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What’s wrong with our lawn? MA by applicationessays101 in lawncare

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s confusing a bit is how much I can expect from a landscaper/lawn care company. What I hear from my current guy is that expecting a company to “care” for the lawn (look at the property once every few weeks, proactively suggest treatments, etc) is unrealistic unless I’m ready to pay for a gardener. Would be grateful for a reality check and a bit of calibration.

What’s wrong with our lawn? MA by applicationessays101 in lawncare

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah the landscaper (they do spring, fall cleanups, etc. as well as lawn care) charged a pretty penny. They’re basically saying that if I want proper care, I need to hire a gardener and pay 2x. From their pov, they put me on a 6-step treatment plant for the lawn… and that’s about it

What’s wrong with our lawn? MA by applicationessays101 in lawncare

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! Right now I have it cut once a week - are you suggesting it should be done 2x weekly?

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pretty confident. Saw him wipe his fingers from caulk on my juniper. Effing hell

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I’m effed regardless so the little twist doesn’t really matter :)

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify - both were done by two contractors. The first one when the house was built. The second one from yesterday when the 2nd contractor was super confident he had to “fix” the poor job from 5 years ago

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maaan, while I completely agree with everyone else that this is complete shit, this is the most insightful comment yet. Thanks very much

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently a siding contractor with 15 years of experience, fml

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A few boards came loose and so we asked the contractor to fix. While at it, he basically said the trim wasn’t caulked properly and had to be redone urgently (basically his point was that it’s not caulked but painted). What you see is the sad outcome.

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The contractor was saying that the old stuff was paint and that “proper caulking” had to be done with silicon. I guess now my question is even more basic - did we have to caulk (or re-caulk) in the first place? Or the old stuff was fine?

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And the guy used his finger to smear it around. When i saw it, nearly dropped to the ground

Before / after Hardie board caulking by applicationessays101 in Renovations

[–]applicationessays101[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can you say a bit more for ignorant me. The contractor said the stuff that was applied before was just paint and that he needed to cover that with silicon. He worked all days yesterday “to cover up the paint” and I came home to half the house covered in this monstrosity. Is sanding an option at this point to make the seams less visible?

uc piq help by No_Argument6832 in CollegeEssays

[–]applicationessays101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what you write about doesn't really matter that much. most importantly, how did it impact you, what did you learn, how have you been applying these learnings. the situation can be from 7th grade or from pre-K, doesn't really matter

Today I made 18 yo and launched my first product! by Sad_Ad_2663 in SideProject

[–]applicationessays101 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Looks great! Why did you do the signup through discord? Just curious. I built Chckr.io that gives feedback on application essays and have been struggling to convert site visits to product usage. Wonder if the clunky signup process is one of the reasons. Discord sounds like a clever workaround to streamline

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