Thank you anon… apologies accepted, and much appreciated.
Intending to say that everyone uses handymen at one time or another.
My neighbor has been asking the local plumber to replace a tub/shower with a shower for over a year now. He has yet to do it. I've done multiple tub and shower combos and lots of small jobs that the certified guys just don't want to mess with. Think replacing a kitchen sink…. putting in 1 outlet, replace a toilet, ceiling fan, door, windows, lots and lots of stuff like that around here.
I do have standards though and make sure what I do is top notch and high quality. If you don't catch me doing it you would say that it was done by someone who really knew what they were doing.
Sadly, I've seen the "work" of several "certified" guys around here, and frankly, they don't give a damn. I like to have my electrical wires in straight, parallel lines, my plumbing neat and organized, etc. and they honesty don't give a shit as long as it's "muh code" and doesn't get in someone else's way, ON THAT PROJECT. Fuck who ever comes after them on a different project later on. Have had to deal with a lot of useful idiots who don't know how the hell a house should be done.
Just look at typical knob and tube wiring that runs perpendicular to the joists, through the joists. Most of the time it's really well done and took a lot of care to do it right 100+ years ago. Many guys nowadays that I've ever seen could care less.
Even my own stepdad who is a handyman doesn't have good enough standards for the quality that I like to do. Sad…..
Sad that people who charge $100 an hour for the shit they do can be so incredibly sloppy in their work. $25-$50 more on a $1500 project and it'd look professional instead of amateur.
I do handyman work because I enjoy the variety and the challenge it brings. I also do mechanic work as well. As well as having a mechanical engineering tech degree along with auto tech certificates.