Comments on: Changing terms, changing livestyles

By: William

William — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 21:31:00 +0000

Thanks, J Guengerich I appreciate that.

By: J Guengerich

J Guengerich — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:53:00 +0000

William, every time I tackle a DIY project around the home and it involves plumbing, I call a plumber. You guys are needed and appreciated. ( and worth every penny!)
When we bought the place it had the flexible tubing going overhead in my garage to a water spicket on the opposite side. When we started remodeling I had the plumbers come out and install copper, the proper install in my mind.
I could envision that plastic leaking on my tools or machines and ruining them.
Plumbing and other trades where there is craft and pride involved really aren’t dying down… IMHO. It is just cyclical, most are just waiting for the plastic tubing, toilet flanges, IKEA and such to fail… then they’ll come to their senses.

By: Paul Sellers

Paul Sellers — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:33:00 +0000

Thanks William. All this helps, you know.

By: William

William — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:59:00 +0000

Paul, I have to agree with you. I am a carpenter and plumber by trade. I started out in the early nineties, as a laborer, then graduated to a carpenter, and within 3 months as a carpenter I was helping a plumber, drill holes and made boxes for showers. After working with him for a few weeks he ask me if I would like to learn plumbing. I agreed because it paid a little more.

Looking back, I am glad I became a plumber, but I should have stayed in carpentry. The reason is now a days with pex tubings, push on fittings almost anyone can install plumbing. Plumbing isn’t a trade anymore, As a matter of fact here in the U.S. a plumber is now called a technician and with six months of training anyone can do it.

Although carpentry, is still a trade worthy of perusing. I enjoy working with wood. It gives me a sense of pride with every finished piece. Now I am looking forward to creating pieces without power tools, screws and nails. Just wood, and glue.