Man I heard so many things about tradies (not positive)…
The only person I have to hunt down is me if things look bad lol.
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Dvixen@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Don’t stress about it. There are plenty of professionals unclear of the concept of smooth.
I’ve just finished repairing the professional drywall plastering around our house, you could see the seams from every angle. I spent longer than I like to admit fixing those seams so they weren’t visible when we painted.
Worked every second or third day on any given wall, so I knew things were dry. Also life wouldn’t let me speed run the mudding and painting.
Happy with my newly painted wall, I’d laid tape out so I could paint the window trim and when I took off the tape, the original paint and plaster job that ran along the drywall seam came with it.
Took the putty knife and was able to flake off most of the seam.
I had to do the plastering and painting again, and by the time I’d finished redoing my work, I was ready to hunt down the tradies who did the work when the house was built and have a polite chat with them.
Grogon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
mipadaitu@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There’s tons of great ones out there, but the ones who really take the time to do it right are usually self-employed. That means they’re hard to find unless you know someone who used them before, and can squeeze into their overbooked schedule.
Most of the ones who work for companies have to work faster and cheaper in order to move on to the next project.
It’s just tricky to build up a network of folks that really know what they are doing, and can fit you in when you just need a small project.
baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 6 months ago
This is me with the wiring. If I can tell it’s wrong, you done fucked it up.
KnightontheSun@lemmy.world 6 months ago
My family finds my skills as an electrician quite shocking.
mipadaitu@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Here too. Every other outlet in my house was wired backwards, and about a quarter of my outlets had a ground running to the box, but cut short and not connected to anything. I had to splice in so many grounds (really not the best solution, but the alternative was putting in a whole new run)