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| View Poll Results: Are british standards RULES or GUIDLINES..?.. | |||
| RULES |     | 7 | 23.33% |
| GUIDELINES |    | 20 | 66.67% |
| OTHER..( please state what) |    | 2 | 6.67% |
| Never read BS so don't know.. |    | 1 | 3.33% |
| Voters: 30. You may not vote on this poll | |||
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31-07-2008
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British standards are they rules or guidelines? Just wondering what your opinion is. | ||||||||||
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Seen as tiling is not governed by a governing body as in not licenced like sparkys or gas guys so to speak then they are guidlines of such...unless they can be enforced then they are not rules....... But we should try to stick to them as much as possible IMO.... | ||
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i agree with Dave,but how many times do tilers refer to BS on a weekly basis etc...especially domestic but i presume that its different for commercial as site agents and architects etc are involved.Put it this way i have never had a customer quote to me any BS,unlike if i get a plumber for my gas boiler i will ask and request to see his corgi certificate. | ||||||||||
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I would prefer if they were rules....but they are guidelines. I see some catastrophies in my occupation and hearts broken. The jobs that are done according to BS are at least safe, and are a good foundation for some kind of regulation. The rest is down to the integrity and skill of the person choosing work accepting them ,utilising and teaching by them, BS is all we have for now......Gaz | ||
| "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten" Last edited by GazTech; 31-07-2008 at 11:02 PM. |
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| The Following User Says Thank You to GazTech For This Useful Post: | deanotile (31-07-2008) |
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My girlfriend used to work for BS, She was working on the glass section and you would be amazed how many people would ring up checking the BS number on their double glazing to check that it was legal. Companys have to pay a yearly fee for the priviledge and the testing is stringent. The company she now works for is BS registered and they visit every year to check on health and safety. Just to finish of when visiting the tile show I was given a thing to hang round my neck with my badge on it, She made a comment that BS would,nt of allowed that because it would,nt break if it snagged or caught on something because it was around my neck. | ||||||||||
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off the record you know as well as me the BS is a load of ***** it changes day to day you must have seen some of the crap tiles that carry the blessing of the BS label travertine, B&Q for ex sample | |||||||||||
| and on the seventh day god created Manchester city shauny wright wright  we got robinho |
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To be honest pj I have never seen BS on a box of tiles but then I have never looked, Will now  | ||||||||||
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Personally I see the standards as a measuring stick if something goes wrong the stick is held up and if you don’t measure up you don’t have a leg to stand on. It is for protection the customers and yours | ||||||||||
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| The Following User Says Thank You to deanotile For This Useful Post: | GazTech (01-08-2008) |
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