Are tradies getting financially hammered by the rain?

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3 years ago

Shooting the breeze.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

24 Oct 2022 11:12am

Noticing how hard it's been to find a good time to do some outside painting and deck oiling due to the rain, I'm wondering how much has this has impacted on some trades being able to get any work done over the last year or so?

myscreenname

2446 posts

myscreenname

2446 posts

25 Oct 2022 6:50pm

Harrow said..
Noticing how hard it's been to find a good time to do some outside painting and deck oiling due to the rain, I'm wondering how much has this has impacted on some trades being able to get any work done over the last year or so?

It has had no impact, Einstein.

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

25 Oct 2022 8:23pm

Sounds like a saw point.

Rails

QLD

1371 posts

Rails

QLD, 1371 posts

26 Oct 2022 5:15am

When the chippies are down

Flying Dutchman

1751 posts

Flying Dutchman

WA, 1751 posts

26 Oct 2022 4:31am

Harrow just got a hammering

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

26 Oct 2022 7:43am

The puns are plumbing new depths

Waterloo

QLD

1497 posts

Waterloo

QLD, 1497 posts

26 Oct 2022 9:58am

I'm floored by the responses.

lucky Harrow didn't get decked..oh, wait.

CH3MTR4IL5

978 posts

CH3MTR4IL5

WA, 978 posts

26 Oct 2022 8:12am

Didn't even get a concrete answer

Flying Dutchman

1751 posts

Flying Dutchman

WA, 1751 posts

26 Oct 2022 8:34am

CH3MTR4IL5 said..
Didn't even get a concrete answer

Haha genius

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

26 Oct 2022 10:31am

CH3MTR4IL5 said..
Didn't even get a concrete answer

Certainly we should drill into the issue some more.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

26 Oct 2022 3:26pm

My building expectation of a constructive answer has been plastered after inspecting this thread, leaving me feeling a little glazed and drained.

Flying Dutchman

1751 posts

Flying Dutchman

WA, 1751 posts

26 Oct 2022 12:39pm

You're a little glazed? Harrow got double glazed

myscreenname

2446 posts

myscreenname

2446 posts

26 Oct 2022 12:56pm

This thread is riveting.

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

26 Oct 2022 12:58pm

myscreenname said..
This thread is riveting.

Hit the nail on the head.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

26 Oct 2022 4:12pm

Hard to believe, but this is actually worse than what I have to endure whenever my father-in-law visits.

myscreenname

2446 posts

myscreenname

2446 posts

26 Oct 2022 1:33pm

I haven't met your father-in-law but yeah, I guess this wood be worse

Pugwash

7733 posts

Pugwash

WA, 7733 posts

26 Oct 2022 1:35pm

Harrow said..
Hard to believe, but this is actually worse than what I have to endure whenever my father-in-law visits.

Delete it, delete it! It would be a total screw up if he saw that!

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

29 Oct 2022 2:46pm

Woo hoo... this westerly wind all weekend in Sydney has finally provided perfect deck oiling weather - not even any overnight dew! First coat today, second coming tomorrow morning.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

1 Nov 2022 5:35pm

The beauty of beaded rainwater on freshly oiled timber.

kk

953 posts

WA, 953 posts

1 Nov 2022 3:04pm

Yikes!

A nailed down timber deck?

gavnwend

1374 posts

gavnwend

WA, 1374 posts

1 Nov 2022 4:28pm

Has the creator of this topic ever picked up a hammer.Rain has killed my job.

Buster fin

2598 posts

Buster fin

WA, 2598 posts

1 Nov 2022 4:39pm

hole catches rain.
nail rusts.
blows out previously beaut timber.
shame.

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

1 Nov 2022 7:42pm

kk said..
Yikes!
A nailed down timber deck?

Nail holes? They're hex socket heads for 14g 50mm screws. Maybe time to visit your optometrist.

Blown out? I'm happy enough with the appearance after 13 years, especially considering it's fully exposed to the weather.

Whatever is going on in WA to create all these negative vibes? We're the ones that have just had to endure a year of non-stop rain!

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

1 Nov 2022 8:39pm

gavnwend said..
Has the creator of this topic ever picked up a hammer.Rain has killed my job.

Okay, I think I see where I've been going wrong. If I want to paint outdoor timber in continual heavy rain, I just need to use a hammer?! And all this time I thought a hammer was just for hitting on the end of a screwdriver to send circlips flying into the garden where I'll never find them again.

FormulaNova

15100 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15100 posts

1 Nov 2022 7:33pm

Harrow said..

Whatever is going on in WA to create all these negative vibes? We're the ones that have just had to endure a year of non-stop rain!

It's too windy over here and it gets too much

Harrow

NSW

4521 posts

Harrow

NSW, 4521 posts

2 Nov 2022 5:51am

FormulaNova said..
It's too windy over here and it gets too much

I figured it was probably just a hangover from the extended lockdown.

kk

953 posts

WA, 953 posts

2 Nov 2022 5:51am

Yep now i see the screw, off to the optometrist I go......

I've lived in a few rentals with nailed down decks and it ain't pretty!

FormulaNova

15100 posts

FormulaNova

WA, 15100 posts

2 Nov 2022 6:31am

Harrow said..

FormulaNova said..
It's too windy over here and it gets too much

I figured it was probably just a hangover from the extended lockdown.

Is it over now? I wish someone had told me.

As for 'hangovers' I am still laughing at the alcohol restrictions that were implemented here. i think they were allowing enough in one purchase that would take me a year to drink. at least it would have been a merry lockdown.

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