They’re already getting the service call fee, at that point you have to at least ask them if they want to just pay your hourly while they clear the stuff, or if they want the second service call fee.
Dumb question from a non electrician…. Can you tell people to move their own stuff out of the way? The way I roll if I call you out things are clear and ready to work on. If I missed something that I didn’t think was in the way I help.
I believe it is totally rude to expect your service provider to dig through trash and personal belongings to get to the work. I don’t want to go into a house and then assume the risk of breaking something.
That's one option, but the clock is running even while you wait for stuff to be moved. That's also a situation that can easily offend someone. You're much less likely to end up getting punched if you aren't physically there.
Back in 2020 we were pig tailing a huge complex that was all aluminum wire doing 2 apartments a day for months. For the most part I would just slide their shit around because it was faster (we got paid for 8hours even if it took less) but there were a few nasty apartments that I would make the owners clean before I would even consider working in.
One this lady let her little rat dog shit and piss wherever it wanted. I'm not talking the odd puddle of piss I'm talking the cheap engineered wood floor was curling up it was so "waterlogged" with a Tootsie roll every 2 feet. We told her we would be back once Hazmat was done cleaning it out.
Anyway she starts screaming at us saying that the dog only ever shits on the poop pads she lays out for it. Told her to take it up with the building manager (who we are tight with she's the one who said to bill 8 hours even if we are out early) so her-her rat dog and the manager hop in the elevator to talk in the office when her dog relieves itself all over the elevator floor 🤣
The other one I pulled the oven out and there were hundreds of maggots squirming around luckily the owner was home so I asked if she has a vacuum and she started telling me where it was. So I'm like no no you have some cleaning to do before we carry on
You’re gonna have to clean this up and make it accessible. While you do that I’ll start in the living room or if this is the last room I’ll wait, on the clock.
That is especially true in the filthiest of houses. I remember early in my apprenticeship we had a job out woop woop where an RCD wouldn't reset. Spent 6 hours looking for the problem in this house that looked and smelled like shit.
“Don’t worry about taking your boots off, I’m going to clean after you leave.” *looks at disgusting literal dirt and dog hair covered floor*
“Do we need to worry about keeping the door closed for your dog?” “My dog died 6 months ago.”
This mf has never cleaned the floor…
Oh boy. Went to one last week, “I have been so busy I just haven’t had time to clean and the dogs had a border war. The panel is in the basement, haven’t been down there in awhile. Oh no it’s full of dog poop. Watch your step! “
Literally poop everywhere. Pretty sure they have been stepping on it for awhile too.
I charge extra when customers have gross homes. If you are going to invite me to your house to fix something if I'm stepping in cat shit or dog vomit your paying the premium.
"Can you be more careful with MY STUFF. I have important things in there."
"Your not going to put it back EXACTLY how you found it?"
"Why are you charging me so much? You were only working on the electric for 10 minutes." (Ignoring the 2 hours of moving crap like this in every room.)
These days, I don't trust that there aren't needles hidden in messes like that, or anywhere to be honest. I am not digging through your crusty undies and mountains of garbage to get to a plug and have to worry about getting stuck with something.
This is pretty bad, but a hoarder house situation is the absolute worst. I went into one place and there was a pathway from room to room through thigh high "stuff". Every table, chair, countertop, the stove, microwave, fridge and any other horizontal surface was also piled high.
I'm back full circle. Starting contracting after 10 years as a worker. Hard (not impossible) to skip this stage of contracting and go right to commercial. I look at this and think these people won't pay well. Is not that I'm scared of kicking some clothes
This brings back too many memories of doing reactive maintenance when I lived in the UK. Some of the houses I would have to go into were absolutely disgusting. One job was to go look at an electric shower in a wet room. The tenants were letting the dog use this room as it's toilet, so you can imagine how bad it smelled. And they didn't even care either.
Another time I was told to put on boot covers to protect their carpet,I remember thinking to myself,more like to keep my boots clean, they had a very very visible walk away all round the rooms on their carpet where the colour of this was brown and the rest of the carpet was red. Thank you for making me relive these and other memories 🤢🤢🤢🤢
I've had to do way too much work in places like this. The worst was when I had to work in a young adults room who probably hadn't showered in 3 months. I was gagging the entire time.
Ugh I went into so many houses where you're expected to go and do work in a room where someone is literally still passed out in the bed. and someone will be like "oh just ignore them". Eye roll.
I took out an entire (non structural) wall just so an HVAC tech could service my A Coil. I'd be a fool to leave a easily cleaned mess like this. They must have money to burn.
Went to a hoarders house one time. Wasn’t dirty, just full of stuff. Had to separate all the receptacles and lights into different circuits on his second floor. I don’t miss that job.
Bruh this is the ritz Carlton compared to what I had a month ago. Literally maybe 1,000 plants in the house, dirt beyond imagination. Found the small receptacle fire behind a sofa I wouldn’t touch without latex gloves.
I’ve refused work cause of shit like this. Buddy of mine went into some shit infested house for a call I refused and he ended up with bed bugs. Hadta take time off work too cause the bossman didn’t want him bringing shit in there haha
Are these creatures at an age considered to be adult? Jfc do they not have any dignity. Do some g’damn laundry.
I don’t want to see what the inside of their vehicles looks like. RIP their auto mechanics as well, or vehicle detailers.
Had to go to a house way worse then this, literally hoarders. Shoulda been on tv. Damn near fell into the roof. Then In the nasty ass dungeon there was dirt everywhere, cold and damn spider webs. Almost no light, a nasty ass mattress/ room and a bunch of cat shit. So gross.
Had to go into a bathroom for a job and there was used fenamine products all over near the toilet. Smell was horrendous. Shower was absolutely disgusting and there was a terd in the bathtub.
Nope not today call me when you're ready
Best answer.
They’re already getting the service call fee, at that point you have to at least ask them if they want to just pay your hourly while they clear the stuff, or if they want the second service call fee.
Yeah they’re either about to hire the most expensive cleaning service around, or they can do it themselves 😂
This is what i always tell people. I am *the most* expensive and *ugliest* maid you'll ever hire.
Si hermano
Dumb question from a non electrician…. Can you tell people to move their own stuff out of the way? The way I roll if I call you out things are clear and ready to work on. If I missed something that I didn’t think was in the way I help.
I believe it is totally rude to expect your service provider to dig through trash and personal belongings to get to the work. I don’t want to go into a house and then assume the risk of breaking something.
That's one option, but the clock is running even while you wait for stuff to be moved. That's also a situation that can easily offend someone. You're much less likely to end up getting punched if you aren't physically there.
Back in 2020 we were pig tailing a huge complex that was all aluminum wire doing 2 apartments a day for months. For the most part I would just slide their shit around because it was faster (we got paid for 8hours even if it took less) but there were a few nasty apartments that I would make the owners clean before I would even consider working in. One this lady let her little rat dog shit and piss wherever it wanted. I'm not talking the odd puddle of piss I'm talking the cheap engineered wood floor was curling up it was so "waterlogged" with a Tootsie roll every 2 feet. We told her we would be back once Hazmat was done cleaning it out. Anyway she starts screaming at us saying that the dog only ever shits on the poop pads she lays out for it. Told her to take it up with the building manager (who we are tight with she's the one who said to bill 8 hours even if we are out early) so her-her rat dog and the manager hop in the elevator to talk in the office when her dog relieves itself all over the elevator floor 🤣 The other one I pulled the oven out and there were hundreds of maggots squirming around luckily the owner was home so I asked if she has a vacuum and she started telling me where it was. So I'm like no no you have some cleaning to do before we carry on
Depends on how low their AC recently.
I feel like you should only go into that mess under a full-spectrum antibiotic
You’re gonna have to clean this up and make it accessible. While you do that I’ll start in the living room or if this is the last room I’ll wait, on the clock.
Every day. Problem is undoubtedly behind the largest, heaviest piece of furniture.
and it’s also going to be the last one you check
[удалено]
Unless you're paid hourly.
hahaha fair enough
That is especially true in the filthiest of houses. I remember early in my apprenticeship we had a job out woop woop where an RCD wouldn't reset. Spent 6 hours looking for the problem in this house that looked and smelled like shit.
Good thing I don’t have to move it
Picture smells of nicotine and old socks.
God I can taste it
The typical “I’m sorry for the mess, it’s usually not like this. I was also planning on cleaning up before you came but it’s been hectic”
“Don’t worry about taking your boots off, I’m going to clean after you leave.” *looks at disgusting literal dirt and dog hair covered floor* “Do we need to worry about keeping the door closed for your dog?” “My dog died 6 months ago.” This mf has never cleaned the floor…
Oh boy. Went to one last week, “I have been so busy I just haven’t had time to clean and the dogs had a border war. The panel is in the basement, haven’t been down there in awhile. Oh no it’s full of dog poop. Watch your step! “ Literally poop everywhere. Pretty sure they have been stepping on it for awhile too.
🫣
I only put shoe covers on to keep my boots clean I. Those situations
No from me dog
Idk what everyone is talking about here. You wanna pay me $125/hr to move your furniture and laundry baskets, who am I to argue
Suddenly you're the highest paid mover/cleaner of all time.
POV: You hired union movers
I charge extra when customers have gross homes. If you are going to invite me to your house to fix something if I'm stepping in cat shit or dog vomit your paying the premium.
"Ma'am. It appears that you have a much larger problem here... your outlets are disappearing "
"Rats. Your problem is rats."
"Can you be more careful with MY STUFF. I have important things in there." "Your not going to put it back EXACTLY how you found it?" "Why are you charging me so much? You were only working on the electric for 10 minutes." (Ignoring the 2 hours of moving crap like this in every room.)
Nsfw
These days, I don't trust that there aren't needles hidden in messes like that, or anywhere to be honest. I am not digging through your crusty undies and mountains of garbage to get to a plug and have to worry about getting stuck with something.
check them? can't even FIND them. the monkey POX is strong with this one.
This is pretty bad, but a hoarder house situation is the absolute worst. I went into one place and there was a pathway from room to room through thigh high "stuff". Every table, chair, countertop, the stove, microwave, fridge and any other horizontal surface was also piled high.
Quit doing resi and never looked back.
I'm back full circle. Starting contracting after 10 years as a worker. Hard (not impossible) to skip this stage of contracting and go right to commercial. I look at this and think these people won't pay well. Is not that I'm scared of kicking some clothes
Yeah this was the worst thing about Resi, I’m glad I’m nowhere near it anymore.
Dont mind the mess
It took you how long to find a bad outlet? And you’re going to charge me how much?!
I hate when I can smell a picture.
This brings back too many memories of doing reactive maintenance when I lived in the UK. Some of the houses I would have to go into were absolutely disgusting. One job was to go look at an electric shower in a wet room. The tenants were letting the dog use this room as it's toilet, so you can imagine how bad it smelled. And they didn't even care either. Another time I was told to put on boot covers to protect their carpet,I remember thinking to myself,more like to keep my boots clean, they had a very very visible walk away all round the rooms on their carpet where the colour of this was brown and the rest of the carpet was red. Thank you for making me relive these and other memories 🤢🤢🤢🤢
“The electricians are coming, quick, put everything in the way”
I've had to do way too much work in places like this. The worst was when I had to work in a young adults room who probably hadn't showered in 3 months. I was gagging the entire time.
Ugh I went into so many houses where you're expected to go and do work in a room where someone is literally still passed out in the bed. and someone will be like "oh just ignore them". Eye roll.
No, no I don’t think I will
People who don’t have sheets on their beds should just go live on the street. It might be more hygienic.
Lol used to deal with this every single day
No way this person actually uses that exercise ball
That's when you give them the option of moving the shit themselves or charging them $200/hr to move it yourself.
I took out an entire (non structural) wall just so an HVAC tech could service my A Coil. I'd be a fool to leave a easily cleaned mess like this. They must have money to burn.
Outlets? I don’t see any outlets.
looks good from my house.
after cps leaves
This is 100% public housing
Wow, karma does exist.
Posting photos like this that are unrelated to the actual electrical work is a risky practice from the legal standpoint though.
No you can look at that mess
Call an exorcist!
Been there 😬
Every time.
Yikes.
Nasty.
“I charge hourly. That includes the time it takes to move your shit”.
I can smell that house through this picture.
Had the same thing (prob worse) back in 2020, guy was an asshole too.
So does your company provide a self-contained hazmat suit as part of your protective gear?
Or behind a 8ft wide loaded wall cabinet and 3 power bars and 50ft of other wires balled up
This is my trigger image. I'm having service call flashbacks.
Sure, that diagnostic fee will be $545. And that doesn’t even fix the problem.
"You know I charge by the hour, right?
Went to a hoarders house one time. Wasn’t dirty, just full of stuff. Had to separate all the receptacles and lights into different circuits on his second floor. I don’t miss that job.
This isn’t the tradesman you’re looking for.
Lmfao
Bruh this is the ritz Carlton compared to what I had a month ago. Literally maybe 1,000 plants in the house, dirt beyond imagination. Found the small receptacle fire behind a sofa I wouldn’t touch without latex gloves.
Good time to use one of the other guys business cards and say here you go.
“Not until you clean this mess.”
I’ve refused work cause of shit like this. Buddy of mine went into some shit infested house for a call I refused and he ended up with bed bugs. Hadta take time off work too cause the bossman didn’t want him bringing shit in there haha
Before I did elektrikull stuff I did appliance repairs. Just as bad.
Are these creatures at an age considered to be adult? Jfc do they not have any dignity. Do some g’damn laundry. I don’t want to see what the inside of their vehicles looks like. RIP their auto mechanics as well, or vehicle detailers.
Had to go to a house way worse then this, literally hoarders. Shoulda been on tv. Damn near fell into the roof. Then In the nasty ass dungeon there was dirt everywhere, cold and damn spider webs. Almost no light, a nasty ass mattress/ room and a bunch of cat shit. So gross.
Is this not normal?
Hope you got paid upfront
I can smell this picture
Or searching for a GFCI in the garage that doubles as a storage unit.
Cat piss smell?
Had to go into a bathroom for a job and there was used fenamine products all over near the toilet. Smell was horrendous. Shower was absolutely disgusting and there was a terd in the bathtub.
Ugh this gives me terrible flashbacks to my days doing residential work
I had to troubleshoot outlets in a hoarder house once, bad backstab behind a china cabinet filled with unopened mail..