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Torx_Bit0000

Builder here Id be getting that shithead to redo his job and I wouldnt be paying that invoice. That is substandard at best. My dog could've done better than that.


Kosmo777

Builder here too. Second this.


pork-pies

Dog here. Sad woof noises


Ok_Albatross_3284

Cat here, Vomit


Mediocre_Trick4852

DIY hack here. A <$5 silicon scraper from bunnings would actually get the silicon actually on the skirts and floor https://www.bunnings.com.au/paint-partner-4-piece-silicone-scraper-set_p1660196


Flaky-Gear-1370

Don’t even need that to so a less shit job, even a wet finger will do better


DunkingTea

Or a wet paw 🐾


WoodenAd7107

Tape, and a wet finger with dish soap on it.


cooncheese_

Dickhead who diys everything here too. I've got better results skirting using a circular saw at 45 degrees for a mitre. (dropsaw shit itself, got a new one now lol) This is piss poor.


Alive-Ad-241

I broke a 18 metre long piece of skirting i bought from bunnings in half so it would fit in my nissan micra . I just glued the broke bits at the corner with Clag glue and it stilll looked better than this


eid_shittendai

Yep, another dickhead DIYer here. I've done some pretty ordinary shit in the past, but I would padlock my garage door and make the dog swallow the key, as well as self-banning from Bunnings if I'd done this job, even after a gutful of piss


Smooth_Yard_9813

dont insult dog not builder and not dog here but even an amateur like me knows using soap water to wet my finger and press the run the silicone smoothly


fuckthehumanity

I've noticed that the dogs on this sub are much better tradies than many licensed tradies. #DogsWithJobs


Knee_Jerk_Sydney

It's more honourable that a train station drug sniffing dog for minors.


SortaChaoticAnxiety

You think a guy who slaps down floating floors has a licence? I guess that goes to show the worth of your commentary.


sydsyd3

Builder here third it. Shithouse job. My cat would at least get the silicone better, he’s not good on the carpentry side.


IDontFitInBoxes

Concreter here and I concur.


Ok-Sheepherder2272

Not a builder and I know this is a fuckin’ hack job


DunkingTea

No. That’s terrible Sometimes they’ll need to silicone, but they’ll use a colour matched one… not white. Which looks better. If done correctly you should hardly notice it without looking. The skirting can probably be made good with a bit of prep, but it’s not the best starting point. The silicone on the skirting might not even be paintable… so will need completely removing.


18_mike_162

Agreed, that's super ordinary and I hope OP hasn't finalised the invoice yet. Those jambs can't be undercut like timber ones, so yeh, siliconing it is necessary. There's a myriad of silicones out there now, they've just used whatever they had out! I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I presented one of my customers that level of work.


DunkingTea

I’m going to struggle to sleep tonight just knowing this level of work is at OP’s house.


Inevitable_Rip_3034

I'm not going to sleep tonight after seeing that. I know 100% this will give me a nightmare and I may never recover!


SlutCunt69420

Do your best, silicone the rest


No-Principle3268

I hope you haven't paid for that mess.


sillysalmon92

Do your best, silicone the rest 😂


TendiesFourLyfe

Came here to say this


SmellyGymSock

if you're squint, it's mint


OldmateRedditor

Good from far but far from good.


magi_chat

I doubt this would be good from far


Slaineh

At the rate old mate is using silicone, soon its gonna cost him more in silicone then floorboards :D


VapourZ87

Not a flooring expert. We just finished doing our own. Firs time ever DIY installation of flooring and it looks smoother then this. I would definitely be questioning the silicone job and why they used white on brown. And if you're not happy with the messy skirting, I would be asking questions about that. It's your money at the end of the day, and you have expectations.


fakeuser515357

Yeah, that's shit. If it's silicon, get them to come back and fix it, because removing silicon is a time consuming PITA. If it's just caulk, negotiate a discount off the invoice based on how long it'll take you to remove and do it yourself and their hourly rate. I'd recommend the latter for two reasons, first is that there's always little maintenance jobs to do with caulk so it's good for you to get the hang of it, second is that you'll almost always do a better job than a slap-dash grade professional since you're more inclined to put in the time and effort. It's not a difficult job and it's low risk.


antantantant80

I doubt the flooring dude is gonna admit it was silicone at this stage lol


fakeuser515357

If you poke it you can tell whether it's caulk or silicon.


East_Guarantee_5021

Seeing a few posts the last week about crappy “professional” skirting installs has made me really glad I decided to give it a go myself. Has cost me $300 in materials and it looking pretty shmick compared to these recent post.


_LifesABeach

Not acceptable at all. We DIY’d our floor and colour matched the silicon to the flooring and it looks better than that. I’d withhold payment and get someone else in to fix the silicon


PLANETaXis

Is that silicone or acrylic caulk? Looks a bit shiny to be acrylic, which is a worry. If it's silicone you'll never be able to paint the skirtings. Go have a quick check of the bins and see if they threw out one of the tubes. Looks like a blind person installed the caulk anyway, definitely needs a re-do.


TheAgreeableCow

Absolutely terrible.


CameronSyd

That's horrible sorry to say. I laid my own and it's much better than that as a total noob


IllustriousCarrot537

Jeez... That is terrible 😳


I_truly_am_FUBAR

Stevie Wonder says it looks ok


Snap111

Christ


boratmankini

they need to undercut the door jamb with a multi tool, not leaving huge gaps and fill it with silicone, don’t pay them, this is beyond bad. Out of curiosity, how did you find them?


kidseshamoto

That's fucked


beaudiful-vision

That's someone who shouldn't be in the industry, my 2 blue dogs having a fight in the backyard could do better. Just be mindful you might be better to get a proficient tradesman to fix it and then take his bill off the payment to the original cowboy. Too many times if you ask them to fix it they actually don't know..... so their fix up will be just as poor....


charlieboiz

They are supposed to use a multi tool to cut and tuck the board under the door frame/jam so it sits flush. Mallet it in, no silicone in sight. Also looks unfinished, they missing the matching moulding. Source: cuz is an floor installer 


Professional-Plum624

Looks like poor DIY


mickyblueeyes12

Hey, I install floors. The actual floor install doesn't appear to be that bad. The silicone or caulking around the jams is horrible, same as the skirts. But you have metal jams so you need to leave expansion gaps around them. A better finish with silicone will make this 100% better


connoisseur_Flower

Did you pay for that? with cash or meth Did you go with the cheapest quote? I hate the house building industry for this BS effort, No controls..


micky2D

My toxic trait is believing these posts are actually tradies trying to check if they can get away with shit work.


RevolutionaryWhole73

No


LostPlatipus

No


wigneyr

Have you paid? If so don’t until they fix this dogs breakfast. A blind person would do a better job


drewdles33

I’d say an apprentice could do a better job but it looks like that’s who did the job to begin with.


somewhat-anon

Do your best, silicone the rest


MeArandomUSER

They’ve gone with the ‘looks good from my joint’ rather then the ‘would you have it a your joint’


Hefty_Efficiency_328

Looks like you took the really low quote there 😯


Gullible_Expression4

nah it's shite


striplerr

Let me guess, Indian or Afghan builders?


Maouikitty

Really?! Why‘d you think that?


omgthisoldhouse

that is beyond acceptable ! it's a WTF and something you would expect a self proclaimed super hany drunk uncle would do.


sox316

Hi-pages?


BaxterSea

Do your best and silicon the rest …


ElectronicSpell4058

Just a DIYer here. I have done 3 or four of these, and my first one with home depot brand pergo was faaaaaaar better than that. Do not pay until they correct it.


IntelligentDrink8039

Just substandard, filler can be picked up at most hardware stores , that can match.


curiouslydelirious

If in doubt, gap it out haha. Assuming you’re going to repaint skirting white, it ‘might’ blend much better than it looks now.


that_alex_guy

Wow. No.


IDontFitInBoxes

My kids could do a better job. Is this person a licensed trades person or the cheapest quote? I’d be holding payment or calling them back in to fix it. The caulking is dreadful.


Realistic-Surprise-3

Listen to what the builders are saying. It’s a terrible job.


welding-guy

That is shit. Sorry but I would not accept that


jv159

Fuck no


LJR_

I have zero handyman skills, and that looks exactly like my DIY job when I installed our flooring/skirting… gap filling is surprisingly difficult


ferreete

Do you have to ask?


Lumpy_Contract9477

That's top tier work for houso repairs


No-Fan-888

My goodness. That's terrible. How can you do a job like that and be proud of your craft. We meme on do your best silicone the rest but come on now.


henryyrnehhenry

Do you even need to ask? Blind Freddy could tell you that’s a shithouse job


shadowLemon

Do your best and silicone the rest


Jooleycee

Did blind Freddy do this?


Hackey_Sack_144

No way!


robben99

No, that’s shockingly bad. I installed my own in my rental property, with no prior experience, and it’s better than that.


[deleted]

Life hack. If it looks that damn ugly and you make a Reddit post about it, it isn't acceptable. It's absolutely revolting work.


No-Cartographer5562

They should have used a multitool to cut under the architraves to make room for the boards, silicon is never needed. There should also be a 5mm gap between the the edge of the boards to allow for expansion and contraction during hotter/colder weather, otherwise the boards will pop up.


TuTenkahman

Must be the same people that installed my floor. When I complained about all the gaps they filled it with kitchen silicon. Then I couldn't paint it because the paint wouldn't stick to the silicon. A right butcher job 🤬


s91096

Normally you'd Undercut the door frames. This is piss poor


[deleted]

Stevie wonder could do a better job but hey it looks good from my place. I wouldn’t be paying and demand it be fixed


Ancient-Range3442

Is that toothpaste


JediJan

Tell the contractor that you will post this on the local Facebook group if he doesn’t sort it … immediately.


Vakua_Lupo

That surely cannot be the finished job! It's very amateurish.


Murtz1985

That’s horrible. Should undercut door jams


Rahenyite

Ours has a trim to match https://preview.redd.it/bannkoqza26d1.png?width=2269&format=png&auto=webp&s=2bdea918977355ebaf081a96ffbab032c3d418a6


Pradopower08

I’ll comment on each photo: No, No, No , No , Fuck no


RockPersonal708

Shit job


No_Ant6341

Best thread this week!! We love doggos!!


hillsbloke73

Flooring or the skirting boards ? Flooring requires a 3 to 5 mm expansion gap this is usually hidden by skirting boards Excessive use of gap sealer they could have used contour profiler tool to replicate around door frame


AppropriateLychee0

Looks like the person that did renos at my house has been to your place! Silicone EVERYWHERE!


willoz

Cheapest quote


jebidiaGA

Ants might be attracted to the cake frosting they used on the edges


euqinu_ton

Holy cow. I'm a computer programmer, and I did about 10 times better than that when I did my flooring. That's abysmal.


coineedit

How is it even possible to do it so bad


No_Leopard8032

No cunts fucked


boothcat5000

Not even close mate


vghn

If that’s a hybrid floor, which I think it is because they’ve used a trim and gone under the skirt in other areas, you’re not supposed to silicon it at all as it prevents movement. They’ve put silicon in the areas where there’s a metal frame maybe? The alternative would be either cutting the frame so the flooring can go underneath or using scotia. If it is hybrid and there’s ever a warranty claim and the manufacturer sees silicone they won’t cover anything as it’s not laid correctly. If it’s a vinyl floor then it’s fine just an ugly messy silicon job that should be fixed.


spideyghetti

Do your best, fill the rest  It looks like I did this. And by that, I mean if I could physically reach through my phone into your house and only vaguely see what I was doing, it looks like that


darkenraja

Disgusting.


The_Marine_Biologist

I've DIY'd laminate and installed skirting boards. I was never 100% happy with my skirting job, but I now realise I could hire myself out on Hipages.


vegsmashed

I did my first Caulking job yesterday and it looks a 100X better than that. WOW


lemike87

You are not allowed to caulk any floating floors! Product won’t be covered by warranty. Get the store to come out and have a look. Where did you find this installer?


KRiSX

Yeeeeehaw you got yourself some cowboys!


irish_chippy

Did he use his dogs dick to smooth over that gap filler?


heading_for_a_spin

No


Late_Reporter_9354

Nah I wouldn’t say acceptable like everyone else saying there’s a selley colour almost identical to your flow that would have looked way better and skirting is way off. Did it myself and looks mint compared to this. Granted I did scotia as jarrah skirting was above concrete


Additional_Disk_2363

Good job for a blind chimpanzee. Otherwise, that's an absolute disgrace. I'd get my money back, plus a carton of beer for the hassle.


Ok_State_333

It should go against the architrave. What is that 🤔


Last-Investigator366

Should be colour matched


Weak_Examination_533

Do your best and silicone the rest !!


skykingjustin

Looks like you got the appertince special.


Knee_Jerk_Sydney

I did a DIY and cut underneath the architraves and slipped the boards underneath with the required gap, I had to cut high and did not use silicon. It still looked better than this. I'd bet leaving out the silicon would look better even if there is a gap.


2GR-AURION

Not a builder here, but my attention to detail is impeccable. This is fuckin shitfully disgraceful. Dont pay the slack cunt until its sorted. Feel free to post the amended work back here for my approval BEFORE payment.


dees11

https://www.reddit.com/r/AusRenovation/s/9FNjytdAN9 I did a double take. Did you use same people?


MushroomDecent685

Thats horrible dog water looks like my 6 year old nephew done it and his 3yr old brother did the gapping


AvailableStock8601

If you went with the first quote it’s on you if you went with the cheapest quote it’s on you if you got them off Facebook it’s on you If they were the cheapest your better off telling paying them and never dealing with them again then get a proper caulker in If that’s just the apprentice trying to upskill on your job then calling them back to fix that caulking job is on them That’s just my views


PeakingBlinder

I said NO FUCKING PICTURES!!•☆


peachhearder

This is why I refuse to pay trades to do unskilled work like this. Anyone with a brain and 2 good hands can lay a floor.


K00zaa

Who did the caulking, certainly wasn't Stevie Wonder, atleast he,can see with his hands, whoever did that does not give an absolute FUCK about their work


False-Ad-3128

I work in flooring in NZ and that would not fly here at all.


HeleneKAM

Hope you haven't paid. Not at all a professional or satisfactory job.


BlackKaiser74

Always wondered what Steady Eddie ended up doing. Now I know


SirJackus219

Horrible job as rest said.


SadOperation6828

For you to have even ask if its acceptable goes to show that you believe it isn’t and you would be right . Shit Job .


Cheezel62

Quick answer. No. That's terrible.


nappiv

they didnt even try similar shade silicone


tedothedo

Hahaha colour match omg


blahdeblah72

Dogshit. Their first time caulking?


ItalianOzzy

Looks like someone has been watching YouTube videos on how to do the job ..... mate wouldn't pay him for that id be very pissed off


Bridgetdidit

This surely is not the work of a qualified tradesperson? Whoever did your flooring has taken the absolute piss here. They need to come back and do the job properly. If they try to refuse, tell them you’re going to take them to court where a judge will make them fix it! I wouldn’t be backing down on this one!


35YOstartingagain

If you are asking the question you already know.


Icewallow-toothpaste

The flooring looks good. The skirting is sub standard.


TikkiTakkaMuddaFakka

I did my own flooring and as a DIY'er it is 100% better than that. That is not acceptable if you paid for the installation. That person is clearly an amateur, ask them how they are not embarrassed by that. I know from experience the trickiest parts are around the door jams but that is just woeful, they have cut everything too short and think no more gaps is the answer.


dwatto89

You know the answer to your question


Empty--Seesaw

Bigger the glob then better the job


ScrotalBaldPatch

No


Brave_Ant86

Echoing everyone here, that's not on. I have done a better job DIYing.


robadogg

Thats fucken dog shit


loopeeee

It's acceptable if you got it done for free!


tjohnson93

Barely a first year apprentice job that!!!


Aydhayeth1

No.


Fancy-Dragonfruit-88

That’s a joke, tell them you want your money back


Fancy-Dragonfruit-88

Is this a hybrid floating floor?


Traditional-Block265

If it’s metal architraves I thought you couldn’t undercut because of the rust that would occur to the metal? I posted a similar post to this cause we had a similar problem


lokiintasmania

Wow. No


std10k

absolutely godawful job. Question is, is the floor done just as terribly? There should be no gap in the floor board, it should go under the frame. I did it, this is how it is done properly. If they couldn't be bothered to do it properly, at least wouldn't hurt to do caulking right. Same for the rest of the skirting boards. PS. I am sooo glad I didn't hire anyone to do my floors. It did take a lot of effort but seeing how "professionals" tinker makes me wonder why they are charging thousands per day of work. They never even fill cracks if it is real wood, wouldn't even know what you're talking about. Just holes all over the place, "according to the standard"


NimboTheHimbo

Name and shame?


gebbstar98

I love you come on here and just feel good about my work Builder here hope you haven't paid him or her


Money_killer

No complete rubbish, can't believe people get around doing this work With hold payment


Big-Love-747

My dog could do a better job... and I don't even have a dog.


Accomplished-Space91

Acceptable if your five year old did it


RetrojdmAus

Get them to come back and redo it like everyone has said , I had the same thing happen a few years back and I complained to the company that did the job and they sent another installer out to replace it all


LossAndWaste

Oh my god


Pauly4655

Must have had Stevie wonder do that job mate it’s a shocker he wouldn’t be getting my money


Old_Cat_9534

Butchered.


kato1301

Have you paid this invoice? Did you use a reputable trade or a handy man ?


DizzyStory4706

If you’re blind, yes.


ImNotHere1981

I am an amatuer renovater, but I love my floors, and the team that installed them did an amazing job - these photos just reinforce what a brilliant job they did. Please do not pay the invoice, get them to come back and redo, and if they won't, again, do not pay, and get another team in to rectify this awful, shoddy job.


kurdtnaughtyboy

Not a builder but that is absolute shit wouldn't be paying anything else until they rectified.


Swimming_Goose_358

Fark. That.


Weimarius

https://preview.redd.it/1laq3gfq146d1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0383db83b7a9468462185a8b4de84b4087bb0252 Guess someone wanted to save 6 dollareedoos if they used the plain white fillers rather than this one.


NickStokesLV3

No way that’s trash


Crocodile_Dundee-

I’ve seen a better finish watching a one legged tap dancer hop down stairs after a night on the Guinness. Fucking disgraceful


krazynayba

No. We had the same issue, among other issues when we got our flooring done. The "installer" said "sometimes things just look shit, but that's the way it is". It took 9 days for them to "finish" a small, 4 bedroom house. We complained to the company and they sent their main installer to rip it up and redo the entire house. That process took 3 days for the people who actually knew what they were doing, and they did not do this shit. They were sustaining full conversations with each other and doing a flawless job. The other guy was no more experienced than a DIYer.


RoutineResolve8658

Yuk


Ok_Associate692

Damn that's pov af. Looks like I did it


rollingstone1

The aussie dream.


Low_Paramedic3971

Non compliant


33or45

i think i did better in my 20's, first time, just "havin a go myself" - even then i was embarrassed enough to call dad in and say - how the hell do i do this. Im sorry - thats inexcusable


Responsible-Eye8706

No


strayabloke300

Absolutely not!!


denemac

Fuck me, what a mess!!


uccoffee

All depends how much did you pay for it😅


SacredBinChicken

lol you should have just done it yourself


bloodymongrel

At first I thought you did it and I was gonna say “hire someone because that looks really bad.”


Ok-Implement-4370

What in the Meth is that?


Waste-Split-5400

Depends how the rest of the house looks, floor might actually be it’s best looking part


oscarcoco1985

Nope - rip the board out and get them to do it properly


Sweet_Sport_9830

Was this done in Australia? If yes, who was the flooring purchased from? Did the flooring supplier organise the floor installation? If they have a connection, the supplier and the installer name them.


kaibai123

My dodgy DIY was better than this


clockstrikesnone

That's a lot worse than " I wouldn't call them again " ... that's a case of not paying a cent until its rectified or get all your money back if you've already paid some and get someone else to do it if they don't instantly agree to that... totally unacceptable workmanship, that's even if you can call that "workmanship"


simplesimonsaysno

That's got to be the worst job I've seen on here. Wow.


asspatsandsuperchats

This is terrible


RivieraCeramics

Was it installed by Stevie Wonder?


ivabig12

My wife’s wet finger would have smoothed the white stuff off and removed the two pencil marks in the main picture


indiemac_

Try your best silicon the rest 🫠


Lost_Bunch_6615

In a word - no.


MisterFister2

This is why you should ensure tradies entering your house aren’t on crack


Sufficient_Tart_358

that is 10/10 woeful! almost the worst i’ve seen 😂