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Friday was day 4 on a 5 day project. The day before I had a company come out and do an epoxy repaint of the customer's bathtub, turned it from blue to white. Friday morning I come to the site and man does the tub look freaken great. Customers are raving about how it looks like a new tub, just loving it.
Next on the list is installing some bathtub doors. I'm super careful the whole time, don't want to do anything to mess up the still curing epoxy finish on the tub. I put some plastic in the tub if I have to walk in it, take off my tool belt so I don't risk leaning against it and scratching it. I vacuum the little debris the hammer drill puts into the tub just in case it would scratch the finish under my feet if I get in the tub...
Well, the last task in the installation is putting the handle on the door. The doors are looking awesome, everything is in tune, I am about to finish and the tub is still perfect.
Reach in holding cordless drill, left handed to screw in last screw in the handle bracket --
drill flips out of my hand! hit the tub and spins 3 or 4 times in the process!
Luckily the homeowners weren't home because I was swearing like crazy.
I couldn't believe it! I now have at least a dozen scratches and gouges and of course it's going to take almost a week before the epoxy guy can come out and repair them!
What a way to start the weekend. What is even worse is having to tell the customer about it.
You guys ever have stuff like this happen to you?
Next on the list is installing some bathtub doors. I'm super careful the whole time, don't want to do anything to mess up the still curing epoxy finish on the tub. I put some plastic in the tub if I have to walk in it, take off my tool belt so I don't risk leaning against it and scratching it. I vacuum the little debris the hammer drill puts into the tub just in case it would scratch the finish under my feet if I get in the tub...
Well, the last task in the installation is putting the handle on the door. The doors are looking awesome, everything is in tune, I am about to finish and the tub is still perfect.
Reach in holding cordless drill, left handed to screw in last screw in the handle bracket --
drill flips out of my hand! hit the tub and spins 3 or 4 times in the process!
Luckily the homeowners weren't home because I was swearing like crazy.
I couldn't believe it! I now have at least a dozen scratches and gouges and of course it's going to take almost a week before the epoxy guy can come out and repair them!
You guys ever have stuff like this happen to you?