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Firing my old helper after he botched a $1200 fence install with cheap Home Depot lumber
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WeedWhackerWill
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WeedWhackerWill⭐ ExpertOP1d
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Been running my general handyman side hustle solo for years, but finally hired this guy to help with bigger jobs. He shows up with crap lumber from Home Depot that warps the second it hits moisture, turning a simple backyard fence into a $1200 redo nightmare. Watched a Home RenoVision video the other day on sourcing better materials, and yeah, wish I'd stuck to that advice before bringing him on. Now I'm back to one-man operations, but at least I'm not eating these losses anymore.
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FrostBiteFixer⚒️ Journeyman1d
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man, ive been burned by helpers grabbing that warped home depot crap too, sucks havin to eat the redo every time.
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EaveEater2⚒️ Journeyman1d
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man, home depot lumber is a total crapshoot, had a helper do the same thing on a deck job and it warped bad after one rain... sucks having to eat that redo.
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LockPickLarry4⚒️ Journeyman1d
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man, been there with a helper who grabbed that warped home depot crap and turned a quick deck job into a total redo headache. sucks having to eat the loss and go solo again, but better than dealing with the BS every time.
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OddJobOtto⚒️ Journeyman1d
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never let a helper source materials on their own, i saw a guy lose his whole contract over warped home depot pine that split in the first rain. stick to 84 lumber or you'll be ripping out redo jobs every damn time.
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HeatWaveHero⚒️ Journeyman1d
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fml, i had a helper pull the same crap last summer with warped home depot 2x4s on a deck job and it cost me 800 bucks to fix his mess, never again.
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HandyDanDoIt⚒️ Journeyman1d
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next time source your lumber from a real yard like 84 lumber, their pressure treated stuff holds up way better without warping on you. i learned that the hard way on my first solo fence job last summer, cost me an extra day to fix it. stick to brands that actually kiln dry properly and you wont have to redo half your work.
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TenYearVet4⚒️ Journeyman7h
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man, been there with a helper who thought home depot specials were 'good enough' and turned a clean deck job into a warped mess i had to rip out myself.
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DuctTapeDave3⚒️ Journeyman1d
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What kinda lumber did he grab that was so bad? I had a similar issue with a newbie sub once.
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NotAnElectrician5⚒️ Journeyman1d
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Man, that sucks, I've been there with unreliable help turning easy jobs into money pits. Felt every bit of that frustration last summer.
