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I'm not a contractor and even I know you don't cut a counter while it's ON THE CABINETS!😳😳 This is a clear case of measure once, eff it up. 🤦♀️
Hello, Mr. George ..... 🤣🤣🤣
Don’t be fooled! The homeowner did it themselves!
Wow! That’s nasty!
Sounds like this dude got into the rotation of do-it-all website contractors who give up 50 dollars or so a call to scam someone out of about 400 dollars. 1st I'd never hire anyone from a plumbing company to build and install a sink. 2nd, these hack websites like Angies and a few others just send out the "skin'em once" folks that go through all the customer base too lazy, ignorant or cheap to hire a professional. They don't get call backs, but that's ok they are usually off to the next sucker.
Devin at Pro Elevated plumbing in Tulsa strikes again!
So you know this company? I am not personally acquainted, although I did become intimately acquainted with their work ha ha. If you have any other stories about their work, please DM me and I will share them on this channel. I will keep you anonymous or give you credit your choice. If this really is a company doing bad work in the area I want to make them famous. This kind of thing brings the whole industry down.
It looks like they used a circular saw - not a reciprocating saw (Sawzall)
Given how crooked the cuts were, I disagree. I guess a sawzall because of the depth of the cut. You can see it on the front of the cabinet. The blade was at least 4 inches probably longer. Also, like I said, it was very crooked not straight at all.
If someone got payed for this🤯
Yes $1,000
One of the worst and weirdest I've seen was a lady who had hired someone to redo her small bathroom and the guy had raised the floor about 30 cm (a foot or so). Just a huge step straight up right behind the bathroom door.
So the original contractor hired a blind guy to make all the cuts. And no matter how he did was 'good enough'. I'd sue that contractor, and if licensed, file a complaint on his/her license as well.
Sad because you buy a prefab sink and cabinet at Home Depot that is a hundred percent better, and you just park it and hook it up.
Gah damn I’d do way better than that, and I’m a roofer not an interior guy AT ALL. This is something else.
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Lol man, that pisses me off so bad I might have done the job for free.
I wish I could do work like this for free. Unfortunately, I have bills too.
I hope they didn't pay in advance for that. And I bet they don't have insurance either.
They did get taken for $1,000 sorry to say. I was glad that I was able to fix this for them.
Keeps guys like me busy, can you fix this?
Me too. Bad Contractors will put my kids through college. 😎
That's some awful work but then again, hiring a plumber to do finish work is like hiring a car mechanic to install your HVAC.
Haha 🤣 that’s funny. I can definitely agree. My favorite is the signs that say “painting and decks” or something like that. Never a good idea.
This video was fun to make. This is a bunch of B roll. That I was about to delete.
I have a 20 OUNCH Estwing hammer. LOL! It's made me say OUNCH!!! many times. 🔨 Good introductory info for new framers! Thanks for uploading.
My first hammer was a 20 oz estwing. It’s a good all around hammer. Jack of all trades 😁
@@DestinyContractors Yah, I like mine. I can't break it, so that's a bonus. What type and brand of hammer are you using now? The Vaughn (spelling?) trim hammer you're showing in the video has a beefy handle. What are you working on these days? Not to light a fire under your butt, or anything like that, but I am interested in seeing how you transform the blue room. Just sayin'. 😀
@@tersta1 VAUGHAN is the 16 oz trim hammer. I also have a 25 oz wood handle Estwing. I know it sounds weird but it’s true. As for the blue room. I have a blue and orange room, a tan room, a yellow room, and an orange room to do as well. 🤢 the lady that lived there was an artist. She liked color.
@@DestinyContractors Well, if the wood handle Estwing works for you and you don't have a habit of breaking, burning or sawing them, why not? My steel Estwing has a lot of battle wounds, so I don't think I could trust myself with a wooden handle, tbh. Hmmmmm, hope you stay motivated and don't run into the red (accounting numbers) with all the primer you'll need for this project. I'm subbed, so I'll be checking in on yah, looking for new channel content. You might need one of those body-cam, forehead mounted, or mouth-held gopro cameras just to get your work done and keep your channel active. Shorts are probably the best option for exposure. You're good at putting videos together. 👍
@@tersta1 I do like doing the videos. I have thought about getting a go pro. Do think it would help?
That red seems to be hard to hide. I had to patch a wall that just would not sand flat. The dimples just would not level out, but because I was using an eggshell and the lighting wasn't great, I did not notice the dimples until the paint was on. I'd sand, feel the wall, paint and wait, then repeat. I finally gave up after about 4 or 5 coats. I used to be a pro painter. Now? Not so much, but I can live with the imperfections that only I would notice. Great video! It's good to let people know that real life doesn't always run smooth on the first try. Dusting off and trying again until you get it right is the way we develop skills and character, right?
Interesting. Were you getting little holes in the mud? Thats something I struggled with in till a painter gave me the trick to it.
@@DestinyContractors No, it wasn't pinholes or air bubbles in the mud. It was nail holes that puckered out. So, I used the back end of a screwdriver handle to push the puckers in, making dimples, about a half inch diameter and maybe 3/16th deep. I filled and sanded...they just kept showing up. It's like the wall has belly buttons! I think only I would notice them, because I put them their. One day I'll probable put an orbital sander on it and grind a perfectly flat wall! What's that trick you learned, hmmmm? I love those little tips that solve routine problems. Please do share your master wisdom? 🙏
Not shotie shitty
Wtf lol😢😮😅
I know! It’s bad isn’t it? Please watch the videos on the repair. It terms out great.
Well that looks so much better. You say a "contractor" put the sink in that you had to redo??? What line was he working in before installing the sink? Windows and doors???
Hey come on, anyone that can work a tool should do better than that previous install wow.
@@justinstevenson2061 Yah, but a window installer makes a hole in the wall that is bigger than the window, puts shims in to level it out and then fills the gap with spray foam or insulation. It looks like the technique for installing a window was used to previously install that sink...big hole and lots of caulking to fill the gaps.
OK, they cut the hole the same size as the sink. I bought a house that had the cutout for the shower handle the same size as the back plate. I guess it never occurred to them that the copper pipe only needed an inch diameter to pass through. I bet they had to hunt long and hard for a 6" hole saw. Some people are really confident when they execute their plans. :)
Maybe it's the excellent choice of camera angle, but the rooms look big to me.
No it’s because I’m 4 ft tall. 🤣
@@DestinyContractors LOL! Yah and that's why you're ducking every time you pass through a doorway!
@@tersta1 hahahaha I don’t even know I was doing that. Had to watch the video again to see. I’m not that tall really 5’ 11” I guess it’s a bad habit from hitting my head on stuff because I’m clumsy. 😂
@@DestinyContractors LOL! Yep. I estimated your height. I know what ducking looks like, cos I do it a lot in the greenhouse and around garden trellises. I'm not even tall. It's just that I have a jungle outback to pass through and have hook my hair enough times to automatically avoid getting snagged.
@@tersta1 my dad was a gardener. He tried to teach me a thing or two. Not my thing. What do you grow?
I wear rubber boots, or my elegant garden crocks. But I'd hose, then scrub those down, Spray Nine them inside and put them in the dryer. I'd also leave the house while they dry, so I wouldn't have to hear them clunking around, or DIY some kind of rack for the dryer. I'd definitely dry them though. Which one are YOU? Never mind. Everyone thinks you're a badass for wearing wet boots...don't ruin your image. :D
Thank you for the kind comment. You wouldn’t believe the hate I got on this video. I had to delete most of the comments. I got someone trying to docs me and threatening my family because of it. That’s why I appreciate your comments so much. It’s actually really rare to get someone pleasant to talk to.
@@DestinyContractors Awwwww, you shouldn't have to go through that sort of BS. It's just work boots and you didn't say or do anything even remotely controversial. But you know, people these days are so frustrated that they just look for a dog to kick around and I guess they picked you while scrolling through shorts. All it takes is one to get the whole hornet nest of them buzzing with a snide comment and they'll all start trolling you. Yah, just delete their comments, if you don't have time to help them learn why antagonizing people just because they don't think or do the same things as you, isn't cool. I actually just finished up with a "discussion" with one of them yesterday. The video was about how 99% of young people aren't thinking for themselves these days and when they get riled up by influencers they just let the insults and attacks fly at the influencer's target. I called it tribalism and pointed to the ego boost and false sense of security these online warriors get from being part of the influencer's cult following. Well, some kid had to come along and say EVERYBODY HAS AN EGO, trying to justify the group-think and trolling. I said, YAH, EVERYBODY HAS A MOUTH, BUT WE DON'T ALL LIE AND EAT JUNK FOOD. GARBAGE IN -> GARBAGE OUT. Anyway, I kept it civil, but explained my POV, while the kid was making all kinds of false assumptions. I corrected him...including the comment he made that people like me, criticize people who act like they're always right, while I'm one of those people who acts like I'm always right, which is hypocritical. He tried a few times to peg me as a hypocrite. So, I explained, everyone has a unique POV and they could all be 100% right for themselves in their personal circumstances, but not necessarily right for EVERYBODY else, and that's why it's important to respect the opinions of others, even if you don't agree with them. That pretty much ended the discussion peacefully, but he was really trying hard to piss me off. He asked me why I talk like a bot. I said SELF-DISCIPLINE, EMOTIONAL MATURITY AND INDIFFERENCE, adding that what other people think and do isn't my business and what I think and do isn't theirs. You're right, it is rare to get pleasant people to talk to. Some people are too busy, some are too frazzled with illness and money-troubles to even think straight and others are just rabid with frustration, anxiety and depression to even act civil. Life is still good after 2020, but everybody know it could and should be better than it is. That goes for everybody in the world! We're all feeling the pinch and we're all on the same side, even if we do have different interests and priorities. Anyway, leave that lecture for the future vultures that might come to pick at you. I'll come rescue you. :)
@@tersta1 you’re cool. 😎 hope to hear more from you in the future. I hope you like the video I posted this morning.
@@DestinyContractors Yep, I'll be checking in to see what you're up to when you post new videos. And if you need me to handle any lippy trolls, just let me know. 🥾🥾🥾 New video? Is that the short about painting mistakes?
Under water! Hahaha! OK, you bough a house with a murder room and a room to drown in. But you love it, right??? It looks like you have real solid hardwood molding there. You could strip and refinish that. Do you have hardwood floors and baseboards? They didn't get fancy in that time period, but they did use quality materials. Are the walls plaster and lattice?
Plaster and lattice went out sometime in the 1940s. This house is somewhere in the mid 60s. The main thing that characterizes the 60s is the houses were still built with a lot of hand tools and very sturdy. Generally, we didn’t start seeing poor construction until the late 70s early 80s. Somewhere around the 1950s post World War II, the houses started to be built with less flush. Smaller trim, smaller rooms, more practical. If you’re looking for a good house that you don’t need to show off to all your friends this time period is perfect. 👍 To be honest with you, I have bad claustrophobia, and a fear of water. I keep that room shut and don’t go in there. Not looking forward to painting it.
@@DestinyContractors I bought a 60s brick and cinderblock house with metal lattice and plaster walls Wow! Was that ever a challenge to reno. I got cuts from the metal lattice and dislocated the bone at the base of my left-hand middle finger from trying to pound holes in hard plaster and was really covered in plaster dust while ripping out that bathroom down to the cinderblocks. There was no insulation. The one thing I remember most from that job was this story. I was feeling like having Italian for dinner that night. I was dirty-white with plaster. In my neighborhood the closes Italian restaurant was a mafioso business meeting place. Swank, expensive, but good food. So I walked up to the door, poked my head in, got the attention of the bar tender-server and waved him over and outside. He came out. The place is never busy and they only had the one guy doing all the work out front. I explained. I know I'm a mess, but I've been busy all day renovating a bathroom and I'm hungry for Italian. Can I come in, looking like this? He said wait. I'll go ask the boss. Two minutes later the boss comes out, opens the door, poke his head out to look at me. He was stone-faced and didn't say a word. He was gone in three seconds. I was sure it was a no-go. Then the bar tender-server came out right away, opened the door wide and said come in. He seated me right in line with the front door and close to the bar. A couple of suits, talking business on the other side of the restaurant were the only other people in there, but there were reserved table signs all over the place. Got my food and wine with 100% quality service and was almost ready to settle up the bill when the crowds started pouring in! Man!!! I was more concerned about being a hot mess than the bar tender-server seemed to be. But, in my way of thinking, if you're in business, my money's good, no matter what my business is and that mafia boss seemed to agree. LOL! Hmmmm, yah, I can see why you want to get the blue pool room painted, but are putting it off. I don't like deep water or tight spaces either and I procrastinate when I have to do taxes. I hate taxes, because I don't like government getting up in my business at all for any reason. Try putting on some yellow or pink shaded glasses while you work it that room. Or maybe you can put a filter on the ceiling light or get yellow or red light bulbs. Yellow will make you see green and pink will make you see purple. Green is woodsy, like the forest and purple is... go with the green! No need to feel like you're trapped inside a giant grape or artery while you're in there. LOL!
I feel iffy about this video; I see how it can hurt resale value but I feel like there’s easy workarounds, like what you’re doing right now, to ‘fix’ the paint
That red is beautiful
I knew when I posted this that someone would love this red. It’s not that the color is wrong. It’s that the color is too specific. This house will be put up for sale so it needs to be a blank slate for someone to put their own personal touches to. Thanks for watching
At least u have a good red base lol
That’s funny! What I’m using in the video is an oil primer that’s the best way to kill off a color like that. Even so we are three coats in and it’s still bleeding through. 😂
@@DestinyContractors And the first pass of primer still looks pink. I'm estimating you needed 4 gallons of primer to hide that REDRUM room. Red is my favorite color, but it just looks better as a accent and not the overwhelming color you can't escape no matter where you look...or try to hide. Speaking of hide, I'm sure you covered the red eventually. Good job!
I suppose you're a "glass half full" kinda guy, right??? LOL!
@@tersta1 honestly, the shade of red that she chose was very beautiful. I don’t think it’s ever a good idea to paint the ceiling the same color as the walls no matter what the color is. When we’re done, the white on the walls will be a slightly different shade than the ceiling. Stay tuned I still have to paint the blue room. 😂 Thank you for your comment. I love hearing from my subscribers.
@@DestinyContractors Yah, sure, it's a great color. I have Persian carpets with that shade in them and love the warmth it brings to rooms. It's just hard to cover when you want to repaint the room. My REDRUM comment was in reference to your The Shining reference...It's a REDROOM, right? :D
Wanna bet the owner told this guy , its all set just need you hook up the sink? Bet the guy got there is was pissed that he was lied to.
That is horrible. Don't they know they make vanities with Tops. But the whole kit. Even comes with pop up drain.
One thing all of you old-school guys need to understand is that I’m not really talking to you. Talking to the teenage kids and 20 some things who don’t have a father at home to teach them these basic things. Some of those people are coming on the job site and not knowing, the basics. I’m trying to teach them some of the simple tricks that you and I take for granted.
Dog man was a man who taught me how to do trim work. Not the best worker, but he was of the old school and did know a lot that I learned. I also learned working around him, and some others that there are very severe deep racists in the south, that is changing but slowly. It was a cultural shock to me coming from the north.
Tell me you’re not in construction without telling me you’re not in construction. Start correcting my grammar or being the word police. No one talks that way on a real job site. Most of the guys I know, barely graduate high school and learned everything they need to know on the job. Those guys are the best workers. No one really likes the college guy.
I’m honestly surprised that no one has noticed I turned on that belt sander really close to my face. Watching the video later, I realized how dangerous that was. Stupid.😮
Everyone needs to calm down. Not trying to disparage anybody. I was just trying to create a conversation. I’ve done it both ways. In this case, those boots are waterproof so the inside was barely damp. It was also going to be very hot that day, so I knew that they would fully dry quickly. Everybody has opinions are on how to do work, but realize that there are many different ways to skin the cat.
Don't feed the trolls! LOL! 👾🧛🐉
A lot of people ask me what the wall will look like underneath their tile. This is going to be your best scenario. Drywall damaged and left over thin set. If you want to take tile down yourself, this is the best technique I have ever found to do it.
To clarify, this is a little bit tongue and cheek. Obviously, you can paint your walls any color you want. Your house should reflect your personality. Just realize that when you resell Your paint choices can hurt the value of the house. Part of the reason I got this house cheaper was because of the bright paint colors.
So for everyone thinking that I’m mixing too much mud for one patch. You are right, but I’m not just fixing one small area. I am renovating the whole house. I patched this spot and then fixed several other areas throughout the house.
Whoever did that should have every tool they have impounded for life and should go to jail if they ever touch one again
Definitely a clear, Con man. I agree. They charge this customer $1000 for that install. I was happy to help them fix it. Wasn’t even that hard whole thing took about six hours, including filming.
looks like the handy men here in michigan! no joke
Where are you from in Michigan? I was born there. Foot hospital Jackson.
Clear case of, you get what you pay for.
Unfortunately, he paid $1000 for the original install.
@@DestinyContractors Ouch, I could've given them a solid surface top with an undermount bowl for that price. (excluding plumbing).
@@jimnora1705 I know he also went through a reputable referral company. Home Depot. I’ve never done Installations for them. I don’t know how their process works. I do Installations for Lowe’s, and if something like this was done Lowes would stand behind it and send someone else to complete it at no additional cost.
@@DestinyContractorsSince the service wasn't performed by the store, I can't fault them for not covering it. No receipt, no warranty. Now, if the owner knew who the employee was that referred this hack, I'd be willing to bet that they are no longer employed by HD. I used to be a sub for HD, and Lowes, and know that employees "outsourcing" installed products was not tolerated.
Hast du gesehen wie viel im hinterher noch mörtel übergeblieben ist? Der hat sicher noch was vorgehabt 😅
Ja, ich habe mehrere solcher Stellen im ganzen Haus repariert
can do it better with a little carv and leave the paper flaps around the hole like 1/2 '' to a 1/4'' smoother than a bump out
OK. I think you’re trying to say that you have a different way that you do it. That’s cool. Maybe try posting a video of that instead of video games just a suggestion.
@@DestinyContractors Sure thing boss. Just a suggestion of another way that is "smoother" but if you are mudding the whole wall that works still add the pieces behind to screw in but you just cut the paper around the square and carve the rock out behind the piece you are putting in and leaving basically a paper flap around it and can mud it that way. If you mud the whole wall that way is just fine. However just small patches can do it w/ the carve.
@@0311USMC26 you should really do a video on that. Sounds interesting. I think I’ve seen something like that before. Not sure. I am definitely not the best drywaller out there. Self taught. This is the kind of dialogue that I am looking for in the comment section so thank you
@@DestinyContractors All good, just other ways to end up with a similar result just perfecting your craft. I've done many home renovations. However my YT channel does not reflect that. Built houses in SC, MA, ME. Frame to Finish or just a lot of Kitchen Bath remodels later vs new construction.
Silocone ....that sink ist coming out !
It was not easy to remove. We did reuse the same sink and faucet in end.
Thank-you, someone posting a patch when they actually put backing in and tape it and float it. I despair seeing so many 'professional' patches that are garbage. This one is done well
Thank you so much for your positive comment. I’m sure there are many people who can do a better job than me. Not really a drywall guy.
Why not use a metal blow out patch, save time and money ?
Excellent question. If you look at the proportions, you’ll see that that hole is about 10“ x 6“ Those patch kits aren’t really designed for something that big. You can use them, but I had several holes to patch in the house and so a seven dollar piece of drywall and some scrap boards out of my truck worked better for me. Thank you for your question.
Stick two of them together and do multiple thin coats. I’ve never had a problem.
@@philly871 it’s cool that you have your own way of doing things. Personally, I don’t prefer that way. I think I answered your question to my original comment if not, try rephrase it.
My feet make me money 💰 I have boot dryers lol get some smh
I wear the other pair i own.
Plastic bags brotha. Can't be getting blisters and trenchfoot
That’s a good trick. Frankly, this was a rare day for me to get my boots wet at all. I’m long past that stage in my career. Thanks for the reminder and adding to the conversation.