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Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on April 3, 2007, 5:04 pm
The point of the question was: Do you live near a decent size city where you
have a wide choice of people who could've done this job, or are you out in
the sticks where the best place to find a handyman is in a back-road tavern
that's 2 weeks away from collapsing from termite damage?
> I'm in the gay state of Massachusetts.
> Opps, I mean the bay state.
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>> is this in backwoods, Tennessee or Beverly Hills, California
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>>> Not because of rain but the incompetent installer.
>>> I'm no expert but every time I've had someone out to do work its a mess!
>>> It may take me twice as long but its done right or at least better than
>>> what these clowns do.
>>>
>>> 12" x 16' MDF siding. one side of the house all the siding needs
>>> replacing.
>>> I ripped off all the old siding.
>>> I put the first course up.
>>> The "handyman" started at 7:00am this morning he had to put up about 20
>>> courses wrapped around 2 windows and an air conditioner.
>>> I leave work at noon and when I get home I can see problems right away.
>>> I said the siding they are putting up should line up with the old siding
>>> on the back of the house. He was off by 2 -3 inches. I pointed to all
>>> the houses around us and they all line up!!
>>> Oh shit he says, He didn't check that. Then I point out that he's been
>>> using a nail gun and driving the nails 1/8" countersunk. I said, "what
>>> are you going to do about that. He said he would fill the holes. Yeh
>>> right... that's going to last...
>>> Keep in mind that this siding sucks, once the surface is broken and
>>> water gets in this stuff swells and flakes apart. No way am I going to
>>> patch these nail heads. Some nails were halfway through the siding.
>>>
>>> Then I pointed out that some of the courses were crooked. Over an 8 foot
>>> span he had 10 " of exposure at one end and 9.25 at the other end.
>>> He said he put a level on it!
>>> I said Pack your stuff and get out of here...At this point he knew he
>>> screwed it up. The cleaned up and left. He offered to tear down the
>>> siding but I said just leave.
>>> I pointed out that he ruined about $150 worth of material. He said he
>>> would mail me a check. I took pictures of the poor job and him up on the
>>> ladder.
>>> If I don't get a check for the material next week it will be off to
>>> small claim court...
>>>
>>> AM I CORRECT?
>>>
>>> 1. the siding should line up all the way around the house, within
>>> reason, say within .25" - .375"
>>> 2. You should not countersink nails in this siding...
>>> 3. when you get to a window you notch out the siding so that it wraps
>>> around the window. He cut the full board at the side of the window and
>>> then put a 4" piece just under the window.
>>>
>>> I was paying this guy $65 Hr for him and a helper.
>>> I had called a couple of references but who knows who they were. They
>>> said they had no problems with his work.
>>> Also I didn't think the job was that difficult.
>>>
>>> With the help of you guys to answer my questions, I would rather do it
>>> myself.
>>>
>>> Just had to vent!!
>>>
>>> Steve
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