Repairing Someone's Previous Repair: What's Your Story?

[crashdown]

Helping my father in law do some work for a homeowner after the previous contractor did remodel.
New outlets were installed without stripping wires, obviously wrapped on sides, not stabbed in back.
I didn’t think anyone could be that stupid and be hired to do anything.

[mtnhigh]

So, the screw holes for the plate that mounts to the top of the door are stripped out. The guy tried using the putty to attach the wheel kit to the top of the door. To his credit we've lived here 4 years so it lasted at least that long. Then again, we probably use that door less than once per month. My guess is that was a quick "fix" to make it work long enough to get thru the sale of the home.

You can try to drill out the stripped hole and insert and glue a dowel of same size. Then re-drill a proper size hole for the wood screw.



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[BPTactical]

Helping my father in law do some work for a homeowner after the previous contractor did remodel.
New outlets were installed without stripping wires, obviously wrapped on sides, not stabbed in back.
I didn’t think anyone could be that stupid and be hired to do anything.

Remember- SOMEBODY hired you.......

[Bailey Guns]

You can try to drill out the stripped hole and insert and glue a dowel of same size. Then re-drill a proper size hole for the wood screw.

Already done. Just for fun, though, I covered everything in putty.

[Gman]

Let the next owner try to figure out what the hell happened.

[TFOGGER]

My days are haunted by people with old motorcycles that have been bodged together and bandaided for decades, right up to the point they don't run. Then some Youtube certified mechanic tears it all apart, only to realize as they sober up that they have no idea how it works, how they got it apart, or how to get it back together. I keep telling myself I'm never gonna put together someone else's 3d jigsaw puzzle again, and every damn time I cave. I'm an idiot.

[Duman]

Originally Posted by Irving
Commercial Christmas lights use giant scotch locks. Makes sense in that application.

Shocking.

OUch!

[Duman]

I keep telling myself I'm never gonna put together someone else's 3d jigsaw puzzle again, and every damn time I cave. I'm an idiot.

I've got this FXR in need of some work.....

[Gman]

I'm glad someone got that callback.

[TFOGGER]

I've got this FXR in need of some work.....

***sound of timbers creaking, pre-cave in***

Gimme a call...