So, i just bounced from this commercial project the other day. The one I've been complaining about for weeks and has been sucking my soul.

Holy shit i made the right call.

STORY TIME: So we were contracted to build some walls for a retail store. Cool, the customer wanted fast and cheap and didn't want to wait for permits. So we contracted to provide labor and tools only. Built the walls in three weeks, everyone was happy.

Retard customer calls the city for inspection. I said FINE i'll deal with the inspector, get the permit processed, it'll take two weeks and I'll be annoyed but that not big of a deal.

Well, the inspector showed up and apparently because the building is a type 2b construction, only non combustible materials can be used. I used 2 by 6s because the 2 by 4 steel studs at home depot couldn't hold the necessary weight and the correct steel studs would have required special order from a steal company and a shitton of additional expense.

I found a work around with fire proofing paint, got it approved by the building official, the fire marshall, the architect and the structural engineer.

Then i went to apply it AND I BOUGHT THE FUCKING SHEET ROCK VERSION OF IT AND NOT THE WOOD VERSION.

I said, DAMNIT, but okay i'll just sand it, prime it, and paint the right one on.

The building official said, fine, just get a fire engineer to sign off.

This is when it went south.

I called the manufacturer of the product and asked for sign off we could sand it, prep it, paint it.

They ghosted me.

I called them pretending to be someone else.

They ghosted me.

I had a sherwin rep call them.

They hung up on him.

I called around to a few fire engineers and loosely pitched what happened and my solution.

Not a single one of them was going to let me simply sand and paint it.

Then it hit me. They aren't going to let me fix it. 200 linear feet of 12 foot walls with 1000s of wigs on it is going to have to come down.

So, i just bailed. Called the city, canceled the permit, called the customer told them I was walking. I just got a call from the city today asking for permission to use my drawings and the customer pulled the permit in their name today (when the permit is issued the person who's name is on it is now legally and financially responsible for the project).

The customer doesn't know whats coming down the pipeline and I just dodged a potential like 50-100k law suit.

I literally backed out at the exact right time. If i had moved even a step further this whole fall out would have landed on me.

THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR WARNING A CUSTOMER NOT TO BE CHEAP AND RUSH AND THEN GIVING THEM CHEAP AND RUSH AND THEN GETTING BLAMED FOR IT.

SMH. Oh well, not my problem anymore.