Cowboy Builders

[mahtin]

Using the daughter's boyfriend's uncle was not a good idea.

The trick was to get the wife to ask her brother for a recommendation.

Now we have a guy who is slow but good.

[BigJohnnyBKK]

There are some Thais that do excellent work, but the time, trouble and money it will cost you to identify and hire them are much greater than learning how to do it yourself.

[StreetCowboy]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

[shaggy1969]

Where were you while this was going on?

My house is taking a while to finish because no one touches it while Im not there

And your photo reinforces why no ones touching it....sorry but....

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Problem is not all of us are good at construction. I am at the mercy of those people. But there have been times that i could (and later did) a better job.. and that is saying a lot.

straight lines and being square is 90percent. its not rocket science.

You dont need to be good at construction to see these 2 things.

OP, did your wife find this guy in the village? If yes then give her a hard time.

I didn't give her a hard time about hiring this builder,but I did give her a roasting about paying them before the job was finished.I suppose it's a case of som nom naa on our behalf.

[shaggy1969]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

[StreetCowboy]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

[shaggy1969]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

[giddyup]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

It's not like you can look through the Yellow Pages and find a qualified gardener. It's all either hit and miss, or someone is recommended to you.

[robblok]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

I read it more as a fun post of streetcowboy taking the piss here because of his name. But i could be wrong.

[StreetCowboy]

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I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

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To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

Well have a go at incompetent builders, not cowboys. If you employ a cowboy as a builder, or a bank robber as a security guard, or a charlatan as a prime minister, you have no-one to blame but yourself. You are denigrating one of the proudest professions, and the great Western movie tradition, based solely on your inadequate familiarity with the architectural employment market.

It's just fortunate that I am here to try and prevent the wanton impuning of the professional reputation of cowboys.

SC

Edited October 21, 2012 by StreetCowboy

[wayned]

On Hindsight, you should have hired farmers, not cowboys, look at all the money you could have saved harvesting vegetables from the crops that grew in the cracks in your living room floor!

[rattler]

if ever you come to drill holes in tiles, a piece of masking tape does the trick,

place on tile and drill through that, stops sliping

And actually using a sharp drill not a blunt useless thing like they often have.

[rattler]

Personally, I find this whole thread deeply offensive.

Good cowboys and bad cowboys....we ended up with the bad ones.

To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

Hang on, thats almost all builders here!!

[krisb]

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I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

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To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

Well have a go at incompetent builders, not cowboys. If you employ a cowboy as a builder, or a bank robber as a security guard, or a charlatan as a prime minister, you have no-one to blame but yourself. You are denigrating one of the proudest professions, and the great Western movie tradition, based solely on your inadequate familiarity with the architectural employment market.

It's just fortunate that I am here to try and prevent the wanton impuning of the professional reputation of cowboys.

SC

Or, you could say you shouldnt have choosen the name cowboy.

[krisb]

Where were you while this was going on?

My house is taking a while to finish because no one touches it while Im not there

And your photo reinforces why no ones touching it....sorry but....

.

Problem is not all of us are good at construction. I am at the mercy of those people. But there have been times that i could (and later did) a better job.. and that is saying a lot.

straight lines and being square is 90percent. its not rocket science.

You dont need to be good at construction to see these 2 things.

OP, did your wife find this guy in the village? If yes then give her a hard time.

I didn't give her a hard time about hiring this builder,but I did give her a roasting about paying them before the job was finished.I suppose it's a case of som nom naa on our behalf.

The bricks could be saved I reckon.

Looks like he thought som nom naa wile he was building I agree!

Go on, tell us how much labour cost was Shaggy...please.

[shaggy1969]

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I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

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To the OP:

I don't start threads having a go at accountants pretending to be managers, or shop window dummies pretending to be go go dancers. If you wanted a gardener, you should have found one and employed one, rather than taking on a second rate unemployed cowboy for a job he wasn't qualified for. So don't tarnish a whole profession just becuase you can't select and employ competent staff.

SC

I think that you have got your threads a bit mixed up there SC,this one was about builders and as I stated in my first post 'This is not a thread to slag off all builders in Thailand....only the cowboys.'

Shaggy

Well have a go at incompetent builders, not cowboys. If you employ a cowboy as a builder, or a bank robber as a security guard, or a charlatan as a prime minister, you have no-one to blame but yourself. You are denigrating one of the proudest professions, and the great Western movie tradition, based solely on your inadequate familiarity with the architectural employment market.

It's just fortunate that I am here to try and prevent the wanton impuning of the professional reputation of cowboys.

SC

Or, you could say you shouldnt have choosen the name cowboy.

Are you being serious or on a wind up streetcowboy? I was not referring to the cowboys of the wild west.In England it is used also to describe builders that do shoddy and unprofessional work.