Subcontracting Plumbing Gigs Turning into Total Nightmares Lately

Subbed out a simple PEX-A repipe job to this guy I thought was solid, but he botched the SharkBite connections on the main line and now the whole house in north jersey is flooding every time they run the dishwasher. Had to eat $2,500 to fix his mess and the homeowner's pissed, threatening to sue over the week-long delay. I've been doing this 15 years and subcontracting used to be a lifesaver for overload, but these days it's just a crapshoot with unreliable helpers. Next time I'm sticking to my crew or eating the overtime myself. Lesson learned the hard way. YMMV but damn, it's frustrating.

man i feel that, had a similar deal with a sub on a drain job and it cost me a referral i really needed

fuck these fly-by-night subs, they're ruining the whole trade with their half-assed work and zero accountability

tried it twice this year, both times the sub vanished mid-job leaving me to clean up their sloppy solder work on copper lines, waste of time

nah, subs can be gold if you vet them hard - i've used the same two for years on hot water recirc installs and never had an issue, fight me if you disagree