Post by Whiterook on Oct 18, 2023 12:25:33 GMT -5
OMfG, is this guy an a$$!
I had a job scheduled for hookup of two lavatory sinks and faucets for each bathroom in our house, and he rushed through the whole job. In the first bathroom, he stated the faucet we bought is cheap and has a poor seal at the base… that water may get under it and rot the countertop (laminate on wood), so he siliconed it in place. I’ll admit, I was a bit baffled, as it’s a sink and faucet… how could a faucet be that bad, and it had great reviews when my wife researched them.
When he went to do the upstairs sink, he called me up to show me a 3” wide by 1” deep chipped laminate towards the back of the sinkhole… we halted the job, as he stated water would rot the exposed wood and we should either buy a new countertop or delaminate it. Well, keep in mind that we plan to replace the whole cabinet, counter top, back splash, and decide on whether to reuse this new sink later down the line (in both bathrooms, actually)… so, the cheaper way to go was the preferred route, re-laminating. I tried calling a contractor, but they never returned my call.
Meanwhile, still puzzling at how bad this project went sideways, I decided to try dry-fitting the new sink upstairs and well son of a B, it completely covered the chip! He never tried dry-fitting the new sink. Now also keep in mind, when I’d gotten the new sinks in, I measured the old one and the new one, and saw the new one was an inch bigger all around… apparently, he doesn’t win a tape measure!!! This was my putting the sink in to dry fit…
I called the plumbing company and complained, nicely but firmly, that this could have cost me a bunch of money re-laminating or getting a new top, not to mention being without a sing for who knows how long, waiting for a contractor and then having the plumber back. I further insisted that since he had plenty of tome to install the second sink in question the first time, I feel there should be no charge for labor or dispatch fee. We’ll see on that… she’s talking to the owner.
Well, that plumber is back and he’s once again, giving me attitude. When I say I want the faucet base plates installed, he says, “Hunh, well that’s weird… but if that’s what you want that’s what you want!” I say, well, you said the seal against the sink wasn’t good… the base plate is made to accept the base of the faucet fixture, and theres a rubber gasket underneath the plate around the perimeter…I would think that’d help solve any issues. He says, “It has to squash tight and this probably won’t… I’ll just be here again next year when it fails fixing it”. OMfG! Seriously?!?
Asshat just left and I think it looks fine…
I guess I wouldn’t be so all up in arms about this, had I not just went through hell with an electrician company last month, which could have cost me nearly $10K. This was all just too close on those heels.
Most contractors are just such jerks…the men, anyway… too much testosterone and not enough brain cells. I’m not a plumber, but even I could figure this all out. Yeah, I know I should do this kind of work myself, but I’m not a DIYer; and I’ve seen so many half-assed DIY jobs that cost me money to fix that, well, I’ll try and find a professional to do this stuff.
Had to vent.
I had a job scheduled for hookup of two lavatory sinks and faucets for each bathroom in our house, and he rushed through the whole job. In the first bathroom, he stated the faucet we bought is cheap and has a poor seal at the base… that water may get under it and rot the countertop (laminate on wood), so he siliconed it in place. I’ll admit, I was a bit baffled, as it’s a sink and faucet… how could a faucet be that bad, and it had great reviews when my wife researched them.
When he went to do the upstairs sink, he called me up to show me a 3” wide by 1” deep chipped laminate towards the back of the sinkhole… we halted the job, as he stated water would rot the exposed wood and we should either buy a new countertop or delaminate it. Well, keep in mind that we plan to replace the whole cabinet, counter top, back splash, and decide on whether to reuse this new sink later down the line (in both bathrooms, actually)… so, the cheaper way to go was the preferred route, re-laminating. I tried calling a contractor, but they never returned my call.
Meanwhile, still puzzling at how bad this project went sideways, I decided to try dry-fitting the new sink upstairs and well son of a B, it completely covered the chip! He never tried dry-fitting the new sink. Now also keep in mind, when I’d gotten the new sinks in, I measured the old one and the new one, and saw the new one was an inch bigger all around… apparently, he doesn’t win a tape measure!!! This was my putting the sink in to dry fit…
I called the plumbing company and complained, nicely but firmly, that this could have cost me a bunch of money re-laminating or getting a new top, not to mention being without a sing for who knows how long, waiting for a contractor and then having the plumber back. I further insisted that since he had plenty of tome to install the second sink in question the first time, I feel there should be no charge for labor or dispatch fee. We’ll see on that… she’s talking to the owner.
Well, that plumber is back and he’s once again, giving me attitude. When I say I want the faucet base plates installed, he says, “Hunh, well that’s weird… but if that’s what you want that’s what you want!” I say, well, you said the seal against the sink wasn’t good… the base plate is made to accept the base of the faucet fixture, and theres a rubber gasket underneath the plate around the perimeter…I would think that’d help solve any issues. He says, “It has to squash tight and this probably won’t… I’ll just be here again next year when it fails fixing it”. OMfG! Seriously?!?
Asshat just left and I think it looks fine…
I guess I wouldn’t be so all up in arms about this, had I not just went through hell with an electrician company last month, which could have cost me nearly $10K. This was all just too close on those heels.
Most contractors are just such jerks…the men, anyway… too much testosterone and not enough brain cells. I’m not a plumber, but even I could figure this all out. Yeah, I know I should do this kind of work myself, but I’m not a DIYer; and I’ve seen so many half-assed DIY jobs that cost me money to fix that, well, I’ll try and find a professional to do this stuff.
Had to vent.