If he messes it up based on internet research and burns the building down, or causes some other harm to a tenant then he’s going to have a lot harder time dealing with the insurance claim than if he hired someone whose job it is to do that kind of thing.
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BombOmOm@lemmy.world 1 year agoSealing a basic hole is a straightforward job that doesn’t require $100 - $400 for a contractor to do. His business sounds like it has one employee (himself) and sending that employee to complete basic jobs is quite logical.
Belgdore@lemm.ee 1 year ago
intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah but how would you burn the building down sealing up around some pipes?
Belgdore@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Wrong foam insulation resulting in overheating or toxic/ flammable off-gassing, wrong amount of foam, attaching something conductive to the copper pipes, accidentally nicking a wire in the wall, I don’t know about a billion things could go wrong, and you don’t want it to be your fault if it does.
SoySaucePrinterInk@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
As I added in another comment, I’m a tenant.
Hello_there@kbin.social 1 year ago
"this is for a rental unit so I'm trying to keep cost low"
This sounds like the kind of BS that gives you apartments that are infested by bugs and still somehow charge 4k a month.
He says there are bugs already. Just lucky it's silverfish and not cockroaches. Do the job correctly and it will save money in long term.
SoySaucePrinterInk@sh.itjust.works 1 year ago
I’m actually a tenant trying not to deal with my landlord. But I fully agree with your take on it.
Hello_there@kbin.social 1 year ago
Imo, duct tape the shit out of that. I had a similar hole in my apt, and I just did maybe paper over it and then long strips down, layering them a bit, and then over, and it all gets a bit fucked in the middle, but point being you can get a seal. Cost is a half a roll of duct tape