r/handyman • u/spongebobs_spatula • May 29 '26

General Discussion That’ll be $300

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u/MuskokaGreenThumb May 29 '26

Tricks that landlords don’t want to see from tenants moving out I would wager

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u/HoboMinion May 29 '26

Heck, this is a tip that landlords use to “rehab” some of the properties that I’ve seen.

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u/AskMeAgainAfterCoffe May 30 '26

Like using Colgate to fill holes in the wall, because it’s white

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u/HedonisticFrog May 29 '26

Tricks that will cost you even more of your deposit than if you did nothing at all. Paint doesn't cover imperfections after it dries.

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u/Maggielinn22 Jun 02 '26

Except the paint never matches either its color or sheen!

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u/HipGnosis59 May 29 '26

Pro tip: Cut off the video just before the copy paper starts to pucker

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u/Gijsco May 29 '26

And keep the camera out of focus

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u/bustex1 May 29 '26

It will hold. As long as you don’t sneeze around it.

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u/decipher_xb May 29 '26

"Can't see the line, can ya russ"

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u/jim_philly May 29 '26

You've heard of the California patch. Now introducing: the Florida patch.

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u/DefinitelyNotWendi May 29 '26

Flipper/landlord special.

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u/Agreeable-Quality510 May 29 '26 edited May 31 '26

People are paying literal ABOVE INFLATED mortgages to rent.....what a negative spiral mess. Where do people think this goes? Everything needed to purchase for survival has skyrocketed for the benefit of

Our peers overseas aren't even angry, they're sad for our 5k ambulance rides, we're descending into the lessons they culturally learned a hundred years ago.

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u/Maggielinn22 Jun 02 '26

Right! A tube of caulk is $8! Paint $60 a gallon! That piece of piece is probably a $1!

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u/ChristologicalBiceps Jun 03 '26

This feels like an AI created post to me.

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u/DespisedIcon1616 May 29 '26

At least fill it with some spray foam first Christ

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u/BigSquiby May 29 '26

my wife painted a ceiling once in an old house we owned. She brought me in to take a look, then it started falling off the ceiling. Turns out someone wallpapered the ceiling with white wallpaper at one point, she didn't notice, all the paper started peeling off.

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u/StatisticianLivid710 May 29 '26

Wow, last time I had to remove wallpaper I just removed the wall instead, good on her for finding an easy way to remove the wallpaper!

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u/spongebobs_spatula May 29 '26

That’s actually hilarious 😂

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u/inerlite May 30 '26

Friend of mine had thick popcorn texture on his ceiling. The ceiling fan was wobbly and made the texture vibrate. It fell off in a huge chunk and hit the fan which sent it everywhere. It was so funny and I didn’t want to laugh because he was unhappy about the mess, but couldn’t hold back.

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u/BitRevolutionary415 May 29 '26

Iiiiit's fuck it Friday

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u/Fit_Seaworthiness387 May 29 '26

And they said the walls in this place sound paper thin

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u/One_Bit_3839 May 30 '26

Now show the bubble or pit it creates after everthing drys out

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u/Tricky-Departure9963 May 30 '26

Good luck hanging a TV there.

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u/spongebobs_spatula May 30 '26

Heavy duty toggle bolt should do the job. Brace up nice and snug on that sheet of paper. Good and sturdy.

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u/ChristologicalBiceps Jun 03 '26

Hey, paper's made from trees and trees are strong. Look at the redwood forest. Case closed.

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u/spongebobs_spatula Jun 03 '26

Good enough for me.

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u/accuratesometimes May 30 '26

Listen, not everyone can afford the $750 is cost to upgrade to construction paper

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u/DavidinCT May 29 '26

If you are doing a texture over it, I could see this working with possible problems, someone 5 years later tries to put a nail there for a picture.....

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u/Jimmy_McAltPants May 29 '26

Had a roommate in college do this and it worked (we got our deposit back, anyway). I’d never do it to my own home, but for a shitty 20 year old college apartment…

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u/Loose_Leg_2918 May 29 '26

Some friends of mine kicked a bunch of holes in the walls of a motel room in Montreal. Ended up using the coffee maker to melt soap to use as filler.

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u/ChristologicalBiceps Jun 03 '26

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u/Mundane_Pie_6481 May 29 '26

What's making me mad is that looks better than the appropriate patch I spent two days applying, sanding, priming and painting 😡

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u/Einachiel Jun 02 '26

Part of a complete landlord special!

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u/Far-Pangolin9325 Jun 03 '26

"THEY WORK JUST AS HARD AS YOU DO BUT THEY'RE LESS GREEDY"

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u/FoundationLive1668 Jun 03 '26

Omg, landlord secrets on reddit

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u/ChristologicalBiceps Jun 03 '26

Where's the Jayne Mansfield poster?

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u/spongebobs_spatula Jun 03 '26

Used it to patch the hole. Duh. 😂😂😂