Worst Job of 2008

[cornish_crofter]

Just to add the balance to Dave's thread

What was the worst job of 2008 and why?

Also what was the worst job of all time?

I can't say I had a worst job so to speak, but there have been things about some jobs that stressed me out more than usual.

Althoug I was stressed out with the wetroom and it nearly went very wrong, I did enjoy it, so maybe that is my worst job of 2008 from that point of view.

[garythetiler]

my worst job of 2008 was fitting stone to the outside of a building while we were doing it we witnessed a terrible crash were someone died ,the job itself was okay just not a nice memory when i think of it
another bad one was where i got a really bad rash working in some ones house ,polite way to say it hadnt been cleaned in years and when i left there my work clothes smelt of the place arghh horrible although a good payer

[cornish_crofter]

my worst job of 2008 was fitting stone to the outside of a building while we were doing it we witnessed a terrible crash were someone died........

Not nice!

[geordietiler]

revamping a tgi fridays in manchester on nightshift so it could stay open for business, chopped up about 10m2 per night retiled and grouted for next morn, heat was unbearable old tiles thick of grease, once chopped up loads of stale water under so had to dry with blow heater and numerous insect and vermon lifeforms, through all workwere away after as could not get rid of smell, have never eaten in one since.....

[Wow Tiling]

worst job of 2008 had to be westfeild , was down on it for about 8 weeks on different shops impossible to get gear on site, parking was a no go then got ripped off on the last job . Glad to see the back of it.

[bathroomboy]

Worst job I had was 2 streets away, customer got 600x300 tiles with a mosaic border, the walls were so uneven I think the plasterer must have been a druggie and was on a bad trip, in hindsight I wished I stripped it back to the brick and drylined it, as it slowed me down by days.
The mosaic was awful half the thickness of the field tile.
When I came to put the quadrant shower enclosure in, there was a profile missing, and the glass wouldn't fit in the seals, come to put it in and there was no adjustment whatsoever, it over hung the the tray slightly.
I think it was a cheap copy of a Merlyn enclosure.
Absolute nightmare.

[Eddie]

I was working on a wee bathroom, had a few delays at the start, lady didn't know what way she wanted the tiles put up. When i eventually got started, i fired all the tiles on the widow wall, got all the cuts around the window done, then i had to leave, to get my flu jab. As soon as i walked back into the bathroom i realised i had forgot to put the border in. Had to take half the tiles off again, and re-do all the cuts. what a ( NO SWEARING )

[brian c]

I have had a couple this year....customer never told me she wanted chessboard effect so tiles had to come off the wall i tiled.

just before christmas as most of you know job all set to finish ..full bathroom refurb.Plumber smashed sink ,bath was leaking and cistern valve broke.Thats what im doing tomorrow..ordering the new ones as shop has been closed since christmas eve.

[faithhealer]

Worst couple of days for me was this, 'minging', bathroom floor. Couldn't get home fast enough to get showered until I had it boarded out! uurrgghh