I had a similar boss once, in a refrigeration job. I revisited a walk-in cooler job that he had attempted to fix three times and at the end of the day I told him that the expansion-valve settings had been the cause--and that it was now fixed. (I was proud and excited because it was my first superheat/expansion valve challenge on a large system, and I'd methodically and scientifically undertaken the whole process.)That reminds me of when I worked for a Handyman service. I told the boss that I was raised with "Do your best, then add a little more". And he said . . . "I was raised with Caulk it - Paint it - and move on".
That photo just goes to show who does - and who doesn't, care about the finished project (or their self pride).
It's kind of a paradox....people are paying quite a lot of money for a new house built by crews that are lacking supervision and the willingness to throw someone to the curb when the work comes out looking like this every time. You don't want someone like this....but the day force is so slim now, you want to keep someone hoping they'll wise up. It was my observation...they didn't want to wise up....construction was a temporary job for them until that "Rich & Famous" contract shows up so they can play their guitar for BIG money.That reminds me of when I worked for a Handyman service. I told the boss that I was raised with "Do your best, then add a little more". And he said . . . "I was raised with Caulk it - Paint it - and move on".
That photo just goes to show who does - and who doesn't, care about the finished project (or their self pride).
Yessir...I don't get along well with finish carpenters that can't seem to get things tight enough to be an obvious flaw with stain or just sealer. IF they can't get that right, I just can't see paying them top end rates for millwork that gets painted while they're coasting along with the idea...."the painter will fix that."I have worked as a high-end Painter for 25+ years; and absolutely despise caulk. If it is done right, there is almost never a need for caulk. There isnt a single ounce of caulk in my entire house, which I reno´d myself - except a bead of clear silicone around the exterior frames of north-face windows - where we can get side-winder downpours from the nor-easters.
If someone asked me to fix that nightmare above I would say - get someone else! Not touching it. Or perhaps, do you have fire-insurance?
I didn't have a lot of patience with anyone that I hired new when i couldn't get the usual crews out. With the exception of quarter round on bigger walls and show mld for 8 ft wall and closets...the floor installer was agreed to install the new spacing cover....for old work where the base didn't quite meet the new floor going in. Miters, coped and scarf joints were the only acceptable choices.I like tight joints, as well. We had a new floor put in our rental house. What a bunch of goofs. They went around and cut the door casings anywhere from 1/2" - 5/8" from the floor. The casings are nowhere near the new flooring. They used base board and left 1/8" - 3/16" gaps and filled them with caulk. Butt spliced the joints instead of making a run with a new piece or scarfing it. We were selling it, so I just ignored the shoddy work. The new owner gutted the kitchen, anyway. All new cabinets and floors.
One of my sons used to work for a high end contractor. He spent a lot of time making sure things like real mahogany wood crown molding were installed right.
