Day 33 - Imposter syndrome sets in.

[@nospeed3]

If they made the floor any quieter you couldn't afford it.

[@blakehussey]

Josh Sturtevant 😂

[@yamilrodrigoquintanabenite2688]

But the fact is that the owners didnt do the enhancement for Louis, he paid for it. Anybody would think that when you contract a service, that service would be done well and you dont have to make a 200 page contract and penalties to point that.

[@slickcrag]

dude he is paying the contractor not the landlord....stupid!

[@ccgb92]

@@yamilrodrigoquintanabenite2688 buT aCTuAllY..

[@ddelimar]

Guys, Josh is just joking and Louis gets it. Calm down...

[@F-Bomb313]

If a subfloor squeaks before the finish floor is installed, it will squeak after the finish floor is installed... Don't let them talk you into installing the finish floor, then it is a huge hassle to fix the squeak. Now, it is probably a 30 - 45 minute fix, tops & the materials can be reused (unless the panel was glued, then maybe not). It would make zero sense material or labor wise to continue, then it would be a several hour fix.

[@lvpdesign]

If they glued the chipboard plywood to the flooring framing it will come apart when they try to remove it. That's probably why there are beating around the bush.

[@lvpdesign]

@@Android-ng1wn I think your guess is correct.

[@Colaglass]

​@@Android-ng1wn Hi, nternet dumbass here, what causes the squeak and how would you fix it? thanks

[@sugarbooty]

@@Colaglass the squeak is caused by the OSB (the wood panels they used) flexing and rubbing against something, the fix could be as simple as adding some more screws to make sure it's tight against the framing. Usually if you use glue before screwing it down it doesn't squeak, I suspect they omitted that in certain places if not the whole floor. It could also be the framing under the floor being a little loose and causing that issue TLDR something is loose

[@Colaglass]

@@sugarbooty Thank you!

[@aperson7624]

Hi Louis. I build houses with Habitat for Humanity. I've built houses in around 10 different states, in total, around 30 houses. I've never once seen an architect plan that was accurate. We've always needed to change something (impossible geometries, illegal wall configurations, etc). The reason there's a construction manager on a Habitat House, and part of the licensing to be a construction manager, is having the authority to modify the architect's designs to be both build-able and legal. I'm sure there are architecture firms that *do* a good job, but I've yet to see one. That problem isn't endemic to New York; everything else you mention is.

[@mathiastwp]

So architects in the states are just glorified pencil artists who know diddle about building code?

[@aperson7624]

@@mathiastwp Yes and no. They know building code, they just don't have to live with the consequences of breaking it normally, so they don't fret over it as much. An architect blames the builder if a building fails inspection; not themselves. The feedback loop is broken there. Without that dread/fear/feedback, they don't have any incentive to improve.

[@TheAdamDarvas]

Mathias T.W.P It is same in most of the “western world” all good architects are drawing stuff like brigdes raiload stations and big buildings. Doing regular houses is for noobs. They tell you that first thing in collage.

[@EliteGeeks]

they are all accurate, you just need to interpret it to be accurate lol

[@TAILSORANGEs]

@@TheAdamDarvas *college*

[@TheSiriusEnigma]

12:00 wrong Louis. You went to them with “how much is this worth?” They are the ones who set the price. They took the money then ignored you. This is fraud. Even if they refund you. They don’t get to set any conditions for the refund.

[@rossmanngroup]

Thank you.

[@Jimmeh_B]

Agree 100% I would sue them AND shame them.

[@rossmanngroup]

@@Jimmeh_B Yeah, I suppose. I finally mentioned name in the description. Off to commercial claims tomorrow morning.

[@Jimmeh_B]

@@rossmanngroup good bro! They didn't just try the tip for size. You don't deserve to be screwed like that. Dinner and a kiss first, would have been nice! 🤣

[@apocalypseap]

@@rossmanngroup Yep. They literally wasted your time - which is money - and _after_ taking your money - which is literally money.

[@spaeron]

creaks in subfloor dont go away after hardwood goes down they get worse and costs so much more to do a half ass fix after the fact. if any of my guys gave that BS' i have to ask permission to fix something' we didnt do our best on and that a client noticed it 'or not' or had an issue and tried putting it off...there would be a fan in need of serious cleaning. the best thing a carpenter can build is trust with a client.

[@thundercat_pumyra]

But that's you. This guy is very different. Sounds like the employee would have loved to fix it without needing permission. It's the boss that requires him to ask for permission.

[@alfoncejean8826]

@@thundercat_pumyra obviously but when a client calls you and say : " im not happy about this verry specific thing" any corret boss will tell his employer to imidiately rip it open in order to fix it.

[@bcbock]

The contractor should have said “We’ll add some more screws and that should secure the subfloor and stop the sqeak and if that doesn’t work, we’ll pull up a few panels and figure out what the problem is and fix it.” It’s ridiculous to suggest putting the planks in first. OSB is a lot cheaper than oak plank and finishing. Contractor is hoping he’ll forget it in all the other details.

[@1121494]

The employee (journeyman?) might actually honest in claiming not to hear the squeaking noises. Some of my older carpenter collueges at the workshop were still not using hearing protection in this day and age and I learned that it had not been something mandatory over here back when they were young. Loss of hearing is thus a common work related issue for older collueges.

[@1121494]

On the other hand, at my former employer that did shop building, so exactly this kind of work, these kind of decisions were up to the journeyman in charge of the jobsite. They were in charge of the jobsite. That is, unless the foreman showed up and found something he deemed not good enough and thus in need to get fixed.

[@illeatmyhat]

lol did they go from pepsi to vitamin water to smart water? must have shamed them into drinking healthy

[@Peter_S_]

@@jimjimx5418 It tastes better too.

[@apocalypseap]

To be fair, they didn't drink much of the pepsi lol

[@h0lx]

"smart" water

[@TAILSORANGEs]

@@Okurka. i-H2O

[@TAILSORANGEs]

@@apocalypseap They kept drinking to the line that says "Calories"

[@ryanauge795]

Louis: You should think of your shop like a computer hospital. Plan the flow through of the customer's hardware like a patient entering into an ER: Triage -> [ Hold Room Specialist ] -> Discharge Area -> back to the arms of the happy family. The architects just took your requested furniture and threw it in very basic configurations, with no thought to how you actually process the hardware.

[@cameratool]

I didn’t get why Louis thought an art major (architect) should lay out his floor plan for him. Was he just looking for a scapegoat to blame later when the nonsense design doesn’t function? That front room is going to be too small by a couple hundred square feet.

[@ccgb92]

LOL

[@BillAnt]

Maybe he's just a bit of a stickler, ain't nothing perfect, it will likely creek later on even in places where it doesn't now. That's not to say that it should creek right off the bat, but wood can expand and contracts with time and moisture.

[@GeorgeBoyce]

A few years ago I renovated a dry cleaning store into a makerspace educational facility. Prince George's county in Maryland was not known for their business friendly building code and the Permitting (& Inspections and Enforcement ) department made it a complete hell of a project. Lots of stories to tell. But, speaking of the architect... I designed the facility layout in sketchup and my contractor understood it well. But I learned that we needed to have an architect stamp on the plans. Mind you, this was a simple design. No interior walls to take down or put up. I just needed an ADA compliant bathroom added. Long story short, the architect ignored my plans, never visited the site, rotated the bathroom layout to put the door facing the large entry windows, and positioned the toilet directly above the basement central load bearing wall. Two months and $12,000 later I had my stamp and my contractor ignored the architect's plan.

[@minzip]

So glad you have woken up to this, perhaps you talking about it will get many more to realise this. It is the same in big cities all over the world, London, Paris, New York et al. But, Louis you have made it. The wages, rentals and cutouts for most shops in most shopping strips and malls just cannot be covered by the amount of money they are drawing in. So many of these businesses are just investments that are sold and traded and that is where the money is made, not like your business which makes money on the actual work and products sold. Just think how many dresses and clothes need to be sold to keep a clothing store open. Even at 30% plus margins. Unless you are positioning your business to be sold, then forget about following those other business down that path. Keep your business honest and keep on with what you are doing. You are successful and making a good living. Beyond that is just not achievable for 99% of us. Imagine those that don't have your skills and drive and imagine how they get on? To be any richer requires several ingredients, luck, a huge amount of money already, and being an arsehole to everyone around you. To be any richer and to drive around in multi hundred thousand dollar cars, and have several multi million dollar house is truly a mental health issue. To have such greed to keep all that money for yourself is truly a disaster for humanity. These people aren't happy. I've met many very very rich people. They function on ego and who they can screw over. Keep doing what you are doing Louis.

[@Bassotronics]

Question is, why did they not take off the radiator that's near the wall? That's supposed to be taken out of there and not build the floor around it. That's going to be a dust and insect collector.

[@tactileslut]

Also it would work better with some above-floor space under the radiator for simple convention flow.

[@alextirrellRI]

I'd been wondering about that and also if the area around the radiators and the new subfloor is at all sealed. In any scenario, it could be a breeding ground for pests. I remember we once had a nest of flying ants in an extra insulation bail in my basement. It persisted for years until we discovered that's what they were living in.

[@Bassotronics]

@ *Alex Tirrell* For the amount of money that Louis is giving to these people, they should do a great job and not a moderate job. This place is supposed to look top-notch and professional and not have any weird scenarios going on whatsoever in the construction. Materials = $1000 Crappy labor = $7000 Doing the job right = $1,000,000 😖

[@alextirrellRI]

@@Bassotronics I completely agree!

[@Tom_Losh]

Radiator needed to be raised to the NEW floor level, but that's plumbers not carpenters or electricians. If the plumbing or electrical isn't done when the carpenters come through they will usually just build around it like the radiator below floor level or the fire sprinkler inside a wall...

[@JonathanCarl]

They still haven't touched the bathrooms.

[@slickcrag]

italian marble didn't come in!

[@kophotography895]

Yes the Restrooms are going to be an issue, if not raised. If WC are fitted on PVC pipe the heights can be adjusted, if old cast iron, things will be a little more difficult

[@barefeg]

If toilet was higher you couldn't afford it!

[@alfoncejean8826]

@@kophotography895 even if its cast iron i should not be a problem putting an extra piece of pvc. real worry is if its a ceramic pipe, those things shatter just for looking at them wrong.

[@bcbock]

I’m curious what they did with the transition to the stairs to the basement. Since he raised the floors, the first step is HUGE. The floor should have had a step down to the original floor level and a landing before the door to the basement.

[@maciejrudolf]

Please consider raising the second radiator. I can't imagine it would be too much work and definitely worth it for better airflow, would not collect debris at the bottom, and would look 10x better.

[@Rugenus]

Maciej Rudolf yes especially if anything changes in the future. The floor will forever be fucked

[@DaveRepairs]

if Louis is concerned about squeeking, the heat from the rad may affect the wood around it.

[@alexatkin]

That radiator has baffled me from day one. Its not going to be effective when its half heating under the floor, and if it leaks its going to be much harder to notice. Heck, its even a trip hazard.

[@maciejrudolf]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who was slightly bothered by this hahaha

[@jerrickmarques8777]

when you're building with half slabs in minecraft

[@DocNo27]

Gee - the OSB section of floor is squeaking first. Go figure.

[@norm7298]

architect = sue and a bad review and drop off remains from the litter boxes also refer him too the other real estate brokers

[@rossmanngroup]

This made me laugh.

[@cannotwait]

@Louis Rossmann You should have them make the office door entry wider and put a wide sliding door going in to it, it would make a really huge difference and money wise only a few hundred bucks.

[@ironmatic1]

I’ve never seen a sliding door in a commercial setting, only in old houses. I just think a small-medium window next to the door with blinds on the inside would be nice.

[@cannotwait]

Well, here in europe it is fairly standard nowadays, and im talking about sliding doors out of glass. It would make a huge difference to widen the door opening and put a sliding door instead since it is so narrow now it looks more like an entry to a toilet.

[@IIBundo]

honestly, NYC seems like the Worst place to run a small business.

[@bdhale34]

California is likely worse but not by much, but also for the same reasons.

[@artlessknave]

seems like a dump covered in cheap nail polish like a street corner hooker...

[@kalemercer7053]

Unless your a contractor.

[@lonewolf3314]

In my country (Republic of Macedonia) somehow people are convinced that these kind of stuff happen only and only in our country, and the usa everybody are just honest professional and better at anything than us. And to that i am saying wait, i think people are people no matter in which sh*t hole they were born and grew up to.

[@BillAnt]

@lone wolf < New York City does not represent construction in most other parts of the US. Having lived in many parts of the country including NYC, I always felt like being robbed and scammed at every turn, it's that vibe everywhere your turn, from a slice of pizza to rents everything is double or triple of the average nationwide prices. :/

[@VibrantClouds]

They use that water bottle to mix mortar or something similar, that's why its next to a mortar board with the top punched in for squeezing to add water. They drank Pepsi 😂

[@ehsnils]

Or to help polyurethane glue set.

[@NotSoLuckyDucky]

ehsnils 😏

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

At least they don't mix the mortar with Pepsi...

[@FriedToast]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 Maybe they did and that's why it squeaks.

[@kc_cobra]

More wealthy, yes. More capable, no. Big cities are full of incapables with too much money.

[@ccgb92]

Since they used nails, you'll get squeaking over time as well along with that creeking.

[@Jasfras1]

If it squeaks or may do, Just add screws now.

[@ccgb92]

​@@Jasfras1 If they mix nails and screws now, it will cause deformity on the plywood and osb. (nails go down further and have higher pressure). They should have used ALL screws in the beginning

[@MatthewDannevik]

@@ccgb92 main way to get deformity is not spacing the osb or plywood, mixing screws and nails wouldnt deform it

[@borutb11]

That's why I don't understand why he's complaining about the creaking. He will get more and more creaking and squeaking as time goes by and youtube comments were saying that since the first moments we saw how they're going to level the floor. He should let the little part of the floor creak so he will slowly get used to it before eventually every step makes a sound.

[@Revener666]

Either way if it is brand new it should not creak.

[@anthonymarshallprugel]

Louis have you noticed the row of lights that aren’t on ? I have for awhile but never knew if they weren’t turned on or if there is an issue.

[@kalemercer7053]

Good eye

[@MazeFrame]

This is purely a reply to bump this up further.

[@peterg.8245]

Fourthed, I’ve never seen it on either

[@anthonymarshallprugel]

I believe he plans on changing all the lights all together so he’s probably not stressed about lights that won’t be staying. Paul talks about how he’s opposed to exposed bulbs. An would prefer a frosted “invisible” led system. Regardless my OCD each episode has me questioning why it hasn’t been addressed, especially since he’s filming I’d assume more light the better. P.s He’s got much bigger problems than lighting 😅 (MUCH LOVE LOUIS)

[@anthonymarshallprugel]

The repair of the 3rd row of lights was listed on the second document!! We can sleep well. m.imgur.com/a/wXLPRGx

[@jamesw5836]

I have bad news, it's not just a NY thing. I spent 2 years looking for someone to remodel a house. I too am very particular with the details. I did one bedroom myself and when I had folks come in to look at the job I would show them that room and tell them I wanted work this good. I finally found someone that at least would show up for work with his guys and did a good job. Not perfect but good. The first two years folks would show up and never come back :-( Our entire county has about the population of a square block there. Work is not easy to come by but someone with pride in their work would be busy. It's just not easy to find anyone with that pride.

[@alfoncejean8826]

jus had a look in the day 17 video. its obvious the shiming on the 2 part of the floor is not the same, sweing everything down is not going to change anything.

[@inthefade]

So many of us called it. That was the part of the floor where the 2x4 scrap blocks were screwed into the sides of the beam instead of proper shims being put underneath? Because that squeaking sound sounds like a screw being sheared into a wood block.

[@alfoncejean8826]

@@inthefade yep, i was thinking those shim were only tempoary and they were going to add some extab block like they did on the rest. obviously i was wrong.

[@SteS]

There's cradle systems specifically for the task. This was a nasty job throughout. They used scrap OSB screwed into the timber floor -joists- (battens) and had no fixings to the sub floor. He laughed at self leveling compound when in fact, it was the best solution all along.

[@DM7734]

should have filled that section with self leveling concrete

[@ccgb92]

@@inthefade Creeking != Squeaking

[@craighermle7727]

Loved your comments about NYC. I worked for a software company in the 80s that wrote and installed software for large banks. We'd work 5 days a week in NYC doing our thing and we for all intents and purposes, living in the city. , and it took me about 2 weeks to come to the same conclusion that discussing. We were living on pretty liberal expense accounts; we took cabs everywhere, ate at pretty good restaurants, and stayed at some of the "finer" hotels in New York. I was doing well financially at home, but just couldn't wrap my head around what it cost to do business there. I remember thinking pretty much what you said in your vid, Good luck with the upgrades

[@ryanauge795]

The creaking will get worse over time. The way they were fastening the plywood supports they were using to the sides of the 2x4s with minimal fasteners will cause them to shift from vibration and the floor will bounce, which will cause noticeable creaking. Without redoing the whole subfloor you are pretty much hooped. If they are fastening the hardwood floor and not just using a floating floor it will add some rigidity to the floor which may reduce some of the noise, and the weight of the furniture will help, but minimally.

[@keatoncampbell820]

All the subflooring and flooring ive put down by virtue of being in a family of carpenters has taught me about creaks. God i know about creaks. Anyhow theres a very minute chance that when the flooring goes on the creak will disappear, but what should be done to fix it is driving a few screws into the flooring into the trusses. Thats it lol some of these goddamn contractors are so incompetent it hurts. On my dads house, a few years back, we had our floors replaced after we did it ourselves and the house flooded (unrelated!). They didn't put flooring underneath half the cabinets or island or even some goddamn furniture. You have to be there when they're working. Edit: wear jeans but dont stalk

[@Artisan322]

They should have glued and screwed it. No nails that's the cheap way.

[@janiesebanerjea1407]

Artisane You are correct. I was going to write the same thing. When I built my house I did just that, glue and screw,

[@SMGJohn]

Or like how the Japanese did it in the olden days, no screws and no glue, it just fit together.

[@fredgarvinMP]

You can glue and shoot the subfloor down with ring-shank nails and it will never budge.

[@MatrixRoland]

Finding quality contractors is getting harder and harder to find. I’m glad I got out of construction industry. Very frustrating when your boss only cares about getting the job done fast and will cut corners to increase profit.

[@christophervanzetta]

Me too. It started turning into a job with no integrity and trying to "finish" as many jobs as possible within the week

[@MatrixRoland]

Broken Broke Bloke Sad, but true. The costumer ends up paying more in the longtime for the “lowest” bid. Sometimes in just having to pay someone to fix the screwup. I tried to educate my former customers about this in the past, but all they can see is numbers on paper, especially when it’s a large business controlled by pencil pushers. Many of them don’t actually read the bid to see what they are actually going to get for the “best” priced bid, then get upset that they got what they got.

[@Weaver_Games]

In my experience the good contractors are booked out like a year in advance.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

@Broken Broke Bloke He specifically said he didn't hunt for the lowest priced contractor. He asked the building super for references and didn't even try to lowball them. It doesn't matter anymore. I know this from Germany, there are hardly enough contractors at all, and they can basically do whatever they want because they will have too much work anyways.

[@monty58]

I've been on the multi million dollar construction sites, they don't usually go better, they are just big enough to hide the problems.

[@JohnnyMotel99]

Totally agree. London has a new underground line....gone twice the original price and we are talking billions!

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

I guess it's one of the main reasons why big construction projects in the end always cost 3 times more than planned.

[@ham8654]

I went through a very similar startup construction process in LA for a dental practice with many, many costly hiccups and headaches. I feel you man. Stay positive, demand the contractor do as you say as they are all mostly shady. 3 weeks before opening a pickup truck ran through the storefront delaying opening. This was all while rent was in full-force. LA rents aren't cheap. You cant imagine all the shit I had to go through to open. During that time, my stress levels were soo high and had many nights of no sleep.

[@rarzwon8761]

You know what probably wouldn't creak? Self-leveling concrete

[@_0O0O0O0_]

They probably can't do that type of permenant work in a rental.

[@i.robles5785]

@@_0O0O0O0_ the only reason they didn't do it is cause they didn't want to cave in the basement with th additional weight

[@_0O0O0O0_]

@@i.robles5785 well that makes sense.

[@Zipppyart]

@@_0O0O0O0_ also add the fact that it would 'level' itself and end up into the street.

[@brandonwc]

@@Zipppyart That could have been avoided by having a step before the front of the store, just like they have with the wood.

[@bkucenski]

I don't think there's anywhere in the country where contractors won't drive you bonkers. If they're not an employee, they simply have no loyalty and are just looking to make the most amount of money for the least amount of work and expense. I have no problem directing a pencil in what to do. But I have had it up to my eyeballs with having to tell pencils how to pencil. You just have to power through it. You may have to do some of the work yourself. You might have to ask around local shops to see who did what for them, etc. But if you can get through it, you're going to have a lot of energy for the work that actually makes you money. I had hired a flooring company to redo the floors in my condo. I ended up buying tools and ripping up the old flooring myself because they were just being clowns about it. If they just want to do the easy parts, fine, I'll do the hard parts. I had to threaten them with a second company coming out to finish the job just to get that done. The final product looked great and everything worked out. But holy smokes, that process.

[@STONE69_]

That area of the floor will need some extra shims, it should not stay like that. Great store review, more of these.

[@YukiSorrelwood]

Louis, sadly you are right about NYC not being a place for you, that is the case in a lot of cities around the US, hell a lot of places are not for normal working people. You need to stand your ground and firmly tell people that they are paid to do a job, and that job better be correct or they will meet you in court. The architect knows they screwed you, no honest architect would sit there and draw up plans without knowing about an electrical panel, why? Because they are the ones that told you to do XYZ, they are the experts, and if anything happens as a result of their negligence they are the ones on the hook. And these guys know that they screwed you and they are just waiting for you to forget about them because you are busy with building the shop and getting it up and running. A bad review does not help, and if you post one now, they might try to make a claim in court that you damaged their name with a bad review. Take them to court before it is too late, and read the full settlement, if there is not a non disclosure section in the settlement, then plaster them with a review warning of others that they will end up needing to sue these people. As for the squeaky floor, this is caused by the subfloor (aka what you see laid down right now) separating from the floor joists that is laid on. This can be caused by floor shrinkage (NOT THE CASE), poor quality (possible), out of level (very highly possible), off-center with the joists (high possible). They need to rip up that part of the floor and redo it, they did not do the job correctly and I would not trust them to put in a few nails to fix it because something is not leveled correctly.

[@onlyfaas]

Louis: "I'm not sure we are meant for NYC" ELI had entered the chat

[@shrodingerschat2258]

Creaks are caused by the sub-floor rubbing up and down on the fastener, most often when nails are used as the fastener. Over time the nail works its way up and when you step in that area the floor creaks. Screws are less prone to this because they don't pull out as readily. If you have a creak already it means that the floor wasn't fastened down well in that spot or maybe there is a soft spot in the sheathing that is compressing when you step there.

[@jasm.5823]

The mice are now living under that new flooring, and have nice warm insulation to burrow into.

[@urjuhh]

You poke a hole in the water bottle top, you spray it on the floor, you can then easily wipe up dust and other small crap that otherwise would be a pain to vacuum. An easily replaceable "tool" that you dont have to worry about, where to keep it or if you remembered to bring it with you.

[@ottersdangerden]

It seems like cost "countries" (states) are there just to bend people over. I wish you did not have to deal with this crap, you actually care about employees and your business. I know life is not fair but this shit is not fair even by those standards.Thought I do have to say nyc is not the only place where people do not want to do their job. I am in what the french called the bay of stink, the inspector of my house that I purchased ignored knob and tube wiring in my house and said it was okay even though there is things in place that say "you should fail this house for this type of wiring" I did not know better. Now I am learning how to replace the crap >

[@jd52wtf]

The fact that these things are happening is a perfect example of why you are in the right place and time. You and your business is a major disruption to the status quo of both NYC as a whole and the ridiculous business practices of Apple. This here is the good fight. This is the right thing to do. You are helping people without fleecing them over. You are providing a level of service that is unmatched in the small electronics repair industry. Holding others to a higher standard is also correct and noteworthy. Keep up the good work as I am excited to see how far this will go.

[@DragonBallStrike]

I remember my parents going through similar shit trying to get a house built. We have never, ever had a good experience with contractors. They all seem to show up late, if at all, do the bare minimum, then try to scam you out of your money. Occasionally you'll meet that one good one, but the guy we found dropped off the face of the earth after one job. I wish you the best of luck louis, sue their asses if you have to.

[@richardmartin6533]

I've lived in Florida for over 46 years now... Louis, watching your video just made my evening. I cannot begin to tell you how many times I've heard people from New York bitch at those of us who work here in Florida. with their condescending catchphrase.. "Oh, that's not how we do things in New York".Because of this video, I now have the perfect reply for them.

[@bkofford]

Screws or nails? Screws resist creaking much better.

[@deadgaming20]

and are much easier to get out

[@SteS]

Floors need to be tongue and groove and screwed down to a solid base. Butting boards up against each other simply isn't good enough.

[@tactileslut]

Air tools make nails MUCH faster. I think he said the office was nailed and glued when talking about the resonance reduction.

[@christophervanzetta]

Nails loosen over time due to temperature and humidity changes. Screws. Used to be a carpenter

[@pbakai182]

Louis mentioned in an earlier video that they used nails.

[@sroberds640]

First check for nails or screws that just barley missed the joist underneath using a stud finder, the nail will move up and down along the edge of the joist making a creaking sound too. Second, if they used tongue and groove sub-floor, I would recommend drilling one hole at a time through the sheathing and all the way through the 2x4's and installing RedHead concrete anchors until the creaking stops, then filling the hole with sand-able wood putty or a high density 2 part foam. This will avoid potentially screwing up the perfect edges that match up with the T&G engaged. Once you cut the T&G you have to rely on a support board being installed under that seam and they rarely line up as well as the T&G. Also you can use high density 2 part foam to support the floor if need be by drilling holes in the hallow parts of the floor a injecting or pouring the foam, same foam the use to lift concrete slabs. I have used the foam and let me tell you what its very hard does not crush. DO NOT use spray foam in a can, it will crush and fail in that scenario. One question, why didn't they raise the door up to sit on the raised floor , that would not pass an inspection in Missouri and we have some pretty relaxed inspections compared to the East and West coast.

[@koobzz203]

The floor won't get any better after putting another layer. It's such pain in the back, but has to be sorted asap.

[@1.21giggawatts9]

The other sections might creek aswell, but you can't notice it now because of the lumber and scaffolding weight pushing it down. Move everything to the really good plywood section and throughly check it. If it sounds that bad now, it will get worse over time.

[@Lapeerphoto]

They are NOT drinking the water! The hole in it is to add moisture to the mud they are patching with! LOL

[@tstivers1990]

Started watching you years ago. It's inspirational to see how far you've come, man.

[@sammorrow8420]

Hearing you talk this way makes me want to slap you and shake your shoulders and say, "WAKE UP MAN, quality does not require millions of dollars." Tell that contractor to do the job right or GTFO. If he leaves, he did you a favor. If he stays then you will have his respect, and he will have yours. Win, win.... U Da MAN!!

[@johnsonmcbig9157]

This. The longer he waits, the tougher it is to make this sort of adjustment. I'd like to think that I would've already fired the contractor by now

[@michaelk.jensen1611]

@@johnsonmcbig9157 Why would you fire the contractor? isnt it just small stuff mostly, there will always be some problems the real world is not clean and easy. Only the way he said he had to talk with his manager before he could do it. even if i had to do that i would just say yes i just have to talk with my chieftain, i notify you tomorrow or later today, or i would not mention it at all and just tell the chieftain, i would probably talk to the client since its my job and therefore my responsibility.

[@MrMultiPat]

Oh Louis, you've gotta use lethal traps. I'm not sure if those are lethal or not, but they don't look like they are. In my experience, only the traditional wooden with metal spring style produces results in killing rats. It's a mess to clean up after, but it actually works. The non lethal modern ones have never worked for me.

[@ccgb92]

Imagine buying rat traps that are non-lethal lmao

[@_-martin-_]

It's going to be interesting to see how the floor will react to temperature changes.

[@RexxReviews]

Forget the mousetraps and get an office cat. They will find any mice you have.

[@seeavi8426]

200$ tip... That's pretty sad when that actually was his job...

[@liteoner]

Think of it as an investment

[@adoby83]

Marketing and/or future expansion: Convert a food truck into a Apple Repair store. Park it in front of a Apple Store. Or wherever. Man it to handle the simplest/fastest repairs and estimates. Get a pair of electric bikes to shuttle broken/repaired devices between the truck and the store. And possibly delivery in-hand of repaired items. Possibly also sell oranges and bananas to keep the food truck as a foodtruck. Buy a (very expensive) orange and get a free Apple product repair (estimate).

[@winsmith9804]

Slowest workers I have ever seen..I see workers made a 2 family house from scratch in 60 days. I would have let then going the second week. Just my 2 cents.

[@rkan2]

It was christmas and new year though...

[@Annie59G]

I totally agree!

[@winsmith9804]

@@rkan2 ok. Let see how much more work get completed in 2 more weeks. The pace will be the same..

[@kgmarcussen]

The creek is probably friction between the pieces. Screwing it down should make it more cohesive, and the floor shouldn’t creep up to allow for more friction noises when stepped on. They may just talc the joints (basically it’s a mineral that acts like a lubricant). As the final floor goes down, it’s will act to spread the force to the sub floor more evenly of you walking on it and will add top weight to level out the sub floor. They have lots of fixes that are cheaper and faster than pulling up a piece of the sub floor. Most likely, it’s a matter of one of those mdf pieces or the walls not being totally square or having grown due to a higher humidity than the rest. It will be fine is my tldr.

[@DocNo27]

Look at earlier videos of how they used scraps of OSB nailed to the joists to make "feet" to get the joists to the proper height for the floor. Scraps of OSB nailed to joists. Yeah, that isn't going to introduce weakness or flexing.

[@thumba-umba2699]

That genuinely sounds like a city-shaped financial bubble to me. But i guess NYC was always like this by design?

[@talchaitai9850]

Louis, you have a right to expect the quality you want, and to expect it at every stage of the construction, because it is NOT unreasonable. And it doesn't matter if other people get pushed by a contractor's vague promises only to have to accept less in the end. You don't have to do it, and MANY other people facing this don't accept less, either. Your expectation of a quiet floor is reasonable and fair, because it is attainable. Why? All it requires is that the raised framed platform being built over existing construction be done well and solid and rigid. This is a given and it just requires doing the work correctly, and soundly anchored at at every step. This is under his control and his responsibility. Don't leave it hanging undone. My first thought on hearing the squeaks was that their screws missed the joist underneath. That would make the floor feel soggy and squeaky, but i believe from viewing your Dec 19 video that they laid those sheets on a nice bead of adhesive, before screwing them down. So, to my mind that means the joists themselves are sagging and causing the squeaking NOT the OSB subfloor attached to them. And probably because the shims pushed beneath that section of joists to attain level, were then loosened when shims at other locations were pushed in to raise those sections to level and inadvertently loosened the ones at the squeaky point. Or maybe they held and were actually checked for snugness, but when the floor panels were being laid in and dropped and shifted around in might have loosened those particular shims. And no one knew. The cure for this is to get under there and tighten the shims and glue them in place. I would hope all the shims were glued, but probably not. To get under there means cutting that sheet of OSB up. You have to cut it in strips down the edges of the joists where it is glued solid. Rip out the rest of the OSB and then with hammer and chisel or SawZall or skillfully use of circular saw run laterally to cut and break those glued beads to get the strips OFF the joists. This is so a new OSB can be laid clean back, after you fix the sagging joist underneath. You know, plumbers throw a great blob of wet mortar underneath a new fiberglass tub so that homeowners won't be taking baths on spongy tub bottoms for the next 50 years. So, you are correct to EXPECT this kind of thinking in construction. Oh, and another idea is to cut a hole near the location in the OSB panel and with mirror and flashlight take a look-see or even use a camera. It find the issue and maybe even reach the shims to move them back in place and glue them well. Such hole can then be patched back strongly, I needn't describe how, here. You want to know who makes some really great general contractors? Women, because they usually hate to accept less than the best that can be delivered. But not all contractors can deliver highest quality, therefore, if I were in your shoes, I would gently and honestly ask this general contractor is he is able to fix this squeak now, at this stage of construction, not a gamble on the future that it will stop at the end. That is questionable. To guarantee the fix to correct it right now, as you do all other steps in the construction, when you can still get access to it. It's frankly reasonable and correct to insist upon this because he is the one in control of this work; it is being built entirely by his crews and under his direction and oversight. He must fix it. Not push it off vaguely. He shouldn't be paid for any part of a construction that is not yet fully, accurately and completely done. The subfloor is not complete. This is a fair and reasonable discussion to have with him. Because actually, not all people are, in fact, able to deliver highest quality work. And this becomes a last defense in a court of law: "Your honor I did the best work I possibly could, and I can't do any better." If he is one of those, then you need to know it now. If he insists on guaranteeing that it will not squeak by just moving on and installing the finished floor, then i would want to institute some offset to that guarantee, such as a retainage clause added to the contract for a specified amount of money (say $2000) to be held in escrow for some specified period of time after completion of the work and acceptance by you. He gets his payment at the end of the job except for the retained amount to be released at a future date such as the end of the warranty period. You want time to be assured the floor is solid, especially given that it is known to be UN-solid at this point and as the project is proceeding on. Contractors know that time can work against YOU more than them. So they come to expect you will accept less under the pressures of time. You still have a long lease, maybe you can find some ways to lower your time risks and raise his, because he won't expect that. Be prepared to make him wait for payments, as you wait for certain benchmarks to be reached, such as fixing a failed subfloor. This approach is upheld in every court when documented. The subfloor squeak could become a benchmark now as you discuss the issue with him. If he expects you to accept less than a solid subfloor, at the subfloor stage of construction, and then just move on with building on top of it, then he needs to make big concessions to you. In the construction world things can collapse if this practice is used. His aim should only be best practices.

[@lengthOFpole]

You are %100 correct about fixing the small issues before you lay down the finish material. And considering you own the place the work is being done , and are the one paying the bills you have a right to complain about things that are not done correctly, or even things you simply think are not %100 correct.

[@AurynGaming]

that rant was pretty awesome and made your point really well, you shouldn't feel like your not meant to be there. You work hard and deserve something better, hopefully in 6mths this will be something you can laugh about at your new desk!

[@Krazywoot]

Seize the insane amounts of money louis. Also the construction triggering continues! I thought paul was taking over! Dont give up louis. Make sure you bada boom all of their bada bings. If they try to pull a fast one tellem foggettaboutit

[@CallumCarmicheal]

Tell em if it ain't getting fixed Big Tony will pay them a visit.

[@Greenbeef]

Cutting the cap on a drink is to readily identify it as yours in a sea of similar drinks.

[@909sickle]

The same dynamic exists everywhere. Most contractors are mediocre or outright scammers, everywhere. The difference in NYC is that everything is greatly magnified. We need to start a new city called No Shit People City.

[@pansepot1490]

Yup. It’s not just NYC. What Louis doesn’t understand it’s that people with work ethics and skill like his are RARE. He expects everybody to be honest and competent and unfortunately only few are.

[@bdhale34]

A contractor is usually just a below average laborer that had enough money to be the boss instead. More times than not the people working under the contractor are far better suited to have the job.

[@baloneyjusticecheezedog]

You are so lucky you can nip that squeaking spot in the butt right now.... Don't let them install finished flooring till that section is squeak free! Let me tell you a story about what happened when Dad decided to put hardwood floors down in our house.. My dad when growing up was doing his own hardwood floor in the house has a similar spot in the house that he did not tied to resolve before putting the hardwood flooring in... the issue is my mom pointed out to him when he was doing it, and he said.. "Oh don't worry honey, it will go away once we nail in these oak floor boards on top of everything..." So he nails in the oak floor boards and does a pretty good job except for that one spot that is squeaky still.. Let me tell you, he did a great job and if I was him I be proud of how well those floor board came out around the house. It looks great..but that one spot still squeaks and my mom undermines anything he says about craftsmanship by standing on that spot shifting her weight back and forth like she was playing it like a instrument.. He can't hear well but he can still here that spot and knows what is going on... It Completely undermines anything he got to say about quality, craftsmanship, knowing what your doing, and any other boring dad topic when you want to brag about yourself, The most recent thing my dad has had to do now is stand on the spot so he can make his dad speeches...There is nothing he can really do to fix this spot short of ripping up the floor, or ripping out ceiling below the floor to get at the spot that squeaks. And why should he, he nearly did the perfect job except for that one spot... the issue is that spot is so noticeable. And if someone can notice a mistake in your work, you need to resolve that mistake. Now your name is not Honey.. and you might never see those guys again once the job is done and payed for.. so you better get that fixed unless you want to make all your company speeches on that spot in that in the office.... so you might as well turn into shit throwing gorilla if you have to get the job done right.. all they need to do is pull the board and shim under the section that can bend... Its annoying and adds a hour of work to the job, but doing it right in the first place keeps you sane, your life free of stories of the best jobs ruined by one little thing, and stops you from spending time trying to fix those mistakes.

[@Jane_Dow]

Louis... Please go back thru the videos to where the flooring was not past the pole. Check the lay out of the 2x4s. I think you'll find the flooring would not have the correct support in some spots. ( Sorry I have trouble saying whats in my head.)

[@IconicDavexD]

Louis if you didn't belong in New York, you wouldn't have survived so long in the city. You belong and you're doing a fantastic job by helping your customers and staying true to yourself and the work you do and inspiring people to do better. I'm not a huge Apple fan, but I still find myself watching your videos learning and getting motivated by all the stuff you do. Keep your head up and as always I learned something.

[@needaman66]

Ive noticed they haven't started on the bathroom floors yet , also for a guy they takes prode in his work theu sure stuffed up those door openings. Im also flabbergasted at how little work they got done in over a month. Wouldnt last in Australia.

[@studioviper3016]

Yeah with 2 or 3 people working on this job, I would have expected the work done so far to have been done in 2 weeks or less. I hope they're not on an hourly rate!

[@needaman66]

@@studioviper3016 hourly rate???? Omfg they're milking it

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

I don't think they're on an hourly rate. But I suspect they have a bunch of other contracts going on at the same time and can only work 4 hours per day on this site, or something like that. Here in Germany, we have a similar situation where there are not enough contractors. Last year a contractor/plumber tore a big hole in the wall of the staircase to fix a broken pipe. The huge hole then wasnt fixed for the next 4 to 5 months because they didn't have time to do it. And you can't do anything about it. Ask another contractor and they'll say they can look at it 6 months from now. We were lucky they actually took the time to fix the broken pipe quickly! All of these contractors around here say they could hire double or triple the amount of people, but everybody these days goes to university and gets a degree in gender dance theory, nobody wants to do the manual labor anymore. The only young people left to do the manual labor are literal retards and sub-contractors from south Eastern European countries who don't speak German and who are mostly not super qualified either.

[@needaman66]

@@maximilianmustermann5763 thats a waste of time, setting up work for half a day and then moving. If you haven't worked in the industry you might not understand that. You set up amd work full days, if you have ither jobs going on you hire more subbies ( sub contractors)

[@mikes3173]

I'm probably too late, but have the plumber check the air valve on the large radiator. Don't think it's supposed to be sticking straight out like that, should be pointing upward. 4:08 You can see the old thermostatic radiator valves in the front of the store on the window ledge. Those were likely installed in the two radiators before, allowing the valves to stick straight up vertically. Now without those TRV's installed, the valves stick out horizontally. You can get new "angle valves" which would have the threads on the side of the valve, or you can just get a little 90 degree elbow to point them up, but I forget what size threads you'd probably need for the elbow. The thing with buying new valves that point up is, the top of the valve has a little hole, which allows air to come out. The size of that hole determines how fast that radiator heats up. The old valves might be labeled with a number or letter, indicating the size of the hole. If you search gorton air valves on google, they explain a little more on their web site. This is all assuming that you have steam heat, which I think you do.

[@TheCebulon]

That is commercial floor laying 😉 Do not accept crappy work! It will annoy you everytime you hit that spot. Like the missing airconditioning in your current shop that you talk about every other day. Greetings from Munich, Tom.

[@Some1Special2you]

you should make a secret deal with the good carpender to just open up the flooring. Either off hour or something and just get him to look at it and then tell the contractor you got an professional to assess the creeking. Never telling him about the secret deal

[@nononsenseBennett]

Is that hardwood strip floor? Nice but expensive. A good contractor would advise you on options for cheaper yet durable flooring. My 2 cents.

[@WatchingTheo]

Bennett Guinn I would have gone for a rubber vinyl personally.

[@nononsenseBennett]

​@@WatchingTheo: I agree! It's super wear-resistant. Like many who venture into renovations, Louis is learning as he goes. His contractor, again, should have suggested more options.

[@mikefromuniontown3809]

Mr. Rossman true story 25 years ago I moved into a house with eelctric baseboard and in a local flyer I bought a boiler system for this house I went the library..and hooked up my own system with my girlfriend and of of like 200+ soldier joints only 2 leaks..oh well You need nice radiator enclosures ..in Russia they have nice enclosures on their radiators that look awesome..it would add to the environment and there is ways to make the air flow better...3/4 plywood vs 3/4 OSB for floors are approx double for 4'x8' sheet so if OSB in NYC is say $12..plywood is $24...so hey 20 sheets is $400 bucks more..everything else you need is exactly the same price..Hang in there!

[@cameratool]

Dozens of carpenters’ comments told you to fire the clowns weeks ago while the tip was going in.

[@ccgb92]

..and you never listened to Louis's reasoning on why he can't just do that. It's hard to get people to work for you in NYC. And in this case, it seems like the red shirt guy is a hidden gem and Louis should utilize him to the fullest extent. That's actually rare in NYC and a good thing.

[@pvshka]

@@ccgb92 living and doing business in NYC is an art of finding the least of so many evils.

[@bertblankenstein3738]

Be a customer Louis. Don't feel bad about it if they have to tear up the floor. That's their job. This is a customer service opportunity for the contractor. If it was a board that came back as not repaired properly, you'd get it addressed no questions asked. Be understanding, but get it done right. I agree that the floor should not squeak, esp when the employee agrees with you.

[@inthefade]

Love you Louis! Keep it up. If you can make it in NYC, you can make it anywhere, and you inspire the rest of us shmucks to work as hard as you.

[@Shawn_White]

I was able to remove a creek from a sub-floor once by shooting about a dozen deck screws through the plywood into the joists, so it shouldn't be to difficult for the contractor to fix. You should definitely take care of that before putting down the finish flooring.

[@nscaledelights]

Sounds like the flooring guy is trying to put the tip in lol.

[@JohnIainMcFarlanewaspfactor]

I don't know about NY as I live in Scotland.But I can easily confirm your "imposter"feelings.I work on mostly tube guitar amps from home.All my clients know it might take a little longer if I need to buy parts and they are fine with that.Most business was dealing with various Apple disasters for a year or two but gave that up as it wasn't what I set up to do,so I kept up the amp repair and still work from home,clients come to me quite happily as they know it will be solved and mostly repaired.Yet at home iny small Scottish house I feel like an imposter as I prefer to work from home and workshop space is ludicrously over priced but clients love it,feel part of the family.You got the goods Louis,work that thing.Good luck mate!

[@zefallafez]

In self-leveling concrete, no one ever hears you creak.

[@mrsmith324]

The hole in the water bottle is not for drinking. It’s for spraying on the drywall mud to help smooth it out. Wishful thinking they’re not drinking Pepsi still.

[@Elkadetodd]

If they left screws out, the glue is already dry and screws won't fix it now. They did use glue, right?

[@brettrace]

Former pest control here. Get the metal repeating traps (tin cat) and always keep them snug against the wall. You want one trap on each side of any door that goes outside. If possible place a bait station in the ceiling in each corner of your space. North America is expensive anywhere to start a business, have you paid any electrical yet?

[@StefanBacon]

Come to Milwaukee. We could use a board level repair shop, and it would be nice and central for shipping purposes.

[@JohnyComeLately]

Yeah, then I can visit from the Appleton area!

[@alextirrellRI]

I really don't blame you for holding them accountable for the quality of the work, especially when it doesn't match in different parts of the job. You're totally right about fixing it properly now before covering it up.

[@illeatmyhat]

read the doc. the offer to do a filing for you at the tune of $15-20k is clearly the point where they gave you the contractor's equivalent of a polite "go away" bid, though in an attempt to redirect your anger at the state since you paid them $7k already. I don't know why contractors everywhere are constantly ghosting you, but at least maybe you should reconsider your payment strategy. Leaving money hanging in the air is easier than taking money you put into their pockets.

[@rossmanngroup]

Most of the people who ghosted I never paid. That's the sad part.

[@TheShmoo42]

@@rossmanngroup most contractors and builders across the country have more work than they can handle. I have family in commercial plumbing, heating, and air, and they have to pass on bids because they simply can't take on more work. If you aren't booked solid as a construction type profession, you're doing something wrong atm. Wouldn't take it too personal. Sucks but just what it is.

[@rossmanngroup]

@Merry Chase I repeatedly defended the contractor and the job they were doing in the beginning, as did Paul himself in a separate video. Refer to the two videos on self leveling concrete, and the videos before that. I can't help it if you choose to ignore most of the series and focus on one single video, so what I say fits your narrative. Further, I didn't ask wood as a material to not creak. I asked for a level floor, and for whatever they do to level it to be done properly... this is fair.

[@TheShmoo42]

@@merrychase9744 I don't think Louis is asking for too much with the wood. It's a new sub floor. It shouldn't creek being brand new. Give it a time and yes, it will. If it's creaking and not even done yet, its poor craftsmanship

[@adama7752]

@@merrychase9744 lol, can you hire me so I can do a shit job and you just eat it up. People who care about their work matter, the rest are idiots.

[@1badpete999]

Having worked in remodeling jobs a big part of my life what i find strange its half of your floor is done with solid plywood and the other part with cheaper OSB boards ? flooring nails if you install hardwood flooring doesn't hold as good like in real plywood the difference in price is just a few buck the sheet ! If you visit a contractor house he will have use plywood everywhere but in his contracted houses projects will be mostly OSB sheets (Oriented strand boards) Money is always the issue if you bid him rock bottom money that might be a reason ! But if you had ton of weight and furniture and work bench over it it might not move any more ! I would not be troubled by the floor creaking noise but mostly about the why of half the floor covered with OSB then again I don't know much about New York way of doing remodeling !

[@frankzeppelin]

Sorry Louis, but it looks like half your comments are people having fun with jokes and the other half are from concerned trade professionals. Someone mentioned in an earlier video that the architect should be supervising this work; you got a bad architect and your contractors are using that to get away with murder. My cousin is a 19-year-old epidemiology major who's never picked up a hammer - she wouldn't try to put wall through that electrical panel. Honestly, what were they gonna do there? I wouldn't read that as integrity. Between the radiator, the step down to the basement, the fact they haven't touched the bathroom, and that ridiculous OSB, it looks like they're just betting on you eventually saying screw it and rushing it to open for business. These guys do new businesses all the time. Tons of NYC stores go out of business before the OSB becomes a problem, so for contractors it actually kind of makes sense. You're not an impostor. You're in this for the long haul. And you need to put your foot down. Any money spent on a competent architect will come back in spades when they supervise this project properly. Good luck.

[@nolanheistad2526]

you are completely right. address the creak now. the only possible end of just covering it up is it immediately being a worse problem, ie: louder or even possibly cracked flooring boards. and that flooring doesnt look cheap enough that you can just rip it up without worries. i grew up in a foster family and my foster father was a carpenter but he almost exclusively did flooring. if he saw the problem your having, he saw it as his fault, and would rip the section of levelled floor up and fix it then n there.

[@iliketobuildstuff7013]

probably just forgot to use construction adhesive under the plywood, if it doesn't have construction adhesive down it will come up easily if it does then a couple more screws should fix the problem. best of luck with it though :)

[@bluef1sh926]

I like how they build the new floor around the second heater, without doing anything with it. It's just casually standing in its hole and you can't do anything to make it look nice or right...

[@ccgb92]

9:32 "Do everything the way it's supposed to be". WTF? Isn't it supposed to be done like that the first time?? Is this another instance of leaving the tip in?

[@kophotography895]

Louis totally get the radiator.. good call so far, the floor could be a simple fix, candle wax, a few screws, grit underneath.. do not lose any sleep over it chap.. Also do not p off the contractor, pay the floor guy directly to fix over night... Every trade becomes the boss at one time or another.. Your getting there..

[@UrielX1212]

NYC seems like the living, breathing embodiment of a scam.

[@maximilianmustermann5763]

Unfortunately, New York is not the only place where you run into similar problems with contractors. When my parents renovated a house a couple of years ago in a small town in Germany, they had similar stories to tell. From the guy who put kitchen tiles *over* an electrical outlet (totally covering the outlet) to the painter who did the most amateurish paint job on their doors (dust sprinkles and uneven brush strokes all over the surface). In Germany, it seems to be a mixture of companies sub-sub-sub-contracting other companies and the workers who actually do the job not even speaking German or English (because they're from Bulgaria or something) and a general high and mighty attitude of the German master contractor ("when I say this is done well, then you simple plebs are not allowed to question me!")

[@wizard3z868]

Louis remember golden rules any nicer you cldnt afford it, but its commercial real estate and it never pours in a golden shower just rains💩

[@chettonex]

2:10 you can call them and ask nicely if the plummer is coming tomorrow. You can even make it as an innocent call like calling to ask what is his name so you dont let in the wrong person.

[@specialopsdave]

6:00 Ah, the Apple of water, where it costs 5× what it's really worth 😂

[@GhostUnlimited]

As a third generation contractor and that is my real world job, I can tell you that could be a number of things making your new floor creek. They could have not put glue down or not properly, if it was screwed down, it may not be screwed in key locations or even put enough screws down. The boards under could not be nailed well and it's slightly giving or shifting in that spot. Could be a lot of things. They should have worked with you better and just replaced it if you weren't happy. It's not that hard to tear up and replace. Should take a half hour or less. If New York isn't for you, please come to Nashville. The price for a new place should be way cheaper, most people are friendly and we could always use more good people like you here. Have a great day!

[@rey_pato]

They need the water to sober up from all that alcohol you were giving them!

[@daw162]

When impostor syndrome sets in, just observe how many incompetent or dishonest people you can find around you instead of imagining the straw people around you who you perceive to be more with it or more capable. Almost nobody gets by without struggling at something, but plenty of less capable people like to wash their message of any struggle they've had in the past. Your volume of work and communication of it makes it clear that you belong there.

[@H1pok0ndr1ak]

And here I am, reading comment after comment, saying that they should of used self leveling compounds... Do they not read or watch, earlier videos and comments?

Might be a troll by now

[@bdhale34]

Some of them are assuming it will only take 5-21mm of the stuff instead of the 50-210mm it really would take so they aren't getting the gravity of the amount of extra weight it would put on the existing floor.

[@WAAAGHCRAFT]

On the "Day 6" video you went to the back office and noticed some random construction material (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpa4Y6GrfbqVeqs). One of the boxes (and the two tubes on top) was for liquid nails, this is a common brand of construction adhesive. In most areas of the country sub-floors are suppose have construction adhesive applied to each floor joist before laying out the sheathing and fastening, this is to prevent movement which could cause issues with flooring/noise. Judging by your reaction there was not a noticeable amount of movement in the floor, which would generally rule out a framing issue. TLDR: Did not glue or did not use sufficient glue. P.S. 1. Most areas require a specific type of construction adhesive, not the general purpose shown in the video. 2. Screws typically are not used for sheathing as they do not have lateral shear.