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Post by Orange Daddy on Oct 14, 2015 20:53:34 GMT -5
OK here is some of my working at home trying to fix this water damage. It has rotten by boards in one corner of the fire place and I got to fix it... The whole corner was rotten the bottom board were rotten to. I got a $1,500 quote now that is horse chit.. If you cut the corner board that is rotten it can drop down. its 20' to the top and make it a bigger mess. I came up with a Ideal how to not let it drop down.. Check it out I now see I could have done things better. I will show you the finished when Im done.... just for chits and giggles what OD is doing. RNDave I know your gonna pick me apart... I tore down yesterday and did all this today by self.. i know you can tell it.
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Post by relic on Oct 14, 2015 21:23:49 GMT -5
"I got a $1,500 quote now that is horse chit.."
OD, please Cry me a freaking fecal flooded river.
I run into just this kind of BS all the time.
Look, the contractors you gonna bring in are not gonna do it for what you can do it for if you go DIY.
Keep in mind they got family to feed, mortgage to pay, workman's comp, liability insurance, taxes, bullsh*t local permit time + fees, etc and on down the mother freaking line and on and on.....
Plus can you even begin to embrace the concept of fair profit?? Which mostly is essential to be plowed back into the business in order to keep it viable and able to respond to speculatative enquiries from the likes of you?
Plus on top of that they got to make nice to 2 faced clowns like you throughout the process.
Just do it the freak your self and shut up.
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Post by relic on Oct 14, 2015 21:46:39 GMT -5
Was just about to pile on, but I won't.
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Post by Thunder Good-Oil on Oct 14, 2015 22:45:21 GMT -5
Aren't there some Latino dudes hanging out in the Home Depot or Lowe's parking lots that will work for cheap?
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Post by relic on Oct 15, 2015 9:17:31 GMT -5
That's racist.
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Post by perkins on Oct 15, 2015 9:19:17 GMT -5
Burn it down
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Post by Orange Daddy on Oct 15, 2015 9:49:11 GMT -5
Hey I went to my local Lumber shead bought my 2x4 treated for $3.17 could have gone to LOWES $2.49 a stick.. Id rather by from him to help him.. I can't support everybody
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Post by Thunder Good-Oil on Oct 15, 2015 10:13:36 GMT -5
Asian dudes don't hang out in the Home Depot parking lots looking for work.
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Post by TNCOWBOY on Oct 15, 2015 10:50:56 GMT -5
"I got a $1,500 quote now that is horse chit.." OD, please Cry me a freaking fecal flooded river. I run into just this kind of BS all the time. Look, the contractors you gonna bring in are not gonna do it for what you can do it for if you go DIY. Keep in mind they got family to feed, mortgage to pay, workman's comp, liability insurance, taxes, bullsh*t local permit time + fees, etc and on down the mother freaking line and on and on..... Plus can you even begin to embrace the concept of fair profit?? Which mostly is essential to be plowed back into the business in order to keep it viable and able to respond to speculatative enquiries from the likes of you? Plus on top of that they got to make nice to 2 faced clowns like you throughout the process. Just do it the freak your self and shut up. This is some kind of meltdown.
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Post by 404whore on Oct 15, 2015 15:24:49 GMT -5
How bout having the fellow that's going his log chain to your daughter take care of it
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Post by relic on Oct 15, 2015 15:29:22 GMT -5
"I got a $1,500 quote now that is horse chit.." OD, please Cry me a freaking fecal flooded river. I run into just this kind of BS all the time. Look, the contractors you gonna bring in are not gonna do it for what you can do it for if you go DIY. Keep in mind they got family to feed, mortgage to pay, workman's comp, liability insurance, taxes, bullsh*t local permit time + fees, etc and on down the mother freaking line and on and on..... Plus can you even begin to embrace the concept of fair profit?? Which mostly is essential to be plowed back into the business in order to keep it viable and able to respond to speculative enquiries from the likes of you? Plus on top of that they got to make nice to 2 faced clowns like you throughout the process. Just do it the freak your self and shut up. This is some kind of meltdown. Yeah, you're right. Feel kind of sheepish about it. Not to be making excuses, but the backstory is that I had just gotten off the phone with a guy/friend/client I had been trying to help out. This was excavation/clearing/site work stuff. Well I was just doing my best to hook him up with contractors I'm connected with who do that kind of work. Zero markup for me, just straight through pricing from contractor to him. The dude (friend/client), he's an architect by the way and should know better - went ballistic with every quote that came in, saying no way this should cost that, and constantly reducing the scope and specs for the job. Meanwhile I'm in the middle. The last contractor, as a favor to me since we've worked together on other projects in the past, offered a rock bottom price and favorable scheduling. He was offering to do the job at less than it would have cost this homeowner to rent the equipment (big skid steer + trackhoe + triaxle dump and dump fees) and do the work himself, not to mention my guy does this for a living and has done so for 30+ years. He owns his own equipment and employs a small workforce. Again a negative response and client wants to try to knock $400 ($400 measly $) off my guy's low ball price. By the way it's important to note that this contractor is covered up with work and was just trying to help me out. Anyway, to finish up, the two of them have a polite conversation and agree to abandon the project. Well, I had just gotten off the phone with this friend/client, informing him that I'm out of bullets and can't do any more for him on this. He's decided to rent the equipment and do the work himself. He has no idea the mess he's about to get himself into. Then I jump online to check the board and OD's chimney waffle board post is the first thing I encounter. Rest is history. Guess I was venting at OD when I ought to have been giving this other guy the business. OD - Sorry for the rant at your expense.
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Post by Orange Daddy on Oct 15, 2015 19:21:00 GMT -5
hey thats OK Bro you got to VENT, Iam a tight azz cheap as they come don't want to spend a dollar... Its been sort of fun, even had my wife out there holding a tape even cut a few boards.. I had to mow all day at church today got home about 5 put up some ply wood put on the paper.. I was hoping RNDave might give me some chit pic it apart
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Post by relic on Oct 15, 2015 20:49:55 GMT -5
Well then you go Bro.
Agree would be cool to elicit input from chairmaster RNDave.
Life is precious.
Let's go ahead and live it.
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Post by Redneck Dave on Oct 17, 2015 16:29:54 GMT -5
looks like a pain in the ass
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Post by relic on Oct 17, 2015 20:37:43 GMT -5
Yep, I'm sure it was and to some extent still is but OD got in there and got er done.
All he got to do is cover up the mess with some DIY finish work and we can all nod, smile and move on.
Thumbs up.
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