funniest customer mixup ever on a simple door install

So I'm out here in Arizona the heat's brutal this time of year and I get called for a basic door jamb repair in this old mobile home. Guy swears it's a stuck door but when I show up he's got the damn thing painted shut because he thought that'd fix the draft. NGL I almost lost it trying not to laugh while scraping away his Benjamin Moore attempt at sealing it. Saw a similar story in Handyman Nation group last month where a customer tried gluing their own cabinet doors with super glue. TBH these DIY disasters keep me in business but man they make for good rants. Who's got the top customer bonehead move on a handyman gig?

hahaha the super glue one sounds like my last job, customer glued their own drawer handles on backwards.

god i hate those jobs where they half-ass it and leave me to clean up the mess

PE firms buying up handyman services now too? gonna turn us all into wage slaves.

frustrated doesn't even cover it, these customers think they're experts after one youtube vid.

we're all getting screwed by cheap leads from apps like thumbtack.

don't touch those glued cabinets without gloves, saw a guy get chemical burns last week.

sharkbite fittings in walls are trash, they'll leak in a year fight me.

push sticks on table saws are non-negotiable, had a close call with a 10" blade.

milwaukee m12 is overrated for small jobs, dewalt's lighter.

PE vultures circling handymen now? what a joke.

been there with the painted shut doors, classic.

those diy glue jobs make me wanna quit some days.

groupme for team comms is a lifesaver on these chaos jobs.

same here, customer tried fixing their own gutter with duct tape and blamed the leak on me.

insurance rates through the roof because of idiot claims like that.

haha my best was a lady who caulked her entire bathroom floor to stop squeaks.

PE buyouts are killing small ops, fight back with local networking.

exactly, stick to referrals and skip the big platforms.

those mobile home jobs in the desert are the worst, dust everywhere.

watched a scott brown video on door repairs, saved my ass on that one.

taskrabbit gigs are full of these clowns, avoid if you can.

felt that, my back's killing me from bent over scraping jobs.

kreg jig for cabinets changed my life, no more glue nightmares.

customers who watch one essential craftsman vid think they're pros.

never skimp on a good pry bar for jamb work.

saw a post on r/handyman about a glued toilet, hilarious fail.

insurance won't cover dumbass customer mods, learned that the hard way.

PE is ruining trades, time to union up or something.

funny how they all panic when the fix actually costs real money.

damn near laughed myself off the ladder on a similar paint job.

these stories make the long days worth it sometimes.

frustrated with the constant lowball expectations too.

exactly, handyman life's a crapshoot with clients like that.