As someone in the contractor business, I can tell you they're 100% right. It's full of scumbags. There are more bad ones than good ones, let's just leave it at that. I think it's because you get what you pay for, and everyone wants the job done for the lowest price. Well, if you pay the lowest price you're gonna get the hypochondriac guy, Taylor's incompetent guy, or the guy who's gonna steal your dad's tools. All the good ones expect to get paid appropriately for their work.
@@maxscott3349 OH for sure, happens all the time. My dad and I are the main "laborers" for my Uncle's construction company. He does the bids, paperwork, and measures and orders windows and doors and stuff. But he'll ask us, "Hey I got this job is consists of X, how bad do you want to do that?" And then we'll tell him to either bid it high or low depending on how much it sounds like it sucks or not lol.
There are so many flakes in all industries, it’s just much more in your face with contractors because your project is generally something in your living space that you can’t help but notice. I think the other problem is that the industry is hard on the body and a lot of these guys are dealing with addiction and substance abuse from chronic pain and overwork.
When I was a kid I work for some really high-end contractors. High end like we built NFL and NBA players custom homes. I grew up learning from those guys and it was always 100% profesional. when I was a older I worked for some people similar to whom Woody is describing. Absolute skum bags, they would take early lunch and get shit faced then make up some shit about having a hard time getting supplies and then bill the customer and shit like that all the time. It's hard to know who's a fucker too, these guys will declare bankruptcy if you sue and will have a new LLC the next moth doing the same shit, it's criminal.
Carfully choosing customers as a contractor is more important than homeowners choosing a contractor, the wealthiest people are often the ones who will screw you the worst 🙆♂️ choose your customers wisely!
@@jeffreyval9665 when you fuck up work you either fix it right there and then or if you don't notice when they call you to tell you there is a problem, you get over there asap to fix the problem. If you chat to the customer and be straight with them from the beginning (ie if there are any problems/ mistakes I've made phone me and ill sort it out). its all about having a friendly relationship with the customer.
After having worked for a general contractor, yeah this pretty much sums it up. The only thing that they don’t see is that a lot of them are extremely hard working and they just have a lot of different jobs going on at the same time so that can make them put certain people off to the side. It’s scummy but it happens
Had a contractor pull the same excuse crap to my dad. The contractor then preceded to hire meth heads to paint for him and they stole a firearm. Great people.
@@j4y167 Ok I’ll spell it out to you. What are you, 12? The comment is relating to contractors having criminal history and acting scummy. Kyle is complaining about contractors. Kyle has criminal history. A bit hypocritical don’t you think? (You may need to Google some of those big words if you don’t understand their meaning).
I worked for a contractor for a few months and the guy was the biggest alcoholic I’ve ever met he would pound a pint in one drink on the way to the job site and then drink another pint or two of vodka while we were there working he literally was charging theses people 12k a week and we didn’t do shit he was ripping people off bad
@@jeffreyval9665 ya it was a fight to get paid everytime he would always tell me he would pay me more than I would actually get paid and then I would have to threaten him just to get paid that’s when I stopped working for him
Rule #1: When giving a Quote, get the entire scope of work and Itemize your Quote. Rule #2 (in my opinion): Do not upcharge materials, yes you had to purchase them on your time; but charging what the Material cost you will solve a whole lot of problems. When I worked for a General Contractor rather than being one, dude had a load of lumber dropped off from Dixieline...the Customer got the shipping list, and saw what the material actually cost.
If someone asked me for an itemized quote on a $5k job, I’ll write this: materials cost $0.01. Knowing how to assemble/install properly costs $4,099.99. Trust is everything in the business. My clients don’t decide how much I deserve to make, I do.
I tell ya man some builders are completely useless. Before I started on my renovations I contacted a local builder for a quote on the work and the lazy bastard didn't even bother turning up for the quote lol. Funny thing is he lives down the road so I know for a fact he drove past and went "Couldn't be bothered" which, if that's his attitude i'd question his workmanship. In the end, I ended up employing a handyman and 55,000 dollars later i've pretty much nearly done a full rebuild, i've had him re-roof the house, fix 4 external walls, build an entire new kitchen re-done all the flooring in the whole house new insulation, the lot. So it's the last builders loss really but idc because this handyman is good. Sometimes the communication is a bit flakey but for whatever reason that's fairly standard for handyman and trades people.
they are typically flaky because they have other jobs too, i don't know how you were paying him but pay on completion jobs typically take longer than pay through jobs because depending on how much work there is to be done the contractor needs to do other quicker jobs that will keep him afloat so the longer jobs are typically put to the side.
@@jessdriscoll1056 First guy was clearly just too lazy so i wouldn't trust his work if he was happy to drive past and ignore text and phone calls. Second guy we pay the invoices for material and etc as they come in and pay his labor charges usually about once every month or so, depends how many hours he had done though so times i pay his labor sooner, i just pay when he says to.
Everyone looking for a “fair price” or a “good price” has these stories. I’m probably one of the more expensive fence/handrail builders in my area, and it’s for a reason. I answer the phone, I address concerns, and I build a solid fence with a warranty that I honor. I’ve stained fences that someone else built for $1200 less than I would have charged, and I can tell you that it won’t be standing straight within 3 years. The gates will also drag and rattle apart within that time as well. Expensive does not always mean good, but cheap almost always means a bad product. If you buy a diesel truck for $1k, you shouldn’t cry about the fact that it won’t start.
The porch would take me 2-3 hours. Coffee maker 30 mins and shimming the toilet in 1 hour. If you got nothing else going on all day it’s less than half a days work, unless you hit traffic going to Lowe’s or Home Depot.
We were doing some plumbing and I watch my boss look at the GC dead in his eyes and said were bluetoothing the water to the bathroom faucet and the GC believed him for about 5 seconds before my boss was like nah bub if we could Bluetooth that shit I wouldn't be here
I used to work for a contractor and it is fucking criminal that kyles dad only pays that guy 10 or 15 an hour. I know landscaping and contractor companies with 17 an hour as starting pay. This kind of work isn't fast food or retail it is backbreaking extremely early in the morning and a long days work every single day kind of work. That is super messed up he really needs to find another place to work that will treat him right.
They are right about contractors though. The guy I worked for was notoriously hated but he was always really good to me so I never had any issues with him
Yeah like if I paid someone a certain amount for a job and they did an outstanding job above and beyond anything I'd think possible then yes I would certainly pay more
Contractor of 20 years working at an apt I lived in got busted for stealing from tenants, he stole my ar15 actually, ended up in someonene elses hands and was used in an armed robbery, so I'm still waiting on that to come back lmao Yea there's a lot of scum in that industry.
I’m pretty sure it’s that super misogynistic dude who was viral online like a decade ago where he was on a talk show for women wearing aviator shades and a mustache arguing with pissy women from the audience and told one who said she’d be at the end of any line to be with him and he responded by telling her to hit the treadmill and maybe she could move up in the line to be with him... classic internet
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I’m a contractor and when I let a client down it’s because I’ve went on a coke bender
Yikes
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@@beastbeast5105 fuck off commie
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As someone in the contractor business, I can tell you they're 100% right. It's full of scumbags. There are more bad ones than good ones, let's just leave it at that. I think it's because you get what you pay for, and everyone wants the job done for the lowest price. Well, if you pay the lowest price you're gonna get the hypochondriac guy, Taylor's incompetent guy, or the guy who's gonna steal your dad's tools. All the good ones expect to get paid appropriately for their work.
Bro I had roto ruter come to my house for an estimate. 4.5k. i payed a smaller company 700 dollars. Fucking wild
Even the good ones win bids because they screw up and underestimate the work that goes into something.
@@maxscott3349 OH for sure, happens all the time. My dad and I are the main "laborers" for my Uncle's construction company. He does the bids, paperwork, and measures and orders windows and doors and stuff. But he'll ask us, "Hey I got this job is consists of X, how bad do you want to do that?" And then we'll tell him to either bid it high or low depending on how much it sounds like it sucks or not lol.
There are so many flakes in all industries, it’s just much more in your face with contractors because your project is generally something in your living space that you can’t help but notice. I think the other problem is that the industry is hard on the body and a lot of these guys are dealing with addiction and substance abuse from chronic pain and overwork.
My uncle is a contractor who specializes in fixing shitty contractors work. The shit stories people tell him are ridiculous.
A lot of bad ones out there
The schnauzers are the painters😁
"It's not lupus"- the entire showtime of House M.D.
When I was a kid I work for some really high-end contractors. High end like we built NFL and NBA players custom homes. I grew up learning from those guys and it was always 100% profesional. when I was a older I worked for some people similar to whom Woody is describing. Absolute skum bags, they would take early lunch and get shit faced then make up some shit about having a hard time getting supplies and then bill the customer and shit like that all the time. It's hard to know who's a fucker too, these guys will declare bankruptcy if you sue and will have a new LLC the next moth doing the same shit, it's criminal.
I’ve been a contractor for 25 years. I’ve never once had someone even slightly unhappy. It’s sad people have these issues with guys it’s wild to me.
@Jared yes i call bs. A random Karen appears atleast once a year
@@ReinierS some bitch didn’t pay my uncle for the kitchen he installed so he put a dump truck load of dirt in her driveway
U had to of fucked up at least a couple jobs in all those years
Carfully choosing customers as a contractor is more important than homeowners choosing a contractor, the wealthiest people are often the ones who will screw you the worst 🙆♂️ choose your customers wisely!
@@jeffreyval9665 when you fuck up work you either fix it right there and then or if you don't notice when they call you to tell you there is a problem, you get over there asap to fix the problem. If you chat to the customer and be straight with them from the beginning (ie if there are any problems/ mistakes I've made phone me and ill sort it out). its all about having a friendly relationship with the customer.
After having worked for a general contractor, yeah this pretty much sums it up. The only thing that they don’t see is that a lot of them are extremely hard working and they just have a lot of different jobs going on at the same time so that can make them put certain people off to the side. It’s scummy but it happens
The 1 dislike is woodys contractor
Had a contractor pull the same excuse crap to my dad. The contractor then preceded to hire meth heads to paint for him and they stole a firearm. Great people.
Gee I wonder why people in an industry where you don't need to impart your criminal history might have a predilection for scummy behavior...
Kyle is a felon
@@billythekid2281 and youre a virgin, so what?
@@j4y167 😂
@@j4y167 Ok I’ll spell it out to you. What are you, 12? The comment is relating to contractors having criminal history and acting scummy. Kyle is complaining about contractors. Kyle has criminal history. A bit hypocritical don’t you think? (You may need to Google some of those big words if you don’t understand their meaning).
@@j4y167 you don't know who this dude, shut the fuck up
I worked for a contractor for a few months and the guy was the biggest alcoholic I’ve ever met he would pound a pint in one drink on the way to the job site and then drink another pint or two of vodka while we were there working he literally was charging theses people 12k a week and we didn’t do shit he was ripping people off bad
As long as he paid you who gives af!!!!
@@jeffreyval9665 ya it was a fight to get paid everytime he would always tell me he would pay me more than I would actually get paid and then I would have to threaten him just to get paid that’s when I stopped working for him
@@roycecarter4663 that sucks not being able to depend on getting paid. Happened to me a few times and I was very disappointed to say the least
Sounds like even one of these guys could have handled all these issues with 12 stops at home depot in less time.
First it was the HVAC mafia now it’s the contractor mafia
Woody call Dougher Development next time you have a project in Raleigh
Idk why but I assumed you'd just beat the guy instead of doing the carpandry.
@@user-ke3sk6jd3h lmfao
@@user-ke3sk6jd3h why
919 all day! I'll leave a good review!
As a contractor trust me we hate shitty ones too. Trying to fix a bullshit halfassed job is what keeps me up at night.
Rule #1: When giving a Quote, get the entire scope of work and Itemize your Quote.
Rule #2 (in my opinion): Do not upcharge materials, yes you had to purchase them on your time; but charging what the Material cost you will solve a whole lot of problems. When I worked for a General Contractor rather than being one, dude had a load of lumber dropped off from Dixieline...the Customer got the shipping list, and saw what the material actually cost.
If someone asked me for an itemized quote on a $5k job, I’ll write this: materials cost $0.01. Knowing how to assemble/install properly costs $4,099.99. Trust is everything in the business. My clients don’t decide how much I deserve to make, I do.
I tell ya man some builders are completely useless. Before I started on my renovations I contacted a local builder for a quote on the work and the lazy bastard didn't even bother turning up for the quote lol. Funny thing is he lives down the road so I know for a fact he drove past and went "Couldn't be bothered" which, if that's his attitude i'd question his workmanship.
In the end, I ended up employing a handyman and 55,000 dollars later i've pretty much nearly done a full rebuild, i've had him re-roof the house, fix 4 external walls, build an entire new kitchen re-done all the flooring in the whole house new insulation, the lot.
So it's the last builders loss really but idc because this handyman is good. Sometimes the communication is a bit flakey but for whatever reason that's fairly standard for handyman and trades people.
they are typically flaky because they have other jobs too, i don't know how you were paying him but pay on completion jobs typically take longer than pay through jobs because depending on how much work there is to be done the contractor needs to do other quicker jobs that will keep him afloat so the longer jobs are typically put to the side.
@@jessdriscoll1056 First guy was clearly just too lazy so i wouldn't trust his work if he was happy to drive past and ignore text and phone calls.
Second guy we pay the invoices for material and etc as they come in and pay his labor charges usually about once every month or so, depends how many hours he had done though so times i pay his labor sooner, i just pay when he says to.
@@robanzzz5124 yeah screw the first guy
Well, that handyman seems like he’s sacrificing a good living so you can have good work. Bad deal.
The other pka clip channel did not block out Woody's contractors phone number lol
Kyle has a has options LOL
Imagine everything actually happened, the contractor just happened to get the biggest string of bad things to happen ever lol
Everyone looking for a “fair price” or a “good price” has these stories. I’m probably one of the more expensive fence/handrail builders in my area, and it’s for a reason. I answer the phone, I address concerns, and I build a solid fence with a warranty that I honor. I’ve stained fences that someone else built for $1200 less than I would have charged, and I can tell you that it won’t be standing straight within
3 years. The gates will also drag and rattle apart within that time as well. Expensive does not always mean good, but cheap almost always means a bad product.
If you buy a diesel truck for $1k, you shouldn’t cry about the fact that it won’t start.
These contractors ruin it for others in the profession
Woody a real man would of done that before breakfast
honestly what he described sounds like less than a days worth of normal home repair
@@byhi3877 well drrrrrrr
Facts that’s like 3-4 hours work topssss even with two coats of paint
The porch would take me 2-3 hours. Coffee maker 30 mins and shimming the toilet in 1 hour. If you got nothing else going on all day it’s less than half a days work, unless you hit traffic going to Lowe’s or Home Depot.
The frequency that woody has problems with contractors leads me to assume woody might be the problem.
Yes, always.
Nice of you to save him money on the storage of his trailer for the winter woody
I work in restoration and work with rebuild companies. There is a lot of scum bags in the industry
We were doing some plumbing and I watch my boss look at the GC dead in his eyes and said were bluetoothing the water to the bathroom faucet and the GC believed him for about 5 seconds before my boss was like nah bub if we could Bluetooth that shit I wouldn't be here
woody is definitely on the spectrum lmao
Three hours of three men with houses shiting on the working class working for one
These softis haven't worked a hard day in their life.
especally kyle
Kyle lost it on the schnauzers
OKAY DICK THIS WAS BETTER IMO! when you spoke it was really funny
400 dollars a week is bad pay.
For this reason, I do all the contracting work myself.
I used to work for a contractor and it is fucking criminal that kyles dad only pays that guy 10 or 15 an hour. I know landscaping and contractor companies with 17 an hour as starting pay. This kind of work isn't fast food or retail it is backbreaking extremely early in the morning and a long days work every single day kind of work. That is super messed up he really needs to find another place to work that will treat him right.
They are right about contractors though. The guy I worked for was notoriously hated but he was always really good to me so I never had any issues with him
Yeah like if I paid someone a certain amount for a job and they did an outstanding job above and beyond anything I'd think possible then yes I would certainly pay more
woody 'rock thing floor' gamertag
Contractor of 20 years working at an apt I lived in got busted for stealing from tenants, he stole my ar15 actually, ended up in someonene elses hands and was used in an armed robbery, so I'm still waiting on that to come back lmao
Yea there's a lot of scum in that industry.
i cant even get a fking plasterer or a tiler, i'd even take a bad contractor.
Don't I know all about that.
Post more videos of Woody going beast mode pls
Sounded like woody got a handyman, bad idea most of the time. All you need for a wobbly toilet are shims if it’s seated as correctly as possible.
😂😂😂😂😂 woodys hate for contractors
Woody doesn't know what lupis is? Fr?
Kyle's dad is Batman.
So Kyle's dad has a crackhead
Cool
Always insinuate the task is too difficult for x contractors. Most people want a challenge to rise to
Every dislike is a contractor
Kyle’s Dad might be gay
Gay men really do take a liking to Kyle
You can milk anyone who needs to not fill the coffeemaker. Woody deserved it for laziness alone.
Wait a second how does the clips channel have better resolution?
This channel is owned by PKA, they have the source recording
Is that Bill Bailey in the bottom right window?
I’m pretty sure it’s that super misogynistic dude who was viral online like a decade ago where he was on a talk show for women wearing aviator shades and a mustache arguing with pissy women from the audience and told one who said she’d be at the end of any line to be with him and he responded by telling her to hit the treadmill and maybe she could move up in the line to be with him... classic internet
@@TheEnderBand bill burr did a clip on him!!!
Kyles Dad has a proper slave. Good for him, eh?
This is really fuckin hard to listen to when drunk and playing total war Warhammer 2
looks like lumi and finnster have some competition is kyle gay or is it lyle
Yellow stone farm 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️😂 ?
Kyle is a compulsive liar
Yeah it's crazy
Use germans 🎊🥳👍🏻
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