Chris Head Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 All went well until the client decided he was going to get involved in the finishing and hanging. Ok you lasure them I said....mistake.[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/DSC01295.jpg[/IMG]The closing strip and the rear of the doors give an idea of the contrast, the colour is just awful.[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/chrishead/DSC01298.jpg[/IMG]The hinges should have been painted before the doors were hung....the bolt heads should have been on the outside, etc. Lesson learned on this one, either I control the whole process or it's no deal next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 "....the bolt heads should have been on the outside"But that would make it difficult to break in..........................................[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 OMG...bet you're gutted![+o(] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 Yeah Moggy, I'm gutted, you hit the nail on the head.[:D] Still, it's them who has to look at the doors.There just isn't any crime here Gary, so I guess the bolts being the wrong way round isn't too serious, although it does ruin the look of the doors....imagine those doors in Scouseland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meg Posted December 19, 2006 Share Posted December 19, 2006 so I guess the bolts being the wrong way round isn't too serious Just looks funny!Was it an attempt at trying to save money, that the client wanted to get involved and do it himself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 19, 2006 Author Share Posted December 19, 2006 No, just a typical know it all French client. He hasn't paid yet, I'm tempted to go and 'reclaim' them.edit, that's the sort of metalwork I'd like from you Moggy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Nice looking doors Chris, but I didn't know that you were into pine... You may even fing that he had decided that there would be enough nuts on the inside, so put the mechanical ones outside [8-)]? You may well find that it's necessary to have the stop strip totally different so that he could find where to get in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chancer Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 What also cries out to me is that the hinges are not bolted through the frame of the doors but instead through the vertical boards.I am assuming that he bought the hinges and that you didn't supply these Chris?Why not pin on a business card saying "I only made them!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 "Pig" and "Ear" come to mind. Enough to make you weep. Aren't those homing barn doors, Chris? [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Client supplied the timber John, he didn't want to pay the additional 200 euro for Oak planks, for doors that will be there for a lifetime.JR, the hinges were existing hinges, we took the old doors down and put the new ones up, they should have been painted before hanging the new doors, but client knew best. He'd bought bolts that were the correct diameter but had a square shaft....'no problem' I said, we'll just drill out the hinges....'no, we'll do it this way' he said. The doors had been sized to have the closing strip halved into each one, 'I don't want that, I want this' fair enough. By now I've gathered the chap is a bit of a plonker, I won't be working for him again.'Homing barn doors Phil? Ya lost me me old saus'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 [quote user="Chris Head"]'Homing barn doors Phil? Ya lost me me old saus'![/quote]Sorry - meaning given the method by which they have been hung, they could easily decide to take off and return to whence they came, if you get my drift .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 21, 2006 Author Share Posted December 21, 2006 Gotcha Phil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Might be a touch dodgy Chris if the punter supplied the wood? And difficult for you to take your work out of it. Best thing is to take the money, deny that you had anything to do with them and write it off as a bad experience, then find a quiet corner and swear yer heart out!!! Nuts on the outside, wot a pillock, someone might pinch them [8-)]! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Don't worry, Jon - I wasn't serious and I don't think Chris took it that way either.However, if someone were to accidentally start a small fire at the bottom of said doors ... [Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonzjob Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Cass me awd Saus, I wasn't beeng tooo serious eever, but you beware who you are insiting to riot!! He might just decide to shoot 'em [Www]. You never know? (where's me innocent smilie?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 22, 2006 Author Share Posted December 22, 2006 They've still not paid yet....who knows what may happen[:D]Seriously, the experience was worth it for what I've learned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Not paid? So they are still yours, then, surely. Go save them, Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 Too heavy for me on me tod Cass, you want a wee adventure?[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 If I were closer and I'd had a couple of scotches, you'd be on! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 I'd just get you into trouble Cass! Don't be led. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Throughout most of my childhood and now in my supposedly adult years, if I wasn't leading someone else into trouble then I've been led into it by someone else so there's no point in changing now. [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Head Posted December 24, 2006 Author Share Posted December 24, 2006 Too right Phil! So what are you in trouble for at the moment? I just broke the Dyson[:)] Bruddy awful thing anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 We're off to mass at 8.30 ce soir so I should have know better than to suggest another bottle at dinner tonight. [:(]Broke the Dyson? How the heck did you manage that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerdesal Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Obviously tried to convert it into an amplifier. [:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 I wonder if I could fill the entire board with posts from me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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