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  • Wwwbdd@lemmy.worldtoDIY@lemmy.worldGate problems
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    8 hours ago

    I own a company that does fences, whenever someone suggests a big gate my first reaction is always “nope”. They never stay square, they’re too heavy. It might be a few months if they’re getting regular use, maybe a year if you’re lucky, but either way I fully wash my hands of that shit. I won’t warranty it and I do everything I can to discourage them.

    If you’re insisting on a driveway gate you need to find someone who can weld aluminum tube and make a frame with built-in hinges that’ll rest on a pin. I don’t know the actual name of that style of hinge, similar to a J bolt but my welder makes a huge plate for them to attach to a wall or post. Then you can cover that frame with wood, or preferably something even lighter.

    I’ve made a 24’ aluminum and vinyl gate like this that rested on a single hinge, and it worked. It was expensive, impractical, and had other issues, but gosh darn, it didn’t sag.

    Wood is just too heavy and not strong enough for a gate that gets used regularly, any fix you make is temporary



  • Debt collectors. The businesses took the risk when they loaned money or provided some kind of service on credit.

    I don’t use debt collectors any more, but I have a construction company and a few times a year people just decide not to pay for their work. If someone really truly refuses to pay I could take them to small claims court, and I have, but it’s a ton of work and lawyers won’t bother with anything under 10k. I’ve literally had a judge say “so petty” about me taking someone through small claims for a $1200 they’d been dodging for years So some jerk can stiff me for $1500 and I have basically no recourse. I’m not talking about some impoverished person who I took advantage of, these are people with nice homes who make a habit of not paying bills. I’ll work with people who are short on cash and honest.

    Even though debt collectors are 0/3 in the times I’ve used them, it’s at least something to fire off a final ‘fuck you and your credit’













  • I have to imagine there are times they come across a bill collector or someone either doesn’t know their job or just doesn’t give a shit and lets them off the hook.

    You’re working at Comcast in the collections department, you’re having a shitty day and an envelope full of legal looking papers comes across your desk saying to void a $300 bill? Fuck it, push the ‘void’ button and on to the next one, who cares.