I believe a little love and empathy will make everyone better as a DIYer. He asked a genuine question and deserves genuine help. But, play if you must. This looks like a playground gang picking on the unpopular kid. My belief is that if you help them, they will help you back. Nobody is completely useless at all times.
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At least that guy put a smile on your house
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The first point I'll make is that the OP is not a DIYer - he is a handyman who charges for his work. In my eyes, and that of other trades, that makes him fair game, just as anyone else in the construction trades is, for a bit of joshing.
Secondly, I have in the past, as well as earlier in this thread, given copious and detailed advice to @Keitai without malice, in the same way that I would to most DIYers. Sometimes he profits from it, sometimes he doesn't, but if I feel that he lacks the experience or ability to do something I won't hold back from tellining him. It's called tough love - because if you are charging for a service then surely the client has the right to expect capability and competence?
Thirdly, in view of your sometimes high handed and dismissive behaviour towards a number of tradesmen on here, you are a fine one to talk.
There speaks a man who has never had to deal with apprentices!
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Damn, this place is harsh. He's just a handy man doing a small job for an old lady. I would say he earned it and no one else would want the job any way. Even if they do, they can't compete with a handy man's price. The money saved could go towards her heating bills. She'd need it.
Go and check the block paving he done for someone, it was unbelievable. (bad)
Andy
Andy
His price was probably correspondingly low. At least he got the job done and doesn't look too terrible if you are not nitpicking. My experience of supposed trade professionals are no better. I would count my lucky stars if they don't bring the house down, or bring the neighbors house down..
When you hire a tradesman, you want a 100% job and not one that 'doesn't look too terrible'. In my eyes is was atrocious!
Andy
Andy
Well, I have much to learn from you. If 100% is not delivered, what do you do? Sue them?
Whats wrong with it? by the way this is not a before picture, this is the finished job.
It's not beyond rescue. He could be trying to save the customer money by using the off cuts. Levelling shouldn't be as complex as rocket science.
You could be making judgements based on incomplete information. It's entirely possible he wanted to have an overview before he completes the job. The use of the off cuts could be the customer's instruction. You should not assume all customers have unending amount of money to splash about. Some will settle at a lower price for something less than perfect.
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But who's going to rescue it? the old lady paid for this, he asked on here for advice, which was given and ignored, and to round it of he had 3 leftover blocks, and also said he was going to use a sledgehammer wrapped in a towel FFS (mind you that might have been for the customer)
Maybe he should practice on one of these for his next one.
To me, that's an acceptable job if the price is low enough. You assume that's the final look of the job. It may not be. For a gut based worker without specialised laying out software, I am one, he would level it after all the pieces are in place, by lifting the low pieces individually and fill. The sledge hammer would be for the high pieces. Alternatively, he could lift those and dig. The fact he asked for advise shows he was interested in making the job a good one and not how you see as final in the photo.
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No that was the finished job(he stated) prior to the 8 bags of kiln dried sand applied, and if you think thats acceptable, well theres no more to say on the matter.
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