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Jun 13, 2021
6:40:19pm

shoganai Intervention Needed

Hire the lowest bid contractor, get lowest bid work?

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shoganai

Bio page: shoganai
Joined: Jul 15, 2004
Last login: Jun 10, 2024
Total posts: 32,011 (790 FO)

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The nice thing about a hot real estate market is it just really brings the skilled tradesmen out. I feel bad, but these

Pimpin4Paradise Truly Addicted User

6/13/21 6:34pm

Did she hire a middle schooler?

nolecoug

6/13/21 6:35pm

Just let him finish - it will all come together.

mokelembembe

6/13/21 6:38pm

Here's the kicker... That IS the finished product

LiveCoug

6/13/21 6:40pm

At least he used pressure treated lumber to support that mdf decking

cougarfann888

6/13/21 6:40pm

It was also smart to use 2X4s as joists instead of 2x10s or 2x6s. Wood is expensive and that’s going to save them a

Pimpin4Paradise

6/13/21 6:47pm

And always, I repeat always, remember to dump concrete over your joist junctions. Many people forget that step.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/13/21 6:49pm

Makes since. Really reinforces them. It looks like if you do that you can

cougarfann888

6/13/21 6:55pm

Hire the lowest bid contractor, get lowest bid work?

shoganai

6/13/21 6:40pm

I have absolutely no ability to work with wood/concrete. I probably would do a

JohnnyC

6/13/21 6:40pm

Same here. Even I could do better than that

mudpupper

6/13/21 7:47pm

I could do better than that without ever having done it.

cougaman

6/13/21 6:41pm

Guarantee she went for a non licensed cash price to a want to be contractor guy.

bd52

6/13/21 6:53pm

No other experienced contractor would even touch a worthless project like that

kotacoug

6/13/21 7:22pm

Particle board for outside deck? That’s going to hold up well...

6/13/21 7:13pm

Atleast I would watch a YouTube video or 2 before trying

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6/14/21 4:07am

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