Call outs after hours are a thing of the past for me,thankfully. As you get older,time is running out so working on weekends and unsociable hours is a no no.
Those old houses were built to impress guests with nice front elevations, entrance halls & reception rooms. But move further back and you’ll find rough brickwork, no fancy cornices & dados, and no lincrusta wallpaper. Some of those posh Georgian terraces in the richest parts of London have re-used old ship’s timbers in the roof. And whilst modern houses seem bland & cheap, they are actually designed to much better standards in respect of such things as foundations, structural stability, resistance to wind loadings, insulation, fire resistance, etc.. What is worse is workmanship, with the old apprenticeship system having been replaced by ‘qualifications’ from some training centre or other.
Mark Sesum - True, but personal integrity aside, a long apprenticeship usually provided a lot of varied, real world experience and problem solving next to a time served craftsman, which training centre courses cannot hope to replicate. .
Benzknees - sorry, I have to disagree with you on most points. We have far better technology now, so can design buildings that will meet the relevant standards but at minimum cost. In the past the standards were not as comprehensive as now. But for the most part, structures and buildings were well made, often being slightly over engineered. The quality is defined by what the customer wants and the tradesmen having a pride in the job. Hence in older buildings it is true that the frontage and inside the areas that visitors and guests were invited into, and where the owner would spend most of their time were finished out much nicer than the other areas. Because that was what the buyers wanted. You can’t blame the building or the builders for that. If you ever watch a documentary on the state of modern houses, be sure to have a pen and pad ready to record the hundreds of snagging items that can be found per property. Including some big fails where they have not complied with the required standards. And these are new houses being build by big construction companies. And of course, most modern houses are built to the minimum size that they can get away with (to meet the legally required minimum and no larger). Because that generates the maximum profit for the construction company.
Mark 1024MAK - That’s what I said, modern houses are well designed but have poor workmanship. I’m a building surveyor and have investigated building defects in thousands of houses over a period of 30+ years. I’ve seen at first hand all the common faults that come up time and time again on both old and new housing.
Youre quite right Tom, everything is now money driven and quality has become an option at a price rather than the norm. Great video as usual and thanks for sharing.
Very good point about the quality of houses now, I couldn’t agree more. New builds have no character and as someone who worked on them for about 4 years, I would never buy one
The staircase and trim are beautiful, unfortunately not a lot of attention to detail like that today. I’m a tradesman myself and enjoy watching your videos. Well done👍
Mate I’ve got so much respect for you in London, I run sub-mains and fit out log cabins, luckily I don’t often work in London but when I do it’s awful. You must have the patience of a saint!
That building looks great. But there is a festering dirty secret hidden out of sight behind the lipstick. Watched enough renovation shows to know that. Hence a shower in your livingroom.
Yes, I'm guessing there would be just a little bit of tension if you asked to video her destroyed kitchen. :-) Were you able to get here electric temporarily sorted?
Another great Vid Tom I am hearing you about the quality of housing/ and buildings in general Australian houses are rubbish at keeping the heat out in summer And keeping the heat in in Winter Hope you had a great Christmas And happy year to you
Dude I have to ask. What's that attached to the go-pro when you're carrying it? I always catch a glimpse in a mirror when you pass one. Sad times indeed my friend. Houses and blocks of flats get erected quicker than my love life. It pains me to see a beautiful victorian apartment divided into flats. You can see the huge detailed cornice and coving disapearing behind cheep stud walls where a large room has been been split into smaller rooms :'( how people must have once lived in these huge homes amazes me. Looking forward to Monday sir!
really like these videos !! keep it up, just have one question, how do your customers feel about you filing in their homes and making videos while on their time ? do you ever get complaints about jobs taking longer because youre filming and stuff which makes the jobs cost more ?
I could see in one way that it's nice because the client doesn't have to be there and they can see that you didn't hang around in their sofa watching TV all day and they can see the quality of work and what goes into it.
Hello :) thanks for the sightseeing. Coming in a month's time kinda. And always looking for stuff to see. I've come to the UK/ London many times but always interested in more stuff. So since you're a Londoner now, do you enjoy living there? With stuff to do apart from work if you have any other activities etc? Let me know if you can cause I'm looking into moving in from Greece I love the city. My kind of cities actually. :)
build quicker more profit and then cut corners to get a bonus for finsihing waaay earlier.. all old houses and stuff those heavy woodbeams was made with handtools and humanpower when Men was men and hide pride in the work and was no timeline pushing like todays busy hectic we live in... why old building are simple lovely to look at and last longer then todays rapid build
Great video Thomas, kool seeing your work on the other side of the world, very nice workmanship in that bldg you had a call too. I have to ask, what the hell are those bloody crooked lines I see all over the road ways when you drive around, the ones that run near the side of the road, they are not everywhere, just certain areas.Keep up the great videos, by the way you are driving on the wrong side of the road!...
Wavy lines are used to warn motorists of an impending pedestrian crossing, other than to let people cross you are not supposed to stop within the wavy lines, especially to do your make-up etc :).
i got them all made up from a company in potters bar. loads of companies do it now though. just google sign writing companies and most will also do clothing too. just tell them what you want and they make it to size.
Gday. Sparky from Melbourne here. First off, great videos! I have a question though. Why aren't the earthing conductors insulated in your twin and earth wiring? It seems time consuming that you have to sheath it. Thanks.
Great Video Thomas thanks! I did my aprenticeship in and around London. My first job on my own at 17 years old was a pub rewire Near the Edgware road. I went down in the bar at Lunctime and strippers were doing strange things with sausages lol . I am now sparking in France but would give my right arm to be back in London doing the same as you .
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I'm glad I'm not the only once that appreciates the craftsmanship.
Mr Nagy, I know this is a little old video but it's gold - please get some more call out ones!
thanks, glad you enjoyed the night-time sightseeing tour (plus call out)!
As has been said. Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten. Great videos thanks.
I keep coming back to this video, I don't know why I find it so theraputic haha.
Love the wood paneling. A sign of another time.
The real stuff and not the fake stuff that always looks bad
Call outs after hours are a thing of the past for me,thankfully. As you get older,time is running out so working on weekends and unsociable hours is a no no.
On call for nights every 3 weeks... guarenteed 30+ hes overtime along with the 39hrs 9-5.30.. great way to save for a mortgage when your a young lad
So time is running out..... and you prefer to sit on your couch watching telly.
Those old houses were built to impress guests with nice front elevations, entrance halls & reception rooms. But move further back and you’ll find rough brickwork, no fancy cornices & dados, and no lincrusta wallpaper. Some of those posh Georgian terraces in the richest parts of London have re-used old ship’s timbers in the roof.
And whilst modern houses seem bland & cheap, they are actually designed to much better standards in respect of such things as foundations, structural stability, resistance to wind loadings, insulation, fire resistance, etc.. What is worse is workmanship, with the old apprenticeship system having been replaced by ‘qualifications’ from some training centre or other.
Mark Sesum - True, but personal integrity aside, a long apprenticeship usually provided a lot of varied, real world experience and problem solving next to a time served craftsman, which training centre courses cannot hope to replicate. .
Benzknees - sorry, I have to disagree with you on most points. We have far better technology now, so can design buildings that will meet the relevant standards but at minimum cost. In the past the standards were not as comprehensive as now. But for the most part, structures and buildings were well made, often being slightly over engineered.
The quality is defined by what the customer wants and the tradesmen having a pride in the job. Hence in older buildings it is true that the frontage and inside the areas that visitors and guests were invited into, and where the owner would spend most of their time were finished out much nicer than the other areas. Because that was what the buyers wanted. You can’t blame the building or the builders for that.
If you ever watch a documentary on the state of modern houses, be sure to have a pen and pad ready to record the hundreds of snagging items that can be found per property. Including some big fails where they have not complied with the required standards. And these are new houses being build by big construction companies.
And of course, most modern houses are built to the minimum size that they can get away with (to meet the legally required minimum and no larger). Because that generates the maximum profit for the construction company.
Mark 1024MAK - That’s what I said, modern houses are well designed but have poor workmanship. I’m a building surveyor and have investigated building defects in thousands of houses over a period of 30+ years. I’ve seen at first hand all the common faults that come up time and time again on both old and new housing.
How often are you on-call, does your company provide a 24 hour callout service and if so, how does it work as you seem to be a sole trader?
Youre quite right Tom, everything is now money driven and quality has become an option at a price rather than the norm. Great video as usual and thanks for sharing.
Every house you go to is beautiful and old on the outside and either beautiful and old or beautiful and new on the inside.
Very good point about the quality of houses now, I couldn’t agree more. New builds have no character and as someone who worked on them for about 4 years, I would never buy one
The staircase and trim are beautiful, unfortunately not a lot of attention to detail like that today. I’m a tradesman myself and enjoy watching your videos. Well done👍
Great work thomas keep it up
Ms electrics
Mate I’ve got so much respect for you in London, I run sub-mains and fit out log cabins, luckily I don’t often work in London but when I do it’s awful. You must have the patience of a saint!
That building looks great. But there is a festering dirty secret hidden out of sight behind the lipstick. Watched enough renovation shows to know that. Hence a shower in your livingroom.
dirty secret ? what secret?
I have seen that stuff.
Yes, I'm guessing there would be just a little bit of tension if you asked to video her destroyed kitchen. :-) Were you able to get here electric temporarily sorted?
In the UK we've created a situation where land is so valuable there is no money left for craftsmen or even building things to a decent standard.
what did you actually end up doing with the electrics mate
1:25 Haha Lamborginis with wheel clamps on!
Ha living beyond your means...
If there is water pissing through your ceiling making the electrics go fizzle pop do you call an electrician or a plumber?
Both, the plumber to stop the leak and the electrician to make safe the electrics.
@John Smith actually, I think you call the ghost busters
Hi from the other London! (Ontario, Canada)
Thank you ,that little sight seeing tour was good and yes your right we are obsessed with price and not quality .unless you happen to be mega rich!
If you have the money you can can still build a quality building IF you can find the craftsmen/women to build what you want.
i've been waiting all year for this
Another great Vid Tom
I am hearing you about the quality of housing/ and buildings in general
Australian houses are rubbish at keeping the heat out in summer
And keeping the heat in in Winter
Hope you had a great Christmas
And happy year to you
Keep the heat out? Oh wait other side I'm so used to cold Winters.
Gerat work
the ending is so funny 5:37
It’s not about cost or craftsmanship, it comes down to people not looking after the nice things in buildings
It sounded like a tour of the Monopoly Board at the start !
This is exactly why I’ve made the choice to work in the heritage sector only. Modern buildings have no soul
Nice one. Great Information. Going to London soon....:-)
found this channel 2 days ago can't stop watching!
Get a fucking life ffs
Having just bought a new build house, I know exactly what you mean!
Wooooooo the vids are back this is great love this channel
You should have been a turist guide instead of a electrician!
Love your videos and your intro :)
Dude I have to ask. What's that attached to the go-pro when you're carrying it? I always catch a glimpse in a mirror when you pass one.
Sad times indeed my friend. Houses and blocks of flats get erected quicker than my love life. It pains me to see a beautiful victorian apartment divided into flats. You can see the huge detailed cornice and coving disapearing behind cheep stud walls where a large room has been been split into smaller rooms :'( how people must have once lived in these huge homes amazes me.
Looking forward to Monday sir!
Kebab Kid - New Kings Road..... you wont be disappointed Thomas.
Hey Thomas how do you know what type of cable to use when wiring thanks
CaptainCrookz. Building regulation code.
What a stunning building (the one you went to work at) and what an unusual lift! :-)
Very professional , I'm semi skilled
Sprakey,s m8 , love your vids
If you cant get continuity reading on a bonding cable. What is the fault called?
I don't feel Thomas she would have been that polite if you asked to film her gushing 😂😂
really like these videos !! keep it up, just have one question, how do your customers feel about you filing in their homes and making videos while on their time ? do you ever get complaints about jobs taking longer because youre filming and stuff which makes the jobs cost more ?
Dom Con I’m sure agreement to film is on a quid pro quo basis.
I could see in one way that it's nice because the client doesn't have to be there and they can see that you didn't hang around in their sofa watching TV all day and they can see the quality of work and what goes into it.
Hate London traffic, used to be a motorcycle messenger based in Greenwich 35 years ago.
beautiful property,I love places like that...unlike the shit plasterboard flats you get now days everywhere
You can have what you want if you can afford it lol
I think you mean winter wonderland
Hello :) thanks for the sightseeing. Coming in a month's time kinda. And always looking for stuff to see. I've come to the UK/ London many times but always interested in more stuff. So since you're a Londoner now, do you enjoy living there? With stuff to do apart from work if you have any other activities etc? Let me know if you can cause I'm looking into moving in from Greece I love the city. My kind of cities actually. :)
build quicker more profit and then cut corners to get a bonus for finsihing waaay earlier.. all old houses and stuff those heavy woodbeams was made with handtools and humanpower when Men was men and hide pride in the work and was no timeline pushing like todays busy hectic we live in... why old building are simple lovely to look at and last longer then todays rapid build
Thomas nagy could you talk about how to find apprenticeships.
Nagy binge tonight on the 4k
Nice one☺
Looks just like Willand on a Friday ;-)
Nice
nighttime callout house been buried in water let’s do a tour vid first😎
Great video Thomas, kool seeing your work on the other side of the world, very nice workmanship in that bldg you had a call too. I have to ask, what the hell are those bloody crooked lines I see all over the road ways when you drive around, the ones that run near the side of the road, they are not everywhere, just certain areas.Keep up the great videos, by the way you are driving on the wrong side of the road!...
Wavy lines are used to warn motorists of an impending pedestrian crossing, other than to let people cross you are not supposed to stop within the wavy lines, especially to do your make-up etc :).
Thank you...
Hi Tom. Not sure if you've been asked this before but, where do you get your work clothes from?
i got them all made up from a company in potters bar.
loads of companies do it now though. just google sign writing companies and most will also do clothing too. just tell them what you want and they make it to size.
1:52... RIP the Beirut Express :-(
Gday. Sparky from Melbourne here. First off, great videos! I have a question though. Why aren't the earthing conductors insulated in your twin and earth wiring? It seems time consuming that you have to sheath it. Thanks.
Cost. pure and simple.
If you drilled or damaged the cable the earth is exposed so would trip the rcd faster so safty and ofcorse cost 😀
nice video's keep up the good work
Can tell that’s where you done the video with the fire alarm testing
Ik where two are just type tom Nagy fire alarms
London is a beautiful place I have visited there many times, just too busy for me
some ellectrical work??
Personally, I wouldn't have taken the lift knowing there was a major water leak on the upper floors.
fair call altho it would have been great footage so what did you have to do isolate the main board ? or just that circuit ?.
it worries me sometimes to think what i would do in that type of situation
The Original London Sightseeing Van Company, your entrepreneurship is without rival. 😄 What are you going to think of next ! ¡ ? ¿
What a random vid!
How do non-Londoners cope without the attractions and glamour of London?
Should have offered it as a record of damage for insurance purposes
You could at least have told us what you did to fix the problem.
Why? All situations are different so what is the point?
@@theyoutubeguy1 thinking through the problem helps solve the problem especially with another's perspective.
Its going to be standing 300 years later, ya maybe. But who gives a fuck when there is water pissing out of your ceiling.
I don't know if anyone else noticed it but your audio/video sync seems a little of in your videos.
Great Video Thomas thanks! I did my aprenticeship in and around London. My first job on my own at 17 years old was a pub rewire Near the Edgware road. I went down in the bar at Lunctime and strippers were doing strange things with sausages lol . I am now sparking in France but would give my right arm to be back in London doing the same as you .
What's being a sparky in France like?
I prefer sightseeing around Salford 😉
wear is the best pye mash shop
;-)
2 nd like :D
First aha
Are you Hungarian? Your surname is very Hungarian...