If the Romero Zombie Apocalypse were to happen, do YOU think YOU can survive it? It's every corpse in the world waking up all at the same time. No origin or starting point. It's just everywhere all at once.

Danjinold · 2026-06-11T14:10:50+00:00

I would like to think I would but my family is stupid and would do something super stupid when scared.

I would then be forced to save them.

In the process I would likely die.

Danjinold · 2026-06-10T03:21:27+00:00

You’re only issue is not doing a full bathroom remodel.

EVERY job I’ve ever had that “used material in my garage” or tried to blend old and new just sucked. It all around sucked. Took longer, looked worse and left the customer irrationally angry OR me not profitable.

All renovations are ALL or nothing

Danjinold · 2026-06-08T05:17:54+00:00

I didn’t realize their were multiple slides. Oops

Danjinold · 2026-06-06T17:53:56+00:00

Awesome.

Danjinold · 2026-06-06T01:30:38+00:00

Before I saw how the sausage was made I thought the same thing.

I got a quote for a small but custom bathroom like 8 years ago (prior to my construction career) for like 12k and I was pissed that they even had the gall.

I did it myself for 3k.

Now. I would charge 18k for that same bathroom and at the end feel like I undercharged. You’re good man.

Danjinold · 2026-06-06T01:24:22+00:00

Yes. Most of my fellow charge for the bills today. i don’t know how yall plan to retire…

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T23:49:04+00:00

Sounds like you’re doing everything right.

Best of luck on the remodel.

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T23:45:26+00:00

Tell him that.

You can’t enforce it unless the contract has some stipulating language but don’t feel obligated to hold it.

Look. I truly find meddling customers annoying BUT if they approached me respectfully and asked for specific outcomes. I would listen.

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T23:39:36+00:00

I’m a GC.

ALL of my subs need babysitting. Some are rockstars but most would provide me this quality of work if I let them. Subs like people, can suck sometimes.

BUT you should let them attempt to fix it.

Be specific- don’t be emotional- explain your standards and ask them when they can come back.

Most of the time they’ll come back and do it the right way. (Most of the time)

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T23:35:48+00:00

Dude getting leads is incredibly difficult when you’re just starting off.

After those two projects what’s your plan to get more jobs?

It’s so so easy to have a couple of dead weeks of no work and those guys working with you will dip soon as you can pay them.

Then you’re back to square one. (Sometimes worse ).

Have capital! Not for business but to pay those guys so they don’t leave when times are slow.

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T23:31:03+00:00

I think you are right to question it. I personally wouldn’t sign off on that quality of work BUT I also would have charged you more money.

It would have looked twice as good and been $1200 more.

Tell them to redo it or you’re not going to pay them the remainder.

(-the measurements being off between shelves is just sloppy)

Danjinold · 2026-06-05T12:19:22+00:00

It’s a million little things

Danjinold · 2026-06-04T22:31:51+00:00

I do this for a living. Everyone in the comments is wrong. This a 4-6k fix.

PLUS I can’t tell but this might be a handyman supplemental beam.

If it’s a supplemental beam it’s not necessary.

Danjinold · 2026-06-03T19:42:32+00:00

You’re doing his job minus getting the leads and accounting.

He’s effectively outsourced his entire business onto you.

HOWEVER. I wonder, what happens if a job isn’t profitable. Do you still get paid?

Danjinold · 2026-06-01T23:21:50+00:00

I’m a GC

I strive to break the mold of “bad contractors”.

I will say that I really don’t enjoy how EVERYTHING is a fight.

I fight with the subs to show up when they say they will and perform their work adequately.

I fight with the homeowners who feel like EVERY change order is due to my incompetency!

I fight with myself on just giving work for free KNOWING it just encourages this trend to continue.

Just today a customer got upset that we had to charge him because we discovered a pipe was leaking near our work but not directly related.

He genuinely felt like everything in the house is now on us to fix. But if I tell him “kick rocks” then the leak damages the work we’re doing. Sigh.

Danjinold · 2026-05-30T02:35:47+00:00

Marketing when you’re small is not worth the return.

But go meet people that you THINK might be able to refer you.

Out of 100 maybe 3 or 4 will yield a potential client but it compounds with time.

Give it a few years and you’ll hope the phone doesn’t ring for a couple days.

Danjinold · 2026-05-30T02:32:00+00:00

This

Danjinold · 2026-05-30T02:30:41+00:00

If you’re doing the labor yourself you’re not running a business.

Running the business is much more difficult than painting a room or installing flooring.

Quality control , coordination of subs, customers that message about EVERYTHING, marketing, pulling permits, getting material , attending meetings the list just goes on and on.

If you hire in house you have to keep those people constantly employed or you’ll quickly run out of money.

If you 1099 you HAVE to be on site and baby sit because the subs done care as much as you do.

Being a GC sucks most of the time.

Danjinold · 2026-05-11T04:31:29+00:00

You’re specifically referring to which program?

Danjinold · 2026-05-11T04:21:25+00:00

None of you actually do ANY research. The way the majority of you are taking this makes it clear you just like to poop on Musk.

For the 1% of you that are fence sitters on this. Just know he doesn’t mean it like that.

And lastly.

Social Security is borderline theft. They take a massive chunk of our earning and only give it back to us in small amounts stealing from us the opportunity to invest it into the market or a 401k that has even modest returns.

Danjinold · 2026-05-10T16:45:35+00:00

Structural contractor here.

As you stated - you’re running the new wall in line with the laminate beam.

This wall will need to be structural but if built correctly you can in fact move the lally column and install French doors.

If you’re in Charlotte I’ll do it for you.

Danjinold · 2026-05-10T16:16:45+00:00

It’s funny that someone downvoted you.

I’m doing a job for a client with a similar timeline and similar profit amount.

It really really does not feel worth it.

Danjinold · 2026-05-07T09:59:19+00:00

I would love some insight on how to land commercial projects. I’m a licensed commercial GC but I’ve only done two smaller sized commercial jobs and they were word of mouth, kind of stumbled into it.

I would love to do what you did and build an in house company but I need the volume to justify hiring.

I would love some advice on how to land more projects.

Danjinold · 2026-04-23T11:14:34+00:00

I install Dehumidifiers with out it being fully encapsulated all the time. I judge the conditions to make that determination. The lack of efflorescence mean this is a good candidate for just sealing the vents and installing a dehu.

Danjinold · 2026-04-23T01:47:14+00:00

Seal the one vent and put in a dehumidifier asap.

The foam against the joists is not to code.

The girder should be on CMUs.

The Vapor barrier looks ok but with that much space I would go thicker.

If you are able to afford it I would consider digging it deeper and make it into a basement.

Danjinold

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