Do all men ignore the details?

I have a guy working for me to put doors and windows in my house. They are put in ok I suppose but the trim work and caulking is atrocious. He says the curtains should cover most of the trim on the windows. Plus he's cheap and doesn't want to spend money on getting the best products. There's paint on the wall, cement splatter on the doors and one door he reused my old trim.
Every man I've hired has been like this for years. I'm so sick of men. I know there are exceptions but I'm over it.

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Neoerectus · M

Just a bad contractor taking advantage...

melissa001 · 56-60, F

@Neoerectus but he won't listen to me. And makes up excuses why he did something the way he did.

Neoerectus · M

@melissa001 This could be solved in court if nomresolution. If he islnot licensed that could work against one or both. You probably should contact a attorney.

melissa001 · 56-60, F

@Neoerectus I don't want to lose a friend I've had since Kindergarten. That's 50 years of friendship.

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Neoerectus · M

@melissa001 A true friend would not bully and cajole and not listen, in my opinion. Has he always been so?

melissa001 · 56-60, F

@Neoerectus he's the husband of my friend.

Neoerectus · M

@Neoerectus I also have done work to help neighbors. And I do good work (father was in the biz). I do better than many pros.

I have fixed poor wiring by electricians (likely their apprentices). In current house, discovered cross wired electric (240v) heaters. The two reds were crossed between two different circuit breakers on different legs. Was mystified that with breaker flipped I still had 120 v.

Neoerectus · M

@melissa001 Ah.. O well. Lesson for the future. He is obviously NOT self aware or would realize his mistakes. Too bad.

melissa001 · 56-60, F

@Neoerectus he fixed a light switch for the back porch but I just found out my kitchen light doesn't work.

Neoerectus · M

@melissa001 Yikes. Get an electrician for that one. Heaven only knows what he did.

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NativePortlander1970

@melissa001 Talk to your friend then, find out why her husband is scamming you the way he is. Never do business with friends or family.

melissa001 · 56-60, F

@NativePortlander1970 I finally got to my breaking point yesterday and told him what I thought about his work and if he didn't want to fix it then he should leave. So he apologized and said he'd redo what I wasn't happy with. So hopefully he keeps his word.

Yeah I should have known better to hire family or friends. It won't happen again.

NativePortlander1970

@melissa001 Hopefully he does