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You may think I’m too hard on him… but.

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As you know, my husband takes on a lot of projects around our house.

A lot of projects he probably shouldn’t.

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Yes, he saves us money we’d otherwise spend on contractors… but those savings come at a price.

Workmanship he would never accept from a contractor are commonplace. Like these unevenly matched boards I’m sure to stub a toe on.

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Mitered corners?

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Not his strong suit.

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Gaps?

Yeah, we’ve got those too.

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The composite decking is finished.

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And while this end looks pretty good…

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The other end was a total clusterf*ck.

I gasped when I went out there and saw how far off the edge was… thinking, surely he’s going to fix that.

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But no.

That’s the finished product.

Close on the left, but not nearly close enough on the right.

This is what you get when you don’t hire a professional.

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23 thoughts on “You may think I’m too hard on him… but.”

  2. You need a bush. I’d go with an evergreen. I actually had the opposite problem. Our front porch was moved during an mild earthquake. What had been square became a bit of a trapezoid. Unlike your situation, one end of our porch was sticking too far out. I had to screw a long tapered board to the front of the step to support the decking.

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  5. While I admire your husband’s can do spirit, if the finished product isn’t up to your standards then it’s not really a savings. It’s just another problem that’ll have to be fixed eventually. That corner mess would drive me nuts, I understand your situation.

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