Expert Plumber Reads Mean Comments (From Handymen Probably)
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I love making RUclips videos to help teach people about plumbing! Unfortunately, not everyone who watches my videos likes me! So today I’m going to look at some comments left by people who dislike me and see what they have to say. Enjoy!
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I love how cool, calm and collected you are. Your professional demeanor is refreshing.
Gerry I just love what I get to do for a living... Thank you for coming by and commenting...
Bursting with confidence
It's called having kids lol
That's how you act when you know what you're talking about and know you haven't done anything wrong.
I wish you were my boss when i was apprenticing i probably would have stuck with it.
Haters gonna Hate. Master plumber here and the trade has ensured me and my family a great comfortable life. Great content brother.
I definitely don't know shit about plumbing, but I respect the hell outta y'all. Keep it up bro
"I've got broad shoulders and a big butt."
-Roger Wakefield, 2020
That's an epitaph quote if I've ever heard one.
Its his campaign slogan for running for president. Lol
Guy knows what he's talking about... Union plumber
Pft union dont mean squat. I know some amazing plumbers that are non union. Union is for people who can't just make money themselves without having someone hold their hands
@@themeez1000 Lmao
@@themeez1000 or a plumber that happens to be in the Union pffftt. There are great ones and crappy ones just like the non union sector
I'm a plumber from Illinois and let me tell you that I have seen and fix many horrible jobs from handymen. I understand every body needs to make a leaving. Keep it up handyman so I can have more jobs to fix.
People should learn to say "no" to things they aren't skilled enough to do lol
@@Bigshoots86 I'm a qualified and licenced plumber in the uk and I still turn down jobs I feel are out with my scope.
Job security
I plan to become a apprentice at the 130 in Illinois soon
Ya got to know your limitations. That i learned the hard way plumber of 36 years now I work a little smarter and yeah keep calling them handymen I’ve made my share fixing that stuff
Well well Mr. Brian Beltzner, seems like you're NOT a licensed plumber in Florida. I looked you up on DBPR website. I'm a FL state licensed plumbing contractor and even I know there is no such thing as a "grandfathered license". Spread your lies elsewhere! Oh, and BTW, third generation plumber here... I still had to take the tests.
I am neither a Florida native, nor a licensed plumber, but the comments from Mr. Beltzner prompted me to do the same search, yielding the same result. (likewise checked contractor license applications, and to absolutely nobody's surprise, also not listed there) Sounds to me like a butt-hurt scam artist who felt personally attacked by Mr. Wakefield's efforts to protect homeowners from just that; scammers.
It's possible that's not his real name. I know a lot of people who use names they made up on Google +
Most of the licenses were grandfathered when the licensing was first put into place, but most of those people are dead by now because grandfathering happened so long ago
Well, Mr. Beltzner couldn’t follow along a linear video, so best of luck to that dip.
That video was pretty straight forward, and Beltzner couldn’t comprehend it. Nor does he understand that after you end a sentence with a period, you should add a space before the next one. Two spaces, preferably.
You’re a gentleman and a scholar sir.
Imagine telling someone who actually works for a living to “get a life”
Your message comes across as: do the job right, do right by your customers, everyone wins... I don't understand the hate 🤦🏻♂️
People hate what they can't understand.
They hate cause their hacks
Everyone should do everything they do correctly but that's impossible but what is impossible and even more important than doing the right thing is learning from your mistakes and going back and fixing them one at a time.
“I’m in Texas, I’m not on a high horse, my horses don’t smoke that stuff”😂
I’ve been doing commercial plumbing for 10 years, I have my med gas license, backflow license and I’m entering the UA Star program....just for bragging rights, and this dude is legit. Would love to work with this guy doing residential work, something I haven’t dipped into very well.
I worked residential plumbing and it doesn't pay good Stick with commercial. I would go union if it wasn't for the nepotism here where I live.
I want to work with this dude too, bet you can learn a lot from him
I'm a journeyman plumber in Oregon
And I want to say you inspire me to be more thorough and stick away from shark bites the best I can
DFW Hvac tech here. Helps me keep my moral compass straight when I watch your videos. You remind me of my boss but you seem to smile more haha.
At first I was thinking, "Wow, he's really taking this in stride." Then, I remembered, it's your job to deal with assholes who act the same way, and you've been doing so well longer than I've even been alive lol.
That's not to discredit you, though. I appreciate your professionalism.
I subbed. I am 31 years old and still to this day from age 6 until now ask the repair man (plumber, electrician, cable, AC/Heat, etc...) if I can watch them while they work because learning is something you can NEVER get to much of and I am genuinely curious. Even learned how to replace the light fixtures on my front porch thanks to the years of watching them as well as mount my TV with the cables behind the wall. I love to learn new things and I think informative videos such as yours are quite useful for people like me who are always willing to learn. When you think you know everything you are truly an idiot. Only the intelligent continue to learn. So I thank you Mr. Wakefield and I hope you continue to make videos. "You can't fix stupid" - Ron White. "Stupid is as stupid does" - Forest Gump's Mom.
I am a hvac tech and alot of guys in my trade hate people over their shoulders. I love it gives me a reason to geek out and flex my knowledge and hopefully help a person out. I believe if you know your trade and are not trying to scam someone why not let them watch. At the end of the day that is a return customer when they cannot figure it out or need new equipment 4 years later because most folks will appreciate your professionalism and that you took the time to explain a system in their home. When I work on a site with other trades I ask them all kinds of questions from framing to plumbing and that all adds to my knowledge and usually helps in the end. Life time learner.
I love this guy. I realized I wanted to get into the trades after an electrician helped me change my tire he asked, "why didn't your dad teach you how to do this?" and I said "I don't think he knows how... he's a lawyer." he laughed and I said I didn't want to end up working a 9-5 office job like him. He showed me that he had a brand new F150 and a house and a family all at the age of 27. I was jealous of what he had and that's when I realized I want to get into the trades. I started with locksmithing and I absolutely love it I plan on starting my own business one day since all of the locksmiths around here are dishonest. For now, I'm going to be working as an apprentice plumber until I have enough to start my own honest locksmithing business. Thanks for giving people like me an alternative to college.
I am I work 9-5 (software dev) but I get you. Knowing these things will always be useful no matter what. Changing a tyre? Yeah, useful. I've done it once. It may not be my profession but it's still important to know how to do things. As it happened I used to repair laptops and stuff, switched to software instead cus I turned down countless jobs from IT Hardware firms trying to scam people. "Oh just sell this old lady a part she doesn't need". No way in hell. There are lines I won't cross.
@@Stettafire The beauty of my job in tech is the odd hours. I can work at anytime and at my own pace, which is easy 'cause I practically "speak" 3 different computer languages! :D
"There is no jobs in this trade" lol what? That dude obviously doesn't know what a trade means, it's a lifelong service that will always be in demand because tradesmen are what help keep society running smoothly. Much like doctors, police and firefighters, tradesmen are just below them in terms of what is needed in a society. I hope that makes sense.
people are always building new stuff and remodelling/repairing old stuff. there are jobs, but if you have a bad rap, the employers might be telling you that don't have work so you go away.
@@theghostofthomasjenkins9643 Also, General Contractors are a tight knit community. If you've pissed off one contractor, you're never gonna get as many sub-contracts as you did before.
I'm a diy person, mostly due to cost and I've bad experiences with my local companies trying to scam me and neighbors. But that is just a reflection of my area not trades as a whole. Keep making your quality videos. I like watching pros who don't lie to customers.
Yeah, some things I'm happy to do myself. But I think it's important to know when you're over your head. That's different for each person :)
A handyman knows a little of everything and a master knows everything about something.
jack of all trades, master of none
@@TheJuggalomike23 Thats the saying round here haha.
I love how you read the comments that make no sense, and have no grammar. This is brilliant. LOVE the content!
Handyman myself and I'll do the general basics I'll fix a toilet and replace a faucet beyond that I'll let them know they need to get a licensed plumber to come in to do it right
Yep me too. I have caught licenced plumbers scamming people. There is one licenced plumber that passes on to me the faucet, toilets ect.
as long as you are honest with yourself and the customer about your limits, there is no problem. even as a plumber, i don't have a problem telling someone that a job is beyond what i can do.
Finally a handyman pushing back!
I'm just a wanna be homeowner and I do a MUCH better job than his "crazy plumbing fails" (course, that might be because I hate Great Stuff, but hey).
Any way, I have had to fix things before and I did the best job I could. And I can safely say that, whether it was to code or not, none of my fixes have ever needed fixing.
I do all my own stuff, too code. It's easy to look up codes and see what you need to do in your area. Soldiering copper is fun and easy...not sure why people act like that is hard.
Used to to handyman repairs when I worked as a waiter, you would not believe how fucked up some restaurants are behind the counters.
Countless times where I ended up walking up to the managers like "I can unclog things or fix small leaks, but rotten pipe joints aren't my area of expertise", explaining them how it can affect everything in the place, or how rat poison doesn't get placed right next to the water pipes, yet they never wanted to call experts.
Most of them have been closed since, but that's why I don't eat in restaurants anymore. Love working there, but I'd rather cook myself and not get poisonned for random bs reasons.
Roger I have a lot of respect for you! You handled these rude and untrue commnets very well! A lot better then I would of! Thanks for the videos
It cracks me up that people think they can do what we plumbers do without any training. Just because something is legal Texas doesn't mean it's legal in Oregon, or any other state. On top of that you have local codes that can change from city to city in the same state. I didn't go through a union apprenticeship because plumbing is easy, I went through one to be an educated professional in my career.
Great insight Doug. Thank you.
Doug Steward, Well said,all true!
Wow Rodger seems like there are
A lot of "haters" out there.I know after watching your channel you have spent most of your adult life in the plumbing industry.After 37yrs in myself and holding a C-36,C-44,C-25,and a C-16,I have
Put in the time and and extreme
Effort to educate myself to be able
To say,"Yes I Know what I'm doing"!
Amen brother
Journeyman from Canada. I love your videos. Customer relations have been certainly a key to my success! I've only been plumbing for 10 years but I enjoy it. The job is just never the same, and there's always something new. Loved the high horse comment. Cheers 👍
I have been looking over your videos lately. I find them to be very honest and helpful.
“You can’t make money as a plumber!”
Not with that attitude, you can’t. As far as the “making 100k a year as a plumber” comment, it’s a realistic thing. I’m on track to do about 95k this year doing only drain cleaning. There are factors that can hinder that, such as service area. It’s a lot easier to get enough jobs to make 100k in a dense metropolitan area than in a rural area, but as long as you’re professional, knowledgeable, and honest, you can make a great living for yourself.
Ye, for sure. It's worth knowing also that rates vary depending on country and wages vary too. 100k as a plumbed in my country is close to impossible. But 60k or 40k? Thars a darn good living considering the average person is on 18k. If you're on 60k in my country, you are doing very well for yourself. Engineers and experienced senior plumbers here are generally around the 45k ish mark. Younger plumbers around 25-30k
you have quickly become one of my favorite channels, mad respect sir!
Love how professional and knowledgeable you are.
Really enjoy seeing honest and proper work. you've got a new subscriber here 👍
got to say I love how you handle bad reviews and as I may have some plumbing work to be done at my home shortly, you have got another subscriber in me thanks for all the easy, calm and collected guides and information you give out once more Thanks for all the info you give us just because you love the work :)
I appreciate how honest and full of entegrity you are. I'm not a licensed plumber, in the state of Colorado you don't need to be as long as you have a master plumber on staff. But i did want to say I always try to mold my work and conversation off of how I see you perform.
No matter what you are posting, someone will always have something bad to say...
Not from Texas but have worked in Lubbock doing a Barnes and Noble ground up. I have worked in other states as a plumber and now own and operate with C-36 in California. Texas inspectors are pretty good and tough so keep on doing what you do. Good stuff 👏
I’m smart enough to know my physical limitations. I couldn’t do plumbing work. However, I have owned my own computer business. I treated people right. I charged them fairly. I explained things to them so they wouldn’t need to keep coming back to me for the same issues over and over. By doing this, I had more jobs than if I would have tried to cut corners.
I explained things. I did not leave people guessing. I built up trust.
I wish you were in that store where I brought my PC to and they couldn't find the issue of it just crashing.
Treating me like a dumbass after holding the power button for 10 seconds when the computer was already black screening for 10 minutes.
Yeah, I used to repair laptops. I turned down a job from a lady who said part of my "new job" was to sell people parts. Her words "if you can give an old lady an SSD, do it. She might not need it, but you'll get money for it". I rejected her job offer. I became a junior software dev not long after. I was disgusted with her. When I repaired laptops as a freelancer, I did my best to help educate and support the customer. I built a trust with them. They could ask me anything. I'd advise on what laptops would suit their needs, what brands to avoid etc. Often problems arise not from hardware failure but from "Joe bliggs in work told me to install VerySafeScanner and now I get popups, can you help me?" 99% of the time that was the issue. I'd always be straight and honest as I could be. One time s young lady came to me with a broken monitor. Asker her how long she had it, it was under warranty. I could have charged her to replace it, I didn't. I directed her to get the retailer to honor the warranty. Trust was how I ran my business. While I hated being a contractor, no one could say I crossed the line. I took pride in my work and I treated my customers with respect.
@@Stettafire That deserves respect.
Not running a scam business even though it would be easier is a great thing.
@@Ikxi One might say it is against logic to empower people with the knowledge to do things themselves. However, I never saw an issue with it. People knew they could trust me. I told people why I didn’t charge a lot for certain things. I was not going to charge a lot of money when I didn’t need to do anything but press a few buttons and monitor the computer once an hour.
I wouldn’t charge them if there was not anything I could do to fix the computer. I’d look for good deals on hardware parts and not charge and high markup fee.
I treated them as a valuable person.
Keep the videos coming Roger. Been plumbing 6 years. I love to listen to the advice of the old guys who have been doing it forever.
Man I love the way you handle these nasty comments with such professionalism.
Lots of people in the customer services industry need to fallow such a great 👍 lead on how to deal with difficult people!!
I feel the need to say that I love plumbers. You make the world a cleaner place and I appreciate that. One of my uncles was a commercial plumber in NJ for nearly 50 years until he got plumber's asthma (mesothelioma) and had to retire. Stay safe out there, friend.
Wow, majority of those comments are the ones calling us plumbers to fix there so F ups And they get mad because of the cost..
And today were gonna give a shout out to all my haters 😂🤣💯
🤣🤣
I've been watching u for a few weeks and really enjoying these vid. I grew up in a plumbing family dad, uncles grandpa. A whole family of plumbers but I had to be different and become an electrician. But a few months ago my dad moved to corpus and I dont get to hear his good stories anymore so now I kinda rely on you to hear some good ol plumbing stories. Thanks for now and thanks for the future stories keep up the great work 👍
Roger, your videos are solid. Growing up, my family struggled to have a good home. My parents never bought a house, we always rented.. heck I never had AC until I was out on my own at 20yrs old, and we lived in the valley of AZ.. I wanted to learn plumbing so I could build the house I always wanted and I always told myself, if I ever have investment properties to rent, I will never be like the slum lords we had to deal with.
I've never thought you were dishonest dude. I start my training in August this year. I tried to find a company out here to learn under, but with no success. Even though I got to shell out some cash to learn...I can get it back through taxes, plus they said the school brings in plumbing companies to Earn while I learn halfway through the program.
Your videos are informative and have helped guide me into a future where I'll never have debt ever again. College was more worthless than the paper they signed my name on. You teach people how to be self supporting.. So thanks.
Talon,you will make it in whatever you do because you have a"million
Dollar attitude"!
Mr Wakefield does everything possible to show proper technique and what learning does for you. Grandfatherring that I know of (in Oklahoma) ended in early 80's and you had to have an active business in that trade to be grandfathered. but many of us went thru the old school helper routine. I worked for Sun Plumbing inc. in florida and then for Certified Plumbing of Brevard and was the owners helper when he was a journeyman, He is one of the best plumbers I have ever met and served. Roger does us all a great service-
I am a 3rd year apprentice in commercial plumbing. I work here in So-Cal. Respect The TRADES!!!!
Hey Rodger love your channel. Thanks for being the voice for Plumbers. Handymen and women are literally the embodiment of the phase " Jack of all trades master of none". Thanks again
Yeah but theres also a continuation of that phrase. "Jack of all trades, master of none, but often better than a master of one." Just because a person is a "jack of all trades" doesnt mean they dont know what they are talking about. All the jacked up stuff comes from arrogance and those that dont know how to say "Im not skilled enough for this job"
Edit: A handyman can be skilled as frig. But they can also be unskilled garbage. Just like an actual licensed plumber, they can be skilled or unskilled.
A skilled handyman would be a contractor or a licensed handyman. I was referring to the Bubbas that slap a sticker on a truck and take on jobs that aren't qualified for. Also a Master of a trade or a journeymen takes time and effort . Of course we have hacks in our trade but we also have guys that go above a beyond .
This was enlightening. I get told my job ain't hard, and anyone can do it. I've watched people struggle and fall away in less than a week. I get it that it doesn't require licensing and renewals, and this makes people very condescending. Especially during all the panic shopping times (that are still happening.) To hear that this same mentality creeps into a field that is obviously more strenuous and essential that it requires permits, licensing, and experience helps me understand that people really do have to dig deep to try to make themselves feel better about themselves. Man, people are sumthin' else.
You set a great example for all plumbers. If all of us do our best to carry ourselves with respect and integrity, the better the market.
Roger you have earned a Subscription! Good insightful comment from a fellow Texan!
Thank You!! So enjoy how you tell it like it is!!
I personally love your content. Working at a nationwide hardware store I Learned a lot from you. Thank you for your awesome content!
I know nothing about plumbing lol. But what you do is amazing! And I love your content, I'm subscribing😁. You do a amazing job
And also very good videos, and I like how you handle this great work man!
I have learned more about plumbing from this channel and makes me want to learn more so I can work on my own home in the future.
Reminds me of the comments i get as a nurse.
Nothing like having someone who literally just looked up the procedure on google, telling you why you are wrong about what to expect because this article they found on google says something completely different.
9/10 times they have looked up the WRONG procedure.
Hilarious! Keep up the great work brother! 👍Blessings!
Yes anyone can be a plumber. I've been in the business for 15 years. I started when i was 17 went threw an apprenticeship, now i have gained license in 2 states by testing its not always easy and you can forget things but its worth the effort put forth.
Ain't Google grand? Even my father, a certified Master Butcher of 30 years, can Google stuff he's forgotten about meats.
Love your channel love your videos don’t worry about the idiots out there keep up the good work
Love the editing on this video.
i juste started wacthing your videos and i already love your channel
11:13 "My horses don't smoke that stuff-" I choked oml haha
Hey, my name is Michael and I am a 25 yr old Handyman. I’ve only been subscribed to your channel for a couple of months and I’ve had almost 7 years of home maintenance and remodel experience. I gotta say, I’m not offended. You tell it how it is and I like and respect that. I no longer have a mentor so I look to RUclips to learn what I can because I love learning and doing new things. I do have goals of being fully licensed one day, so I can go out on my own and experience more. Thank you for your channel!
Some of those comments had me dying. People who just don't want to expand their little minds beyond their own stupidity. Totally enjoy your videos and tips!
Sir, your videos are calm, collected and professional. Haters gonna hate coz they don't have anything positive to offer up and they're not really able to contribute in any substantial fashion. I very much enjoy your videos, they're eye opening!
Rodger,you are a credit to our industry!
You’ve just won a brand new sub!!! I love how you rip these haters!!! Thats all they are. Remember this is a society that thinks they can hate the success down to their level instead of just putting in the work themselves. The grammar in these comments reflect the persons integrity in one paragraph. How can you communicate correctly with a customer if you don’t understand the english language. There is a place for these people in the field but it’s not an owner or management. I appreciate your videos so keep on doing you! Paul Bryant from south MS
"My horses don't smoke that stuff". You're a hilarious man and you've got great charisma. I constantly back up my toilet and your video on how to properly use a plunger saved me from breaking a sweat using the plunger today.
Thanks for these videos they help me prevent my toilet from flooding I can't believe I didn't know how to use a plunger until you taught me.
Keep doing your thing Roger you're awesome
Thank you for all your videos.
I am a red seal journeyman in Canada. I really enjoy your videos, I wish I had a mentor like you back in the day. But better late than never lol. 20 years later I'm still learning. Thank you.
Hey Roger you D man. Hats off to ya sir much respect I have for you. As a 28yr plumber I know when I see a professional and you are. Thanks for the videos I enjoy all of them. Kentucky 🇺🇸
You keep up the great work and educational videos, Mr. Wakefield! Your professional standards shine through in every video, as well as your ethics. The haters have neither. While there are cheaters, liars, incompetents, and overchargers/bill padders, their opinion means nothing. Glad to see someone pushing trades as a career path, because a functioning society needs plumbers and other trades as much as we need managers and accountants.
I've grown to love your content Roger
Good Video Roger!!! Keep on plumbing
No one has mentioned the difference between a licensed knowledgeable plumber and handyman we pay every year to renew our license we pay insurance exct.......A handy man does something wrong homeowner can’t do anything/licensed plumbers do something wrong right away insurance kicks inn!!!!!!😡😡
As a home owner I can and have done some BASIC plumbing work (leaks under the sink from someone else's lazy install, replacing toilets ect) but if anything happens on my MAIN LINES I would call a licensed plumber LONG Before i call a "handy man". I want to make sure the job is done correctly the first time. Great job Roger.
I do some handyman work but appreciate professionals for certain things keep the vids coming
I just know the basics,or replacing and or cleaning p traps, and I also clean drains now. Thank you for your help and knowledge.
This guy seems very humble and genuine and he handled all those haters professionally
I have been in a few trades professionally and I am currently doing general Maintenance, so I suppose I fall under the category of "handyman" unfortunately. It is sad how often I see other handymen half assing a job instead of doing it the correct way. I appreciate your videos and the knowledge you share. keep it up.
I have done my apprenticeship, tradesman and journeyman all in texas, houston to be exact. I believe I know a good plumber when I see one and you sir are very professional and know what your talking about. Awesome job. As a matter of fact, when covid first started, we weren't getting 40 hours a week and the company I work for was paying us 40 hours through the loan and our boss set us up to watch videos and things to keep us busy and several of your videos were used in the little program. That's how I got introduced to your channel. Great work and don't worry about the handyman haters haha if they cared enough they would put in the time and work it takes to become a licensed professional
Bro I love your channel. Excellent content. Great representative of the plumbing trade! If I'm ever in north texas, I would love to buy you a beer and talk shop!
I never considered plumbing professionally, but after watching your videos, it seems all the more enticing. I appreciate your professionalism and enthusiasm, thanks for the great content.
You have similar licensing laws in Connecticut. You have to be an apprentice registered with the state for four years to get a Journeymans license. Then you need to hold the Journeymans license for two years then you can test out for your master. And you have to be a journeyman to be alone on any job. And each journeyman can only have one registered Apprentice accompany him on the job.
In Texas we can work as many apprentices as we can see...
Roger your videos are awesome. I myself took an interest in plumbing because of your videos. Prior to watching and learning from your videos I had no interest in this trade. But you make the videos fun. Nobody else in RUclips has videos like these. The good advice you have given in some of you videos just talking about being the hardest working guy in your shop I think is great. Now I find myself taking 30- 45 minutes each day learning more and more about electrical and Hvac. My goal is to also learn more and more about plumbing. Keep making the great videos.
Thank you Michael. I love the feedback!
As a Montana-licensed handyman, I have done some minor plumbing, such as faucet replacement, dishwasher installation, and drain unclogging. I also replace electrical components like wall outlets and light fixtures. I'm smart enough and honest enough to tell a homeowner when I'm in over my head. I don't do sewer or underground work. I have learned a lot from your videos and I thank you for that.
Here's the one thing I hear most often from homeowners, most of whom are elderly or single moms:
I called a plumber about replacing my (fill in the blank) and he wants a minimum of $150 just to come to my house. We both know that many plumbers will mark up a faucet 100% and charge labor on top of the service fee. Many of my customers can't afford $400 or $500 to replace a faucet or set a toilet. I live about 10 miles out of the city limits, and a service call here is even higher than one in town, even though I'm no further away from their shop than many of their in-town customers. I understand the need to be reimbursed for milage, but 15 miles in town is the same as 15 miles out of town. On short, I appreciate the training you and other plumbers have and I truly wish the State of Montana would police unlicensed handy men here like Texas apparently polices unlicensed plumbers, but they don't. Thanks again for your videos and for sharing your expertise. Have a blessed day!
Hello Roger, I like the videos that you're doing. Please keep doing what your doing.
Ryan thank you. Keep coming back and watching!
I am 20 year licensed contractor in MN now 10+ years as handyman in IL yes there are things I do plumbing but also work with licensed plumbers and city inspectors to make sure everything is done right, part of experience is knowing when you need to involve qualified help.
I love your videos. The information in the videos are precise and thought out. People responding to the the videos with negativity must not watch the video entirely and pay close enough attention to the amount of detail you describe to the viewer. I bet anyone that does this, if they would go back through the video and re-watch, they would see that their comments are unnecessary and invalid.
Good work Roger 👍🏼
I like 👍 very nice! It’s always great to face the criticism head on I feel. It shows me that you don’t need to please everyone and call out the false claims and idiots/jerks that leave bad comments. Keep it up brother!
LOL! I like you bud! You do a good job and 100% honest! If I lived in Texas I’d want to work for you!
I have a great small plumbing company, they are the most awesome people I've met. They are honest about the pricing of each repair. They also always show me how to repair the things they are doing and are willing to explain why they do it that way. They are also waaay cheaper then the chain business down here. I always call them in if I have any issues. Been using them for over 6 years and had no issues with any of the repairs they've done!
This is great business advice
I love it how you are confident that a plumber can make a good living because you know plumbers across the country who do! I am not in the trades, but I know how necessary they are and how much education goes into doing it right.
Love all your video it very educational and you very professional
Hi Roger. I'm a GC here in TX, but years ago, I've actually worked for a couple of plumbing companies in NC, the first was residential, the second, commercial. The first boss actually said, that I had learned so much, he was willing to sponsor me to take my test even though I hadn't worked for him the required 5 years. Unfortunately, I left him for the commercial company because they promised me more money (which they never held up to). One thing that really sticks out in my memory was when my boss and I were plumbing a new house, and the inspector came by to say that a lav sink failed inspection, because the drain wasn't on a down slope. So, I went back to this house and put my level on it. Here's the set up; for some reason (I didn't do the initial install of the pipe, just connected the sink) the stub out for the sink was on the right side, instead of the back. It was a big cabinet/sink, so the drain was quite long. So, when I put my level on it, it had the proper fall. So, what did I do? I hung out in the house for about 15 minutes (it wasn't sold yet, so no one lived there), then went back and told my boss and inspector, that I corrected it. All the inspector did was said "Ok, thank you". He never did re-inspect. Lol. Now, up here north of you, in Texoma, I have had plenty of clients that have loved my work and have trusted me. I've been asked to do plenty of plumbing jobs. I have turned down some, just because it would have been too involved, but I have taken on easy jobs such as small leaks, fix or replace faucets, fix or replace drains. The main reason I don't do too many plumbing jobs anymore is simply because I just don't want to crawl under houses any more. lol. I'm too old for that (even though, I believe I'm younger than you). But, I have had a couple flippers, that actually pay me well, that has needed new lines run or old lines repaired under their flip houses. It's kind of like, I hate to tell them no, but I really don't want to tell them yes either. lol. Now, if it's a job that requires a permit, or inspection, I flat out tell them no. One time, a flipper told me "Oh, it's ok. I've got a buddy that can pull the permit and sign off the inspection after you're done". I asked, well, why don't you get him to do it. I was told, because that guy didn't have the time, and he was way too expensive. Lol. I still love to do plumbing, but only if I can hire someone else to crawl under houses. Have a good day Roger.
I’m out of Dallas as well, not a plumber but I do enjoy your content.
Keep up the good work. Some people are just grumpy
I have been a plumber since I started my apprenticeship at 16. I'm now 74.
It's not an 'easy' trade, it requires a lot of hard work and study.
It only becomes easy when you do it correctly and do it often enough.
My apprenticeship was 5 years consisting of 3 years journeyman plumbing and 2 years advanced plumbing.
In the end, I became a licenced plumber, drainer, gasfitter, LPG installer and roof plumber.
Plumbing regulations here are governed by legislation. They began with by-law 14 long before I started in plumbing. The regulations are now governed by, Plumbing and Drainage Act 2011.
Because our regulations are now a nation wide standard, plumbers can cross over state borders to work. In the past, we couldn't even go to another county because licencing differed from one to another.
Now with national standards, plumbing is standardised countrywide.
The reason for the involvement of the law in plumbing and drainage is the whole community's health depends on plumbers and drainers doing their work in the correct manner. Sewerage must not mix with storm water or town water, everything has to work separately, otherwise people can die.
Generally, handymen do the worst work.
Some plumbers do terrible work as well.
I have seen the results of both.
Our regulations are such that if the work is not performed by a licenced plumber, the regulatory authority will not make a determination on it and insurance companies give it no stock, they turn their backs on unlicensed work.
It is up to the client to ask to see the plumber's licence. I usually tell them to also ask for their driver's licence as well because it has a photo on it, unlike the plumbing licence.
I show them both.
Ken thanks for the wonderful information. Where are you located. I wish the US had a national license. It would benefit so many....
@@RogerWakefield Thanks for the comeback.
I am in Penrith, 60 kms west of Sydney NSW Australia. The furthest I have worked in Australia is Perth, 4000km away to the west.
I have also worked in Tasmania and as far north as Papua New Guinea where I lived and worked there for 2 years.
New Subscriber! Love your videos!
This Man knows what he's talking about people.
Good job 👍.
Never hire a handyman. They are not certified or licensed or insured.
The lack of insurance especially would worry me! D:
I am a plumber of 21 years have owned my own business for 16 of those 21 years I recently had my wife start riding with me in the truck quite a bit and have been doing some filming. Really like your channel. Wondering what kind of advice you would have for starting my own channel.
All I see in these videos is work well-done, people that do not agree with a practise of Roger probably haven't had an experience yet, to the point where they can not make sense out of it, so they start disagreeing, just because their practise is different and they do not know any other way to solve a problem. Good videos well-done and keep a good work.
Well, I’m a plumber in GA. I gotta thank a lot of those handymans that don’t have any idea about plumbing, but they put their hands into many jobs, then, homeowners have to pay double because most of the time they make the job worse than the way it was.
Just remember. Theres bad Plumbers out there, same way they’re bad handyman everywhere. And those good ones get paid by the knowledge and the experience
This legend out here ripping those comments to shreds ;)