Pa needs to get a man in...
This doesn't sound at all right to me. I know I'm only a canine, but I'm a fairly astute one (in my opinion) and this doesn't sound good.
He ought to stop buggering about thinking of other men and sort out a reliable plumber. The boiler on the wall in my room is making one hell of a racket - it's woke me up early 3 mornings running now - I'm not happy!
I might pitch a tent in the kitchen and start a silent protest, although I haven't actually got a tent and pitching it sounds tricky... I'm still not happy...