Contractor disaster: A paint job gone horribly wrong 

goatsears dude, this is the local news! Lay off!

southsidesman this is an investigation done by the local tv station. It’s not going to be in the newspaper because this is an ABC affiliated station, they do TV NEWS ONLY. A story like this would need visual content too to have viewers better understand. Tune into one of your local tv stations and watch a full local broadcast to see what’s going on. Every news station has its own segments/stories: world issues, national issues, weather, investigations, local news, and sports. If you want full coverage of world issues and politics watch the national news!

Lol

Rofl

It's because it happened to a blonde women. If it was anyone else, no front page would give a rats a*s.

Too short he will be out soon.

20 years for spilling paint? Harsh.

Yes! Look at paint in other countries.

Fullmetalnola Theboot you beat me to it

Jessica Opal Lol, many other countries' homes don't even have walls that CAN be painted.

It’s still getting ripped off. Sorry were not getting our camels stolen on the way to our 15 cent jobs a day jobs.

Would you like it if someone came to your house and spilled paint all over your carpet and didn't clean it up? No I don't think so. Don't bring poor countries into every god damn thing

So true!

ITS YA FATHA lmao I know right ! I was expecting like a whole fucking section of the house was fucked , but it's just a small wall and a couple steps carpet , like 40$ of carpet material 20$ of matching paint plus materials another 20$ lol this can all be done in 2 hours or less this lady is NOT going to get any money back That FOR sure

+ITS YA FATHA Totally agree! Felt like a lame way of revenge through defamation. Really poor form!

Three minutes of fame for HER (for Holidays sympathy repairs),and INFAMY for him. By time it gets to court (covered by same station / reporter), he'll be spraying condos in Houston, and Miami.LOW BID is usually worth quality of job you get for it.

jimmyfly Spills paint on carpet, does actually paint majority of wall G R A N D T H E F T

Floyd R. Turbo people don't think anymore

Or maybe at least lay plastic down. I've painted before and it can be hard work if you do it right.

Floyd R. Turbo that doesn't excuse the mistake... lmao

Dude its always like that, im a floor layer and people always seem to paint after installation of new carpet or laminate

exactly

well that was irrelevant, are you an idiot?

HO LEE FUK bitch what does that have to do with anything

how about tightening

HO LEE FUK ...she's trying to build the victimability up to be on CNN

contractor spills paint on carpet yah that sucks but could be a whole lot worse. Like death of a loved one or homeowner actually having to paint the house themselves.

Jim Berousek women bro, women. Lol

women bring emotion into a transaction. not logic! (awwwwwww he's helping me pick out colors, how sweet!) ZERO logic in this.

Lucca M sometimes. If you ask nice and are shaved.

@ysiel if all misogynists are virgins then why are there so many battered wives 🤔

It was a careless accident.

About. $500 accident tops

What we didn’t hear was the cost to clean up - hazmat suits and all. Paint is toxic waste. My guess? $5000 +

Lol good one

Year's ago my customers dogs walked in unexpectedly right over freshly painted cabinet door fronts and then traipsed down into their houses living room with white wool carpets and it was oil based enamel paint, so I immediately started using acetone and rags on the carpet after brushing out the footprints that were all over the doors , it took me hours. They told me that I had the house for the weekend and they wouldn't be back home until Monday morning, but they came back home Saturday morning, what a fiasco, but I cleaned up so well that it looked like it never happened and they were happy and paid me for the extra hours and materials and referred me to their neighbors and called me back year's later for more work. Just take care of your messes and you'll get happy customers.

@@markwashington1351 I was working with a guy that spilled a gallon oil primer on the carpet and we stood there for about 5 minuets trying to clean it up next thing i know he throws the person cat into the middle of the paint and calls them telling them the cat knocked the paint can over and there's nothing he can do. Needless to say that was the last day i worked for that guy.

If Walt happens to live in WV, I sued him fir abandoning a half complete job that was paid in full

😂😂😂

So why should she complain?

@@johnbees4443 If any contractor arrives to work in your home and doesn't lay down drop sheets or board to protect flooring. Show them the exit. File claim for damages and force corrective action to remedy. Very unfortunate. Could have been avoided if client new what to observe.

I have a simple hook made out of a coathanger wire that I hang off my ladder. Hasn't failed me yet

@@azzapeters2923 wait for it...lol... The only open can is in your hand and filled to half brush bristle height of a 1 gallon can with a clip on carabiner attached to the wire handle, place can in psalm and put thumb through carabiner. keep your psalm facing up. Foolproof. Designate a paint station (center of room) for refilling cut cans and roll trays. Any spill is contained at the tarped paint station. Never let sit on ladder, never on a ledge. I use a ladder hook only when I need three points of contact on the ladder. An open paint can unattended where you don't expect it is waiting to be knocked over. Discipline of the above, and those costly mistakes never happen. Hope this helps someone out there.

FaeriichanII He'll yea and then just get my friend or uncle to fix the carpet..lol

Ahah SO BRAVE ! hahahah

I know.

N. Weaver What about repainting the wall??? It's easy, use paint!

Its $20 dollars a square yard for decent carpet including padding. Easy non-expensive fix. It's harder to find a matching carpet if anything, but that's about it. The trim is most likely oil based paint, so that can be wiped off easily. That whole wall does need to be color matched and repainted but not too expensive too just for 1 gallon. Labor would take 2-3 hours max. I would pay for the materials and do labor for free if an accident like that happened. It would set a day behind schedule but no harm no foul, mistakes happen

The trim actually looks water based lol but while the carpet is off, just repaint it. Other than that everything else they did really looked bad

Could always buy remnants from the carpet store. Grab a 6x6 for $5

Not even the point. The guy hired is a convicted felon - a crook. Here’s an idea: don’t give felons thousands of dollars in advance for anything.

zed 502 white people stuff

This could either be taken as a compliment or insult lmao

Ammar Badri compliment trust me

Tony Barra more like a couple of 18 packs and a hundred dollars bill 😂

Yeah and half the shit around the house would be missing when they left lmao.

thats bullshit jared lol - every race has a minority of thieving dooshbags

LOL

who do you think you are just becuz you looked his record up and got 45 likes ? ...who do u think you are

@@MiguelLopez-sj2ib His name is Miguel Lopez and he eats rice and beans Miguel Lopez

@@johnjacobsen1915 fuck yeah. and look your name is John and you eat cheese burgers and fries

@@johnjacobsen1915 delicious

Lol

paint on carpet...ok...seems legit

pro-tip

Juan Gallardo 😂😂😂👍🏼

😂😂😂

Right? get some new stair carpet, probably $200 lol

Garbage carpet indeed.

Ya for typical person your right it would be a simple decision to make, but for people like this it's the end of the world because they are trying to save penny's at every corner which is why they ended up in this mess to begin with.

@@vinniedeluca2188 Couldn't agree more.

@@vinniedeluca2188 maybe they shouldn't paint if they can't afford it. Shit, why not paint themselves if they want to save money? Painting isn't hard unless you're lazy.

Daniel Cortez bcause in some cases its pretty annoying for both the workers nd the homeowners to b there

This is actually pretty normal

Jesus Christ America must be a shithole if you can’t trust a tradesman in your home.

Daniel Cortez idk it depends if she had cameras or asked a neighbor to look over

fb chopped'up mexikann 200$. But he should come back. Buy new carpet.

fb chopped'up mexikann A can of off-white paint will spruce that carpet right up.

fb chopped'up mexikann plus 2 hour labor gas and materials lol. not looking too much like 20$ anymore is it 😂

fb chopped'up mexikann ,THAT IS not a big deal, amazing what makes the news

ya cuz I'm sure she knows so much about installing new carpet in her own

JustinTime painting isn't construction it's for pussies, when they retire they can paint faces

Single mothers dont work lol wat a silly thought

I think if you use your little brain to think for a few seconds you might find the answer.

Because they're white middle-class homeowners.

Lazy bums

DabRanger some people work and have money to pay for services such as painting. We all don't have the luxury of time to paint our own house.

Your story doesn't check out. You don't "pay a fine" for "beating someone down". Also, you handed him money, he didn't break in and steal it. That makes it a civil matter so take his ass to court. Now you have a criminal record and he has your money. He wins.

Actually is does check out. I lived it so I should know. I was charged (we both were actually) with disorderly conduct and in Pennsylvania you either pay a fine from $25 and up to $1500 or up to 90 days in jail. In my case I paid a $600 fine and so did he. To me it's not about the money it's about not letting anyone fuck you over. As far as the money he stole, yes it is a civil matter which I later went and filed the proper paperwork and and the ruling was in my favor, now he owes me the money legally. So correction to your comment sir, I won.

Good to hear. Good luck to you.

Well done. I hope you gave this man a proper ass whoop, next time try not to go to jail, that would suck. Instead pre plan your assault and not leave any incriminating evidence such as address,name,type of weapon etc...

All About Boxing he paid the fine with your money. Next time check for a license and references and don't hire the cheapest guy that shows up in a shitty minivan or camry.

golden

...or a RU-vid commenter with any knowledge of the world...

Society has degraded and looked down on manual labor for so long now. Kids who could start learning a skill and become professionals go on to waste their time and get into the work force late in their life, when their brain is burnt. That, and welfare, which allows for laziness to propagate. Solutions: Learn to live simple, learn to do it yourself, or be very careful when looking for help. In that order.

chris ...said the moron with no life experience...

you have never been on a job have you? I have worked many years as a union carpenter and its very rare to run into a smart painter or roofer because if they are smart they pay some felon peanuts to do the work while they bid 1000s

Maybe you need to change career

I'm a residential painting contractor and despite hgtv making painting seem like a project your average homeowner can accomplish. 9/10 times they cannot. The 1 out of 10 who can actually hold a brush properly may be able to get the job done.. But even so, the quality of finish is not near that of a professional. Guys, higher a quality trusted and reviewed painting company or individual. The results are worth the money.

@@jimeneazy5999 Ive had to come in and fix a lot of do it yourselfers work painting.

I really don't understand how people don't know how to paint... its paint dude.. dip your dick in the can and spank it on the wall.. how hard is that.

Yep fully agree with my fellow painter and decorators below! Even homeowners that think they’ve done a good job have not a shed of an idea what a professional finish looks like ! My older neighbour wanted to show me how good her paint job was and how she used all the best quality paints etc… she used a 22mm nap roller to “gloss” all her doors… she was convinced they looked marvellous when in fact they looked and felt like a rendered wall 😂 every wall had tiger stripes, the ceiling had misses all through it and this list goes on! Point being you cannot have a professional standard of painting if you don’t do it everyday that’s just not possible ! It takes years of perfecting a tradesmens skills and eye to be able to have that professional finish and to understand the process of what to use on what and what to do and when. You’ve clearly never had a professional painter work on your property or you just have a terrible eye for detail and think you know better than a real tradesmen 🤷‍♂️ I literally make money from you “I can do that” homeowners! With the constant influx of diy jobs we need to fix up year round ! 😂 we do a 4 year apprenticeship and go to trade school for a reason mate

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jay Tarantula you are right. Should have been a lot bigger mess.wish that was my only problem.

dude, clearly they didn't clean ANYTHING with paint on it. Including all that rim. And leaving chew cups full of spit around? Gimme a f'in break. Clearly, you aren't a competent tradesman. lol

Best4rm TheWest The Paisas will fix it for 40 dollars and include a free yard cleanup😂

Riley McCord hell..just bust out the 6pack n they'll do for free. And better than a guy who charges 10,000

OchoaPrideMex4Life , just put some bad ass corridos in the radio and 12 pack of modelo, burritos de carne asada y ese ese jale ya esta!

Even better, make then some ceviche shrimp 🦐 with beer and they will be smiling all day

blonmde

not the smartest people I guess

battlecat. But their work is not to code and shitty

funny how mexican houses fall apart in mexico and look like shit

battlecat they got nothing to lose that’s why it’s 200bux

Hype Tempo wrong. Mud houses last longer than wood frame. My grandparents have a 100 plus years mud house and still super strong.

Hype Tempo that's low income people in Mexico. there are a lot of nice homes in Mexico that they don't show you on TV. But in the US Mexicans really do the best work and way faster. Anybody who says otherwise is in denial, I've had white costumers of mine tell me from their own mouths that they won't hire other white people to do jobs for them because their experiences with Mexicans are way better and a little bit cheaper

Kevin Licence longest coment I’ve ever seen

cheapest bid? Hmmm...and you know this how? That's the dumbest comment I've ever heard. You do realize that in any bid situation, most of the time there is a high, low, and maybe middle or the road price? Guys and companies that have been around for years and years beat out higher bids (they also do win jobs by being the high bidder). I've done work and been the low bid in a room full of very very experience top notch contractors. I've been in other bids with the same group and guess what I was the high bid, and one of those guys was the low bidder. So, blanket statements like that really should be thought out better. No one deserves hatred like you posted. Best highest paid contractor can drop a paint can, scratch something etc. I've been low bidder won, and had someone damage a persons lawn, (we told him right away) guess what we fixed it to the satisfaction of the customer, and yes it cost me margin, but you know what we did more work for the customer

Josh M says someone who doesn't own a house😂😂 I guess you wouldn't understand

elchucofried LOL I’d be happy to compare bank accounts and investment portfolios.. You are right I don’t have a house, I have a few. And I never look for cheap work done..

Josh M it doesn't count if its mommy and daddys bum stop fooling yourself.

elchucofried HAHA, poor people always look for an excuse.. just cuz your not successful in life doesn’t mean everyone is too or has a hand out from parents/family.. if you even had the closest thing to a somewhat good paying job you would understand it’s easy to get rich. But you must work some shit job with out a diploma and/or degree.

Jesse Fritz I agree. I know some people who pay thousands of dollars to contractors MONTHS before they even begin working! Some people are idiots and deserve to loose their money.

Jesse Fritz-you are right. Three installments. Down payment, middle of the job, and final payment after you have ok'd the work.

I've known some people that pay WAY too much for work done and pay in full before the job is complete and it never gets finished. I think if you're a contractor and you do this to someone whom has paid you in full, you should be strung up by your balls. there's no reason for it!

If you are paying cash you don't give jack shit until job completed except maybe a deposit (sure a hell not a 1100$ deposit.)

Jorgie Vencez this is typical payment system for contractors. you ever heard of Holmes on Homes. Badass general contractor! he has even said DO NOT PAY IN FULL!!! Anyone who does is a dumb ass. are you a contractor or have you ever done contractor type work it have you ever hired a contractor??? if you haven't... you really have no business posting on here whatsoever!!! read the previous comments... LOL! it's not just my thought... many others agree.

b!tch thats why

southsidesman that's what I said! I thought the entire situation was fucked from the get go

Holy fuck I'd paint a house for 9k allllll day long lmao

majority of private contractors are scumbags that can't get real jobs. So they have no problem stealing from people

Mike Hawk please forgive me but sometimes people like that deserve it. I know it sounds harsh to say it like that but sometimes someone could just be asking for it

southsidesman unless the House was huge then she’s an idiot. A 3 family house paint job is like 5k... sometimes people are begging to get screwed

He made a mess didn't fix it, the lady look that offer which the painter is responsible for. He didn't finish. Bottom corners not done. They agreed on the cost regardless of what anyone else thinks she should payed.

Meow Mixer i think you don't what he is trying to say

donttreadonme2 sweetheart if I had the time I would paint your walls lol.

Billy Hill it's sad when grown men need to go on RU-vid and insult woman on their choice in their child's name. Your so pathetic you had nothing better to do with yourself besides try to insult me. Which you did not succeed at doing.

Billy Hill go paint some walls and mind your business.

Billy Hill oh boy. Your going to make me cry. Boo hoo hoo.

Izzys Mom Tattoos Why would you bring up the fact that your a women? Does it matter? Hell no

Here in Florida, there are no regulations for painting. The DBPR here does not require any such licensing to contract painting jobs commercially or residentially and most county's don't regulate it either. You're right about insurance though. Verify that the company or individual who will be carrying 5 gallon buckets of potentially destructive material into your most valuable asset has proper insurance to protect you against damages!

That's why I always put my best into my work. I'm a painter with over 30 years experience in the trade, and it's truly sad that contractors, (at least a good handful), don't take any pride in their work. I hate to say it but, in today's world, you're better off doing it yourself, rather than paying a company, or an independent contractor to do the job for you. Stay blessed, and enjoy yourself! ~Joe ✌😎