Top 5 Worst Handyman Jobs / Handyman Beware
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- Top 5 Worst Handyman Jobs / Handyman Beware / Handyman Lost profit. In this video I talk about the 5 handyman jobs that did not goes as planned and I lost a lot of money on these handyman jobs. These jobs cost me profit but I learned a valuable lesson in each! Watch this video and learn from my handyman mistakes!
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Hey man good video. Anyone who says they haven't made a mistake, either they've never done any work or they're just lying. We've all done it, that's how we learn & get better.
RSC Electrical most definitely! Well said! Thanks for your comment!
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True that.
@@santiagohernandez8505 Death to bots.
Honest Lee, regarding your first story: If your customer is a problem before the job they will be a problem during & after the job. Sometimes you gotta walk and let someone else do it.
And remind them that if the job is half finished it's going to be a red flag to anyone else that comes after you
Choose your clients carefully- 100% of my handyman problems have been a result of unreasonable clients.
wise words
When I smell the first hint of a difficult customer, I'm out.
@@amazingrazin totally agree … a difficult client is NEVER EVER worth the trouble
Your positive attitude of "I will figure this out" when you make mistake will serve you well. 👍
Knowing which jobs to refuse is just as important as which jobs to take on; many years ago a client wanted me to cut his kitchen cabinets, I can't remember why but I refuse the job because I am not a cabinet builder, I know that it can be done, but I wasn't sure how it wouldve turned out, so I suggested that he called a cabinet builder.
The best thing to learn as a handyman are the clients to avoid
lee, as a residential, commercial, industrial electrician, i found out that i perform precision guess work based on unreliable data provided by those of questionable knowledge. "mistakes are tuition for success" !mic drop!
Very well said!! Thanks for your comment!
Good videos, love your energy. First time I see termite damage I refer the customer for termite treatment. You open a can of worms when you start chasing the damaged wood for replacement. Use a sea sponge to blot the wet mud, wait for it to haze over, knock down with a mud knife. A wad of paper towel works in a pinch. When I quote paint jobs I explain that it may not match and that anything beyond what I have touched/repaired is extra.
I always get the money for materials up front and half for labor when i start. Then the remaining balance as soon as i am done. But alot of people now just pay me in full upfront. Never let some one pay u after or days after like this guy..
Agreed, It's why customers think they can run over everybody. Same here too, 50% plus materials and THE MOMENT IT'S DONE TO SPEC, hand me my money. I'm not an employee, I get paid now not a week or two. ALL of my agreements lists the details and I will include what does not come with the service.
Thanks you so much for sharing. Makes me not feel so much like a hack job handyman myself. I’m new and learning with each job. I jacked up some curtain rods of all things and I snapped off a bolt in a ceiling fan bracket. Then truck broke down so I was grounded for a few days. Either way pushing forward!
we have all had those days, they happen, the best thing is to just keep pushing forward. Thanks for following along on my journey!
Great stuff! I learned a long time ago, when replacing floor, wall, (underpinning!), always bid the structural underneath! The sad truth I have found out is if they are in a house trailer, they can't really afford to have the work done anyway. Been there, done that!
Broke beaches
Oh wow, this isn't some guy bashing someone someone else's work like normal. Thanks for the genuine video.
People bashing other peoples work ... they don't know what went on. Half the bad work I see is mostly the owners fault. You tell them til they're blue in the face that "this can't be cobbled back together, it's not going to work" and they insist that something be done. I've made the mistake of just doing what they want before.
Way back in the day, I went to a roof leak call. Told the customer - there is no fixing this, it's improperly installed and needs to be replaced. Told him several times. Wrote it on the invoice even. Somebody had already been up there tarring shit up and it didn't work (as expected) "Just tar it up, I don't have the money (or don't want to) replace it" so - against my better judgement I did. 2 weeks later ... I get my ass rode hard by my friend, who went out there and sold the guy a new roof. "I can't believe you did that dumb shit" - Yeah dude, you weren't there. I told that guy several times that this is NOT going to work, and if I do it I have to charge you for it. But that goes in one ear out the other. All they remember is "I paid this guy to fix my roof and it still leaked".
I learned that day to say "no" and walk away, but there are a lot of cases where not so great work gets done because the homeowner wanted something done, and wasn't willing to listen to reason and do it right.
I believe that's why some people hire handy men, they think that we are easy push-overs; if they hire a big shot company they can't do that and they have to pay for every individual screw or nail that goes into the job. PEOPLE LIKE THAT SHOULD BUY THE TOOLS AND DO THEMSELVES I run into people who try to supervise me and tell me how to do the job, and a number of times I pack my tools and left, even if they owed me money, because if you let people think that they always hold all the power, then they will do it to ya evey time.
The most problematic jobs i've ever done always start with the question ''can you just....'' ?
One of my worst was an exterior door replacement. Went and got the door, came to customers house and removed existing door( trim, storm door, jamb,etc. After spending an hour or so doing that, I get ready to put the new pre hung door into the opening only to realize it was roughly 6 inches taller than the opening. Unbeknownst to me, there is such a thing as a 75 inch mobile home door. So then I had to redo everything I had just taken out and put the old door back. Ended up only being able to charge $60 for fixing the door latch. Won't make that mistake again!
Lmao fun stories, definitely when you don’t have enough experience a simple work can turn in a nightmare. I have bunch of stories and like you I learn a lot. Today I do handyman jobs, more confident and professional. Nice video 👍🏼
Most definitely!!
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A shocking experience, be careful where you drill into a wall stud.
I was installing water heater straps, securing the straps with
lag bolts into the wall studs, and when i started to bolt the straps
together, i got got a nice electric zaaaap. water heater was in
the garage just opposite the kitchen, and ironically one of the
lag bolts went right into the romex wiring for the stove. my
hair stood straight up. so i replaced that bolt with a shorter one.
it was part of the learning curve.
I was working all alone most of the day. It's a very end. I broke a marble countertop right in front of the homeowner. 😬.. luckily I spent pretty good money on some epoxy that actually works. A lot of research a lot of clamps a lot of time for drying.. I learned some stuff about marble
I screen my calls, often times Ill look up their property on Zillow while im talking to them. As soon as I find out its a mobile or manufactured home I simply tell the potential customer that I don’t work on mobile homes that it is a specialized trade.
2 things I’ve learned over the years, 90% of mobile home owners cant afford me and are looking for the cheapest guy and 2, every time I’ve taken one if these jobs on Ive regretted it.
Stay away from trailers!!!
I couldn't agree more!!
LOVE your channel! these videos definitely are assisting me in developing my own Handyman business!!! Keep up the great work!
5 steps you should take when you make a mistake :
1admit it.
2do whatever it takes to mitigate the effects.
3apologize for it. Sincerely!
4learn from it
5move on from it.
It is now no longer a mistake, it's experience.
I've been a Handyman for many years and let me tell something. You gotta size up the people and the way I do it is I listen very carefully to the way they are talking to me, especially the first call, the voice on the phone, I listen to the tone in which they are talking to me. Any kind of arrogance and I turn 'em down, tell them sorry, too busy and to call my competitor. The clueless ones will be stuck on son of a bitch jobs while you're fielding the gravy. What you described in the encounter with the sister, watching your every move, following you around, didn't trust, bad vibes in general, that would've been a walk for me. And I walk away from 80-90% of all jobs, don't even give 'em an estimate. Another one you gotta watch out for is end of month move outs where the landlord wants estimates for all this "work that needs to be done" but they've already SPENT the deposit so they wanna SCREW THE TENANT for as much as they can, you get what I'm sayin?! Another is commercial retail that is managed by some third party, notorious for not paying and the retail chick you're dealing with in the store doesn't have a clue about what you did or which light you fixed so another one goes out and she says you didn't do the job, total waste of time.
#1 Lesson your goodwill stops when a person knowingly doesn't reciprocate it or even tries to take advantage of it
learned really quick, some customers never are happy, then learned flipping houses and building models and having no customers to deal with is way better and more profitable.
Its a real bad job when.... the customer is arguing with you and adds more than the contracted amount on and then withholds the payment.... I have had two jobs just that way and it makes recovering from those jobs so much harder.
Most Definitely!
Humility is what you are lacking. Try saying : I don’t know how to do that. Don’t do jobs you’ve never had any experience doing. Can popcorn texture are for homeowners. Let them screw up their ceiling and then you come in and be the hero. When plumbers have been out cutting holes in walls or ceilings it will probably be related to an insurance claim. If this is the case the insurance will pay to have all the texture removed, the ceiling primed, textured and painted. Lots of money for this kind of repair. Lots of masking of walls, floors and move furniture out. Detach ceiling fans, lights, etc. these are all paid by homeowners insurance. Buy yourself a hand hopper and a good compressor. Take your helper to help move furniture. Be sure after you remove the popcorn texture that you prime the ceiling with oil base kilz. If you don’t the new texture will yellow out as it dries. Keep up the good work. Seems like we all learn from our mistakes. I’ve had my share.🤔
Thanks to technology, i always Look up Videos on any Project b4 i start the project.
Great videos and info!!
I’m starting up my handyman business and one, if not the only job I will not do is paint. I’m just not good at it. There are plenty of professional painters out there. The chance of a Customer not liking my work and have me redo it, or worse hold payment is not worth it.
How’s the business going? Did you ever wind up painting or you stay away ?
I was working in a five story condo in downtown Seattle on the top floor, removing car decking to remodel a bathroom. I knew there were sprinklers attached to the floor so I was being careful and set my saw to the perfect depth. Most of the floor came up without event, but I was working too fast and not being as careful as I should have been. I was using my Burke bar to pry up flooring when I heard a "BOOOOM!!" Water shot out like a cannon, the fire alarm went off, the building was evacuated and here I am trying my best to catch water in a five gallon bucket to no avail. My co-worker tried to find a water shut-off but it was locked and the guy with the key was not in. The fire department came and took their sweet time but finally got the water shut off. Every apartment below is was flooded and uninhabitable. The parking garage looked like they installed a waterfall. I went out side, literally completely wet, while 100 people were standing around gossiping about what happened and who did it. There were 5 fire trucks blocking off a major street. One of the firemen looked at me and said "I'd hate to be you right now!". I did.
Dam what happens after that?
Duuuuuuuuude.
@@ESG13 probably went bankrupt.
Just curious, did you have insurance to cover that type of situation? Is insurance even available with that type of coverage?
Luckily the guy I was working for was insured. He probably had a hefty deductible though!
Story one, as another mentioned, a customer who's a problem at the start will be a bigger problem at the end. I would have ripped the new siding off and told her to keep her money before I painted the rest of the siding that wasn't in the initial agreement. I can be spiteful. Probably not the best business practice, but it is what it is
Thanks for your honesty... not easy to own up to mistakes...
Aaahhhhhhhhh! NEVER WORK ON MOBILE HOMES. They wont stop with what one needs to do! David
Haha for sure! Thanks for your comment
I don't do texture. Fill the holes plaster, sand, prime, done.
Thats works if that works for the customer for sure!
Man you can't let customers take advantage of you. And they will every time. Your mistake was you didn't ask for ⅓ deposit. You have to now a days. People with holding your money is going to happen whether its in the estimate or not. ALWAYS GET A DEPOSIT!!! Small businesses can't afford to not get paid.
Hey thanks for your comment Daniel! I appreciate it
Seems like you should give two bids....one for a perfect match and one to "just get it fixed".
But consider this:
I worked with a reputable remodeler who told me he used to cut corners to save people money....then one day he was sitting in a café and overheard someone talking about how he covers over dry rot and they had to go back and redo the mess he made.
A roofing company I worked for stopped searching for leaks on roofs that were "leaking somewhere around there" and instead put a bid on that whole section of roof.
I was a texture man for 40 years, sometimes they go bad. fixable but sometimes yuk
Ya for sure! What do you do now for work? Thanks for your comment!
I always check for stuff like that before the estimate is given, and I explain to customers that if problems that I didn’t find arise I will repair it and send them invoices, I obviously don’t work for cheapskates, I work for people that want a job well done completely not something that will look for 2 years and will get trashed, I have learned that cheap customers are usually the worst, they always want more than they pay for and always have the place in the worst conditions possible and expect you to do some sort of witchcraft to fix it, I’m a craftsman not a magician
Wow that lady was a Bxxxx!
I get the majority of my paint matches at Kelly Moore. They aren't like Home Depot or Lowes. They match by eye and not a computer, they are real paint experts.
The kelly moore in sac that I've used takes a day to get the match back they are a busy store. I'm in folsom so I usually go to the one by me. Anyway KM is the best I've used for paint match. They have never been off for my jobs.
From what you said, you lacked experience, but the only way to gain experience is to actually do it, I was lucky and worked for a friend maintained his 12 rental properties, he paid cheap and I didn’t have any skills, so I didn’t have any liability if I broke something
thee BEST lessons are learned from failure... stepping into the unknow is the only way to grow!
Is there foil on both sides of the insulation on your garage door? If not, I'm afraid that you installed it backwards. The foil should face the outside to repel the heat then the styrofoam insulates the heat from coming inside the garage. 😊
Matching texture is very difficult because you don't know if fine, medium or coarse was previously used, and it may mean doing the whole wall. It is best to explain to the client in the beginning that it may be difficult to match the texture or paint, if only patches are being done. It also important to warn clients that sanding is going to produce a lot of dust; because women hate the dust and you may get thrown out of the house before you're done not just being funny!!!!!
Ha Ha, yep. We've all been there. Funniest one that happened to me was I did a regrouting job for a customer who had big ideas about efficiency. I regrouted the whole area around the pool and the back of the house plus a long pathway at the front. I had finnished a whole section and started grouting another large piece. He wanted me to leave that at 3.30pm and paint his stamped concrete driveway. So I did first-clean on the tiles and then started painting the driveway. Well of course it took way longer than it should as the stampings were much deeper than normal and I really had to work the roller hard to get coverage. In the meantime the grout is going off and I ran out of daylight so I couldnt get back to it that day. You can see where this is going. The next day was really hot and as I wanted to have a lot more done than I had already I worked in the shade and re-grouted another largish portion. I then started first clean on that, (so I would finish that and get back to the harder stuff), and it started raining, (It hadn't rained in months), and I couldn't clean up the water fast enough and all the grout got really wet and ran everywhere. The next day the customer had to go to the dentist and then the day after I had to go to the hospital for an eye stabbing. (Diabetic thing.) By the time I got back to that bad section the grout was as hard as could be. I ended up having to SCRUB every tile clean. I used vinegar on the tougher bits and it helped a lot. I wasted about 3 extra days doing the job and ended up working for a miniscule amount. I didn't walk, even though I felt like it. I sucked it up and finished it. It was MY fault for letting the customer get his way on changing what I was doing. In the future I will be much firmer about that. ps I re-grouted the front section last and it was all done and cleaned properly in a few hours. I think the owner got the message as well.
I am also here in California, how do you get around the law of $500 material and pay cap?
There is no getting around it
So, for example, if I were called for a job to hang a $1600.00 flat screen TV on a $150.00 mount and request pay of $300.00...due to the CA $500 rule would make it illegal for me to accept and compete the job?
@@enzoshow that is correct, according to the law
Job 1
Beware of the "JUST"
CAN YOU JUST.....
TRANSLATES TO ADD ONS.
MY AMITURE HEART ACHE LESSON LEARNED!
Respond with a price and don't just say yes.
We learn more thru mistakes and crisis than we do by things going well.
Jeff K sure do! Never stop learning!
yes sir, the bad days are the ones you learn the most from... until after a while you have less and less bad days = experience.
We've all had jobs like that lol
Lol, thanks for being here!
Lower middle class ppl are definitely the most difficult to work with. They work the hardest for their money and let their houses go unmaintained for years
david nelson definitely
I disagree. I've been in the trade for 40 years and white collar professional are the worse. They treat workers like slave and only expect to paid minimal wages if they can get away with it. Horrible people to work for in general.
*Be aware of abusive/ demanding customers.!
*Always write down in details, the scope of the work.Such as paint 6 ft of baseboards near the...area.or repair,prime and 2 coats of paints in bedroom walls etc.
*BE aware of " by the way while you are here,can you just do something here?? kind of demands.!
You should say,let me finish my work then I can quote it for you etc.
Details,details,details to avoid "I said,you said" situations.
Heating and Air trade prices seem to be consistently expensive to me; whether it's a repair or total replacement.
My biggest nightmare is drilling into drywall and hitting a pipe, or even electrical.
When I first stared my handyman business I was replacing some siding, sooooo anyway, I finished the area with the new t 111 and the lady comes out of the house and says her receptacles aren't working. I nailed into a wire.... so I had ke locate which nail it was by using a multi meter and touching every nail that I thought was he problem. I eventually found it, and then had to pull off the siding and do the repair. It sucked. So now I use nail plates on every stud that has electrical. It's what electricians put on before the drywallers put up the drywall.
Trailers are skirted with vinyl skirting..if done right
First I just want to say is it is great you are a brother in Jesus! I know you are young and we all learn from our mistakes! Just remember to dig deeper when looking at things like the mobile home. Also when you have to paint almost everyone would want it to match! Just think about how you would want it to look. If you look at things on how you would like it you would probably be better off ! Also you should make sure what exactly an owner wants!
You should have done more detailedreview of the project. Second you should have offered to paint the whole skirting.
Even if yiu lose sime money spend extra time to do your best as if it was your own house. That is what I do.
I do NOT recommend working on trailers ever.
Maybe go to tradeschool or college then serve a apprenticeship for 4 years then get your contractor's license after you pass your test and background chek and comp and liability insurance then go out there and take work on.
Nobody has a desire to waste time doing that anymore. You can go to welding school be done in two years tops with an associates degree and make great money. You can do the same with CNC machining, and registered nurse program and so on. Trade schools for actual construction work not construction management is far few in between. Those jobs are pretty much completely done by Hispanics that just figured it out as they go. People don't have time to invest years in a apprentice program unless it's paying a livable wage during training. The fact is most people have no desire to do this type of work anyway so you get what you get.
Charge by the hour. Get paid at the end of each day. Problem solved. If they don't pay you or only partial pay at the end of the day, no huge loss. Doing quotes on small jobs like that causes more complexity and problems than it's worth. Employees? WHY??
The worst handyman job is one that is too big to handle and lasts more than a day.
In the future take a sample of the wood or whatever the substrate and let the paint store "shoot" the color to get a perfect match.I had several customers through t years that had the orginal paint from when the exterior was first painted..say 10 or 15 years ago...of course touch upd didn't match ..paint was faded..match paint again to exterior sample.
Ya, It is hard to match paint with paint that is 15 years old. lol
Yeah there’s no way you can math old paint. Once it’s faded it will never match. And to get close you might have to make a couple of trips and that’s time and money most people aren’t willing to pay for. When I do it I make sure the owner knows that the only way to get consistent color is if we paint everything
@@christophersworld8947 well said ivan!
What did the man just say... faded paint can be matched up... but your going to need a sample for them to scan, and you will be buying new paint. If you simply just use the old paint, then yes, it wont match. Reading comprehension isnt you folks strong suit.
Your price is too low dude and I never give an estimate over the phone, never, not even if they pry it out of me with a pry bar
Can you link or do a video on #2 matching texture, thanks man
Man those jobs will teach a lot of things. Handymen do the things people don’t want to do. I’m not really a handyman, but I’ve screened in a porch, covered it with trim, screened in another door, and BUILT a new screen door for the front with a doggy door. Screened the door, covered it with trim, installed the hardware, and installed the door. I also installed the freaking door closer at the top. I bought a nail pinner for the job and extra stuff I forgot to add to the quote. They just threw it all on top of me when I looked at the job and I hadn’t the slightest clue how long it would take. I quoted it for 440 dollars. I probably spent about 30 hours of my time doing everything. It still makes me mad sometimes. Now I’m doing something else that’s equally time consuming for even less than what I’m getting. Guess I can only blame myself but I do good work. I’ve made a couple long term customers from the hard work.
Mobile home skirting is an easy job; you just need the right metal skirting and sheet metal screws, and the PVC trim that goes along the bottom and top of the skirting.
☆ Customers need to be educated about home repairs and home remodeling projects. It's your job to do this otherwise you end up loosing moneys and time. The worst ones are those who have very little money as they are picky as hell.
How did you stay under 500 on the trailer job if you replaced wood and did painting???
this paint doesn't match my baby picture on the wall inside the house. what's the matter with you Henry!!!
Hahaha! Love the comment!
Almost did texture mistake. I say practice makes perfect. Hell practice on your walls if you have to
The best defense for that customer who thinks the handyman owes them and this is the first sign they're after a freebie cause your their new found slave is, become a handymanican.
Nice video. The real deal with business learning curves
I think the red brings out your eyes LOL hahaha how you doing Allen it's me Daniel I'm the one that spoke to you about being a handyman myself King of the Hill home improvements? Well guess what? My boss just gave me a supervisor position so we're hiring another guy for the vapor barrier and insulation installing position
Thanks for sharing. U learn best by doing it wrong, unfortunately lol
All do respect but it sounds like you went into business before you really knew how to be a handyman at all. Inexperienced handymen are the main problem with the handyman business. This is why people don't trust handymen. When you have a demographic of people going into the "trades" with no respect for any of the trades, thinking you can start a business without even knowing you have to sand off a bad sheetrock texture job, rather than just spraying more texture, your in trouble. You have to put time in to learn how to do some carpentry, some finish work, some electrical, some plumbing before you'd even be a half-assed handyman. Learn to respect the people that actually know how to do what your trying to do and you will learn more. Even having experience in one trade formerly, you will be light years ahead of these types of guys that have no real trade experience. You can't learn everything with your phone and youtube. This is the very reason I will never need and handyman app or a business card. If your worth a-shit, you'll make money and have typically more work than you want...it's been like that for the last 10 yrs I've been at it
Everything you do should be on paper and agreed upon before work begins.
Hi Allen, I'm curious, do you have to be a licensed electrician/plumber to do the jobs you do? I know you're in CA but I'm just curious. I live in Chicago and have plenty of experience replacing fixtures, faucets, disposals, etc, but I have to be licensed to perform these services.
#4, no harm no foul...not sure about that. I wouldn't like going without a lock for a few days. Did you have to comp her? Good stories though. I've subscribed.
Good video, thanks for sharing
Thabks for watching!!
Yep I read that title wrong!
I am plumber how can participate your team
Hey Allen, is there certain insurance you have to carry for handyman work in California?
Sal just general liability insurance
That's why I work for someone else lol.
LOL
You didn’t clearly explain how you resolved the trailer painting situation.
Great Video! From Handyman to other handyman.
Did you put a claim in for the glass?
You eat a price like that to keep your insurance from going up and save it for a bigger mistake! He’s made that money back up 10 fold by now and just chalked it up to experience.
I did not claim this on insurance but like was said, I just ate this money but have more than made it back!
I hate painting!! That said, the weather in Hilo makes paint fade quickly. If I have to paint out a repair, I have the customer furnish the paint. That way the monkey is on their back if it doesn't match. If I do have to get the paint, I take a sample of what is there (the faded area) and have paint made to match that faded area.
As far as your other mistakes, yeah, we all make them but it is the good handyman that can turn the pigs ear into a purse. I this business as well as most, there are "GREEN" jobs and there are "BROWN" jobs... The green jobs are the "Money" makers and the brown jobs are the real "S**T" jobs. If a mistake is made and YOUR money has to be spent, just swallow the bitter pill and get it done and forgotten, you'll have a happy customer that way.
I did the same exact thing with the sliding door lmao insane, i think those locks are a scam to get us to break glass, there in cahoots
Do you ever leave a job halfway through the day without pay to cut your losses?
I had a guy give me nothing but trouble like your siding job. Never happy just in a rush and nit pic everything. I was at my end with this guy and decided screw it just finish and when he asked how much he owed I said don’t worry about it. He was a long time customer but with no hand 🤚 out on my side he was in a pickle. How are you gonna push someone around if they won’t accept payment? He owed me about $400 in my mind for the work done. After about a week of not having control over me he cooled off and just sent me $400 which I never gave him prices because whatever I did in the past was always fair and he paid it. So I was surprised but also knew he probably would have sent money regardless. The point of the story is people think if they pay you money they own you. Take the money out of the equation and it shuts most people down. Treat people with respect and demand it for yourself as well.
Ugh!
Thanks for watching!
What estimate app do you prefer?
Thanks for the insight....to return the favor,,,,, a little trick from me to you...just put in the contract that the picture comes with the purchase of the house as a bonus offer when you are ready to sell. kill 2 stones with one bird. You're welcome. cheers.
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Contract?
I will never ever again paint a house!!!!!
I went to a renter's home; who turned out to be a Handyman for a direct property management competitor to the company that sent me there. I did 90% of the work. The handi-jerk guy said he had to leave and said that he would finish up the job. "Easy," he said. Well, he lied. Instead he wrote a big long complaint and how I had left and he had to finish the job.
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Pissed me off, so I called the city about a refrigerator he had stored outside with the door still on it. He got a $500 fine from the city and my property management client, gave him 30 day notice to move over some of his other crap. I learned, once more, never trust a tenant, period.
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Rene Gade property manager sent 2 morons here one guy switched the hot water fuse with the one we had on our washer dryer didnt even buy a new one, second guy comes to fix the gutters he puts in a few screws wow turns out there no paint on the fasica board and its rotted through as well as gaps above and below the gutter that let you see into the roof of the house. Lots of wannabe handymans out there.
Can't always blame the handyman, a lot of property management companies want the work done that way because the actual slumlord homeowner won't approve good repairs. Good PM companies require 3-5 before and after photos. I take tons of photos because the PM charges the homeowner at least $60 an hour for my work.
Yeah , anytime a customer screw me over i call code enforcement on their ass.
Never pay taxes on cash..never give credit..always make up pay at end of job...
Thanks for your comment
How many employees do you have??
O how I can relate
Haha, Thanks for the comment. Sometimes jobs just dont go well!
Is dewalt ur #1 tools
Polyface farm!
My best advice after forty years doing “handyman jobs “ customers want cheap period!
Not that you should have, but why is painting her whole house more than you can do legally?
gokblok because Democrats run California, that’s why.
The scammers arent always the contractors.
Ive found a few homeowners who are really shifty , best thing is trust youre gut and if you smell a rat run,, fast
14:51 !!!! boring !! bla bla bla...