It NEVER had a Chance

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Ай бұрын

Here is a quick video on a project I was called into to offer some opinions, basically, the Front Entry NEVER had a chance.....

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@AaronHope_Sow Ай бұрын

Steve, really appreciate these looks into putting attention to detail into existing homes. There just isn't enough content out there.

@KJSvitko Ай бұрын

Honesty, integrity and ethics do not exist with many people. They never learned the "Golden Rule" in school or at home. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Treat people with kindness and respect. Take pride in what you do.

@goblinsgym Ай бұрын

"Build nice, or build twice !"

@williamdemilia6223 Ай бұрын

I have 'flipped' homes but I do not like that term. I refer to what I do as a 're-build' to the latest code. I am basically doing a complete gut with all new mechanicals, everything. I must watch my costs. I do need to make a profit and cannot use high end windows or high end cabinetry and such but I do have a conscious. But, the other person who should see this are some home inspectors as some do not have the knowledge as you have. I am sure this homeowner had this property inspected.

@markstipulkoski1389 Ай бұрын

The fact that you watch this channel is a testament that you are a renovator, not a flipper. I think I will come up with a questionnaire for subs: 1. Who is Steve Bascek? 2. Who is Matt Risinger? 3. Who is Jake Bruton? 4. What is the number one killer of houses? ....😂

@ckm-mkc Ай бұрын

A "complete gut" is what ruins period homes. A lot of full dimensional lumber (way better than anything you can buy) gets destroyed, so do well made wood floors or cabinets, often replaced by cheap plastic crap. No thanks.

@williamdemilia6223 Ай бұрын

@@ckm-mkc I have completed homes from 1793 (in a historic district), gutted, but repurposed 99% of the original floors and timbers and newer . The HVAC , plumbing , electrical, structural is now safe and up to code. The interior finishes of this one was re-done to capture the original feel as others.

@anarchoRex Ай бұрын

@@williamdemilia6223I'm glad you do this, but everyone you meet is going to assume you're like all the other bastards ripping out original fixtures to slap up new crap. Thankfully the people who did that to my almost-century home often slapped the new crap *over* the original fixtures so we've been able to recover some of it. Godspeed to you for trying to balance your principles with the need to make an income.

@JTDesign1 Ай бұрын

In our area of the PNW that drop is only 1". All decks and thresholds. Most people don't want a tripping point as they age in place. That detail could have been flashed properly with more $$. But the lack of handrail, slate + slope + ice = ER visit!

@TheNicgannon Ай бұрын

Love this subject. Years ago there were builders or remodelers and produced a good to great product. And made money doing so.❤ Now all I hear is " I'm in the business to make money ". When making money is all you care about then there is nothing you won't do to make $$$. House flipper's favorite saying is " I want to just put some lipstick on this pig and thats it ". The buyers assume that between the realtor and the home inspector, any major issues will be addressed. Lol At this point nothing will delay the closing. A buyer can protect themselves with one easy step. Zillow will tell you on the first page if there is a difference in what the county has recorded for square feet and number of bedrooms/bathrooms, and what is on the listing. If there is more bedrooms That means no permits were pulled and the work done wasn't inspected by anyone. That doesn't mean the work done is wrong, just means getting a 2nd home inspector with a focus on plumbing and wiring would be money well spent.

@markpienciaksr.5331 Ай бұрын

Unfortunately this is the norm for flipping houses Steve, get in and out as quickly as possible and do it on the cheap

@snowgorilla9789 Ай бұрын

Thank you for demonstrating integrity, yours not theirs

@josephhfry Ай бұрын

The third leg is scope, not time; time a component of cost. Meaning that if reducing cost (or time) is your primary objective then you must reduce the scope of the job or quality will suffer. This is what has killed quality of spec built homes... they all try to build a McMansion (scope) for far too cheap per square foot (cost), so the only way to do it is to sacrifice quality. But this tripod fits everything we do... writing a paper for school? If you have a fixed number of hours to work on it (cost), then you have to prioritize quality of your content, or the amount of it (scope). Or perhaps the scope is fixed (teacher wants 10 pages), you now have to prioritize your time or the quality of work. Otherwise... good stuff!

@anarchoRex Ай бұрын

I've never seen the formulation "cheap, fast, or good, pick two" applied like this to non-financial problems, good stuff.

@josephhfry Ай бұрын

@@anarchoRexdamn, now that I am looking at things I am finding time, cost, quality as the project management three legged stool. Or price, speed, quality as the construction 3 legged stool. But I can't find the one I was taught on the internet... Perhaps it wasn't a stool? In others the 3 things need to be balanced or the stool falls over. In mine it's about prioritization, so one leg can be short and that's OK, if you accept that.