Simple jobs are never so

I've been working on a disability bathroom in Berkhamstead this week. A simple enough job, but why are the simple jobs the ones that give you the problems. Like, hardly any room to put the fan grille in soffit; plastic spurs on the grille needed removing wih a Stanley knife, which takes off my fingertips too; and a mouse nibbling through the live conductor of the ring main circuit running in the loft, meaning remedial work and testing before reinstatement. It was oh-so-simple when I turned up, but it turned into a 2 day job upon completion.

Last week I attended a Raychem underfloor heating installer course. They have very sexy technology for such systems, with self regulating cables derived from trace heating technology in the petrochemical industry. I'm now a certified pro installer for the system.

I PASSED!!

Title says it all really. It's always a big relief to pass the inspection, even when you know you are doing things right.