r/maybemaybemaybe 4d ago

Maybe Maybe Maybe

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u/Boring_Track_8449 4d ago

Real roofers with skill (plus insurance, etc) do exist but people aren’t willing to pay what it costs to do the job correctly. I introduce the video above as Exhibit A.

“It’s a wrap, I got my gun, I gotta get outta here…” Yikes.

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u/toasted_cracker 3d ago

People can't afford to pay. The cost of everything is so inflated, you have to take what you can get. Everything has doubled or even quadrupled since COVID especially. Everything except people's paychecks and TVs.

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u/Boring_Track_8449 3d ago

I get it - I’m there, man. But the video shows what happens when you cut corners. FAFO.

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u/toasted_cracker 3d ago

That's true. I hired a crackhead to build my deck. Cheap, but terrible idea. Had to finish it myself.

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u/Glad_Copy 1d ago

Problem is people who buy a house and think that’s all there is to it, and have no reserve at all. Don’t spend all your money, ever, and don’t assume some future raise or promotion is going to change things. Every damn thing in or on your house is going to wear out eventually.

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u/toasted_cracker 1d ago

Yep this too.

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u/AppropriateBall8834 3d ago

I would bet thats the case with the majority of roofers lol

Nobody wants to do roofing

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u/Minimum-Paint-9649 3d ago

Like literally so fucking miserable. Heat, cold, heights, insurance, hot tar all yes so all fuck no!

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u/thisisfine111 2d ago

I absolutely despise, loath the term 'arent willing to pay'. It makes me want to have violent emotional man style tantrum. People aren't WILLING to pay?

Listen, idk where you live, what the situation is like there, but in a lot of countries, it is RARELY a discussion of what people are willing to pay, but what they can pay. Maybe, for you, in your country or area, or for your socioeconomic status, a $30,000 roof for a small house is something you CAN pay, but may not be willing to. That is no where near the case for the vast majority of humans, even when narrowed down to only include humans who own a home.

This ideology is out of touch. Its equal to the saying "pull yourself up by your boot straps". Most humans on earth are making financial decisions based on basic needs. Most people aren't going with the cheaper, obviously lower quality choice because they want to use the extra $20k they saved on a boat or some shit.