Working With Your Mates, What Could Go Wrong?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Any horror stories with working with other trades or your mates…let me know 🙌👍 Not far off 10k now so if you haven’t subscribed it would really help me out and I can sort a giveaway for you lovely lot 👊

[@Heatking]

It makes a nice change, when you get to work with people from time to time, being a sole trader. But after a day… I’ve had enough of it and want to be back on my own 😂 you two did well in such a small space! Loved the new angles/voiceovers on this one🎉

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah mate I’m same after 1 day I could go a week without seeing anyone 👍👍😂😂 thanks mate thought I’d change it up a little bit

[@mrharry8466]

Nice one pal, enjoyed that. Especially good advice about price. All the best to you.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate glad you enjoyed it 🙌👍

[@jonny7491]

That’s why I had Luke around the other day for boiler service and gas fire cap off, after watching him work felt like he was a mate I could trust his work,would definitely recommend him.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Pleasure working for you mate 🙌👍

[@robertpeters8531]

Another great video again. Just asking that tight crossover is really handy. Did you make that yourself just with street elbows or what? Good advice on the mates and other trades. I find like yourself if you have a solid relationship with yer mate then all good. As you say if he’s a good friend he will gladly and I reiterate gladly pay you what the going rate is and will respect the fact your running a business. I always say everyone has a family to keep whether it be just themselves or a large family and so needs to get paid accordingly. Keep up the good work.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate. Crossover if you need to make one 2 street 45 and an elbow, works well in tight situations

[@johnsmart4692]

Good video

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@ArifPolicewala]

Great video❤ . A better insight as to what it should really be like working with or for mates.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate appreciate the support 👍

[@glynstorer3269]

Fan coil unit fitted loads in the day

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Honestly first I’ve seen 👍

[@andrewoleary9704]

Those preformed crossovers are well worth carrying. I really struggle to get anything that tight

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes mate they am definitely worth keeping on van, like you said no bend is getting tighter than them 👍

[@A.r.m.fitness]

Great video as usual mate. Whats the tape that you put around the pipe called?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Foil tape 👍

[@GoingDownOnJill]

Packout any day of the week!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes mate I do like my pack out stuff

[@zombienation68]

Hehe, I have massive issues working with others whether it be mates, family or other trades...they're ALWAYS in the way and ALWAYS ahead of where you are 😂 Example : current house Im on, plasterer was called in on my 3 days off without me knowing...he proceeded to cover all of my cables and pipework that I hadnt even finished, caused another 4 days work to dig them all out. Then he comes back to plaster while I'm fitting the kitchen and covers EVERYTHING in finish plaster...so p!ssed off, I nearly quit the job

[@bluebulldog_uk]

That is crazy, creating more work! I’ve worked on some sites where they get eveyone in same day and it’s impossible to do anything as your always in someone’s way

[@rossnolan2883]

Top notch 😊😊😊😊😊

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 👍

[@56ty78ui]

I'll never forget when I got caught short, needed a shit, both toilets out and water off. So decided I was near a public one, drove to it, and it was shut and padlocked. I'm really struggling now. I decide to go in the bucket in my van, opened sliding doors, went in and closed the door, quite peaceful tbh. Blue roll to clean up. All done. Then I went to open sliding door from the inside, it was deadlocked! My key did not work to open from the inside. My phone was in the front. Panic set in, plus the smell. My ladder rack was internal then, It was a Ford Connect. I managed to get to the back door latch with a length of 22mm, it opened a little, I pushed the ladders back against those doors, thankfully they opened. Ladders and racking out the way I could crawl out. Still freaks me out.

[@Tom_Plumb_PHS]

Now that's funny😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Mate I actually laughed out loud at that 😂😂 what a predicament to be in…imagine if someone had to open the doors for you, the smell they would have been greeted with 😂😂 fair play mate that’s a good one thanks for sharing 🙌👍

[@jimmym2628]

how come the basin pipes are that far apart pal, big basin or summot?

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Wasn’t sure just thought one on left other on right be sound 😅👍

[@NindyBahia]

Sound advice Luke

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Thanks mate 🙌👍

[@chiron6699]

Lost a couple of friends working for them. Boundaries and payment can easily go south

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Very true

[@richardranson9449]

I don't let anybody use my tools and I would not use there's. Because if am using mine and it broke it's down to me. Cheers mate.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yeah mate I know a few lads that have a strict policy on there tools and I don’t blame them, some tools can cost £££, like you said if you lend it to someone and it breaks am you going to trust them to replace or reimburse

[@mburton5365]

@@bluebulldog_uk If a family member or friend wants to borrow any of my tools then the answer is no but I will come round and do it for you or you bring the item that needs fixing to me. Saves any arguments about broken tools etc.

[@markchambers]

Hi Luke You attending Installer Show NEC next week

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Yes mate Tuesday il be with city plumbing, Wednesday il be floating about and Thursday il be there again on ADEY stand for a few hours 👍

[@markchambers]

@@bluebulldog_uk Wow you must be earning to much money to spend three days 😉

[@andrewoleary9704]

Actually caught a sparky walking off with x4 of my Makita batteries and multi charger……all his tools were Dewalt!! “ oh sorry bro ,thought they were mine”!!!!

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Wow, good job you caught him in time!

[@zombienation68]

Good catch...not a real sparky obviously, dont they all use Milwaukee ?? 🤣

[@andrewoleary9704]

@@zombienation68 not this one…. Even had a yellow van😂🤣

[@CommercialGasEngineerVideos]

Yep working with mates or for family is a no no.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Can be a headache 😅

[@samf1500]

My advice is to ask mates to quote for a job as they would for any customer and also put everything in writing as they would for a random customer. The advantage to getting a mate to do the work is the quality should be good, you trust them and you’re supporting their business. The main issue I’ve had with some mates is the job drags on as they work half days, they take on other jobs which become priority, and some change the price due to the job taking ages… It’s also always difficult to be firm when a friendship is on the line. I guess the flip side are mates who aren’t in trade wanting to pay in beers or a small amount of cash! Maybe it’s just best to not work with mates at all? 😂

[@bluebulldog_uk]

That’s some good advice there to be honest, and yes some mates expect a few beers down pub to pay for installing a boiler 😂

[@NotAllTheTime]

Can I ask why you used tape on the tube in the wall and not lagging? I'm going to be your worst stalker for asking questions 😅😅😅 It's videos like this that I learn from.... As for boxes, I used to buy DeWalt and then noticed that Stanley is DeWalt and the gear is exactly the same (fits with DeWalt too) in build quality and it's only 2/3 of the price.

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Didn’t have any pipe wrap/lagging mate as my mate was supplying materials so just use that tap to protect pipe 😅 yeah the Stanley fat max am great to be fair, them dewalt ones are very similar, I’ve got a few Stanley boxes as well been great for other fittings 👍👍 And don’t worry about the questions mate, fire away 😂🙌

[@andrewoleary9704]

It’s purely a barrier to protect the pipe from brick and cement

[@stephendavies925]

Always trust your mates never trust your family they always want jobs done for nothing, Oh I will get you a few pints, I think not😂

[@benc1439]

Heard that one a few times 😐

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Mates are the family you choose 👌👍

[@mickblower]

Up to 2015, I was a gas engineer but this was the year my back went and it was game over. An ex mate of mine who I had worked on numerous occasion approached me to ask for some help. We live in Liverpool and we had a boiler install in Stoke. Even though I was in agony, I gave him three days [Sunday, Monday and Tuesday]. Long hours and long days, nearly done me in. On the way home, he told me that he had no money to pay me 🤬🤬🤬. Then karma called, a fitting popped and flooded the property in the early hours of the morning and he had no public liability 😂😂😂

[@plumber9885]

I blame the cyclist

[@joey200867]

Plasterboard in a shower 😂 COWBOYS! Grout is water resistant NOT WATERPROOF ya muppets

[@bluebulldog_uk]

Pretty sure I was just doing the plumbing mate so behave with ya cowboy comment 🥱