Mark E Smith
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Why am I so stupid and how do I become un-stupid. Ok let me clarify, I have COPD and any exertion I usually need to use oxygen at 3 lpm, so that means any major project, I have to hire out, pay some one else to do it, and I suck at this adventure, and it is an adventure. I hate doing this, all my life I did my own work, roof needs singles, I did it, need a new walk way I pour the cement and I did it, need a wood working shop I built it. So let get to to the problem, now I have to hire this out, and for the life of me I keep hiring idiots, so it must be me, why can't I find anyone to do things right. Six years ago I had my roof redone, of course it already leaking, call the guy cause I have a 15 year guaranty, of course he is no longer in business. So I hire another guy, last week, this guy sounded great, had great reviews on Home Advisor etc.. called right away, said he would be out that afternoon to look it over, great. Never showed up but he called me said he would be out the next day, great, showed up looked it over said be about 2 or 3 hundred and he could do it the next day and he would email the official estimate, i said fine lets do it. Now I feel locked in, gonna get this fixed. Email never showed up, no phone call nothing, now during this time I got several calls from other contractors and said I didn't need them already got someone. wish I hadn't done that, call the guy get voice mail, doesn't return my call for 5 hours, then tells me he had an emergency one of his workers got hurt, yada yada, hope he is ok but I really ain't buying this story, so once again we are pushed to the next day, now keep in mine, we are still getting rain every so often, and every time it rains, I got a five gallon bucket filling up, this ain't small leak its a BIG leak, of course this tells me he has some tarps, never shows to use them, I still get wet sitting at my bar in the den. So back to mine original question what do I need to do, I need to learn how to deal with contractors because what I am doing now is useless. It's been five days now I still don't have my roof fixed. Not to mention in the future I am going to have to hire more contractor to do my driveway, and someone to redo the eves on my house, and of course in another couple years the roof again, I need to get better at this hiring contractor because for now I suck at it, I need advice ...please help me