no pride in this...

HowardH

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I was at the car wash today which had recently changed ownership and had some remodeling done.  I'm standing by the large windows watching my car go through the cycle (totally mesmerizing!) and couldn't help staring at this:

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Where do we start?  Obviously did not use a Kapex for these miters!   :o  Used cheap pine, had poly splashed all over the sheet rock, the top edges don't line up. Overall, I'd give this guy an "F" and make him redo it.  It's amazing what people will pay for these days and what some contractors will get away with.  Present company excepted.   [big grin]
 

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I hope they paid more attention to your car than the did to their finish work!

it's not hard to find mistakes in most construction work, unless you do it yourself and do a good job of hiding or fixing it in process!

 
When you consider the guy used a blunt penknife and his teeth, it's not too bad.

... and you try and apply poly using a fork between you toes and see how you go!!
 
Used to see this kind of quality on sites all the time and as last trade in (painter) we where
expected to put it right. 2 pack and sander. It's one if the main reasons I stopped doing site work and went into the private sector. Pride in my own work not picking up some one else's short comings  [dead horse]
 
If you look closely at a lot of this work in houses and companies you'll find many of these flaws. I don't think it's really anything to worry about, most people don't even notice it, except for somebody in the trades.
 
The guy who installed that trim believed in the old phrase. " can't see it from my house!"  [wink]
 
A very good friend (also a top notch carpenter AND very good masonry competitor) used to say, "A good mechanic is someone who can hide any mistake he makes."
Tinker
 
Rob Z said:
The guy who installed that trim believed in the old phrase. " can't see it from my house!"  [wink]

The one I hear around here is 'ain't making a piano'

In fairness though, can't assume this is all about the craftsman, some clients simply don't pay enough for a craftsman to make a decent wage doing things well.
 
Million dollar home on the waterfront.  This is the first thing you see when you come up the stairs from the garage.

Absurd.
 

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Proud to get paid for such lousy work.  I think there are two things going on here: first is that the owner just doesn't care or know any better.  Second is that this job most likely went to the lowest bidder.  You get what you pay for...
 
Well, not the nicest looking trim, that's for sure... [embarassed]
Could be worse. In 2000 we had our boiler replaced. The HVAC company felt it was OK to leave me with 3 sep. gas line leaks in about a 12-14" section of piping off the main gas pipe at the boiler. My nose told me I had trouble, and soapy water comfirmed all the leaks. I promptly turned off the feed valve to the boiler, and fixed all the leaks myself.
Why, because at that point I REALLY didn't trust their work to have them try a second time at blowing me and my family up..... [mad]  [bite tongue]
So, that trim COULD be worse...
 
A few years ago I took some work putting finishings on new houses. The prices were so tight, your choice was basically earn a wage or do a good job. It was impossible to do both and it was made more difficult by the trades that had went before.
I think we got £650 to fit all doors skirting and facings in a 4 bed house.
 
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