Stupid Property Repairs #2
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I will be the first one to admit that I am not very good at sheetrocking and taping. I don’t do it often enough and it takes a bit of finesse that I just don’t have. Well, whoever was attempting to do this repair is obviously not qualified to even pick up a taping knife. This was inside next to the front door of an investment property in Minneapolis.
Here is the wall they were trying to repair (click on the picture to make it larger):
Now the wall repair is not why it ranks as a Stupid Property Repair. Take a look at this next picture. They didn’t even bother to remove the switch plate when they mudded in the sheetrock. They figured just a little more taping mud around the switch plate was what they needed! It is actually inset in the wall about a 1/4″. Nice!
If you have a Stupid Property Repair, take a picture and send it to me. It just might make a post of shame!
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Scott Ficek is a Minnesota Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Advantage Plus in Minneapolis and helps new and seasoned investors buy and own Minnesota Investment Property. He owns and manages almost 30 investment property units from single family to multi-family.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:16 am
Scott — I wish I’d had this idea.
We could probably have a great conversation during happy hour just talking about the silly repairs we’ve run across.
Great stuff — keep ‘em coming.
March 28th, 2008 at 2:26 pm
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March 28th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
That picture of the sheetrock over the light switch plate is hilarious. I’ve never heard of anyone being so lazy that they wouldn’t bother to take off the switch plate.
March 28th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
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April 4th, 2008 at 9:52 am
Wow, at least that’s a repair that doesn’t cause any harm. The worst are repairs that actually CAUSE long-term damage - like “repairing” a skylight that then causes water to come into the house (argh… I saw that in a property my friend was looking at…yipe!)