the job right and get the shit end of the stick when it comes to wages .

[amestaper]

... and get the shit end of the stick when it comes to wages .

It never used to be that way.

[scottishlad2k10]

it,s the same old story all round the sites these days (it,s aw right the taper sort it) ... the wankers (joiners)take all the cash out the jobs leave shit workmanship tapers/plasterers and painters last in line to make the job right and get the shit end of the stick when it comes to wages .

boss always wonders why the jobs taking so long........... got to tape shite boarding and try make it straight......... had to skim across joints instead of along them if you get what i mean? as the boarding was that poor the 12" float wouldnt look at it.