The Contractors Working Next Door Won’t Fix A Gutter Issue, So He Decided To Take Things Into His Own Hands
by Matthew Gilligan
Mess with someone’s house, you better be prepared to pay the price…
And the guy who wrote this story on Reddit wasn’t messing around, folks!
Are you ready to find out what happened in this Reddit revenge story?
Dig in and enjoy yourself!
Don’t worry, I installed the gutters for you.
“I live in a neighborhood with very densely packed single family homes separated by a small alley.
This means that the gutters are often connected, share downspouts, and oftentimes are only accessible via the adjoining property.
The house next door to mine is being redeveloped and my gutters (along with theirs) were ripped off as part of the demo- specifically the downspout extensions and elbows leading away from my property.
Oh, no!
When it rains our unfinished basement gets water. Not enough to be a big deal but enough to **** me off.
Dealing with the developer has been a pain in the *** and every time I asked when they would be reinstalled he’d either ignore me or “check with the team.”
This was my first experience as a homeowner and if I can give one piece of wisdom to anybody it’s just send a demand letter as soon as possible in a situation like this because going back and forth is stupid and wastes time.
Flash forward, we are facing a rainstorm this weekend. And I tell him if he doesn’t install them I will.
He gives me the usual “team is on it” note and nothing happens.
Alright, dude!
7 am on Saturday comes and in the words of Czarface, “if you doubt my word, test me.”
I run to Home Depot, get 3 10 foot extensions, elbows and zip ties. I perform a very hideous install that criss crosses the deck.
I make no cuts to the downspouts and they hang 3-6 feet off the deck rail, secured by zip ties, emptying into the yard where they exited 3 inches of rain over the course of the day. A truly garish job. Whole thing was a blast and I finished by 9:30.
Anyway, the open house began at 10:30.
Whenever he gets around to asking me what I was thinking, I’m going to tell him I need to check in with the team first.”
Here’s how Reddit users reacted.
This reader has an idea…
Another Reddit user chimed in.
This person shared their thoughts.
This Reddit user wants to class the place up.
And another individual thinks they have the right idea.
What an eyesore!
Which was exactly the point.
If you liked that post, check out this post about a woman who tracked down a contractor who tried to vanish without a trace.
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