Would it upset you if your contractor used your (only) toilet to poop on a daily basis?

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]OP, that happened to us during our kitchen renovation except it was the powder room and we had fortunately access to our other bathrooms. But, it was astonishing how the lead contractor would literally walk into our house and go straight to the bathroom to take a dump. And, he regularly camped out in there with his phone, sometimes watching soccer.

Next time we are definitely getting a portapotty. [/quote]

If that was my only working toilet, I'd be knocking on the door to check on him after a few minutes.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, that happened to us during our kitchen renovation except it was the powder room and we had fortunately access to our other bathrooms. But, it was astonishing how the lead contractor would literally walk into our house and go straight to the bathroom to take a dump. And, he regularly camped out in there with his phone, sometimes watching soccer.

Next time we are definitely getting a portapotty. [/quote]

If that was my only working toilet, I'd be knocking on the door to check on him after a few minutes. [/quote]

You're insane, just like OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I knew this post would bring out the crazies (starting with the OP).

I poop wherever I happen to be and always will. If that's at work (which it is most of the time) then so be it. If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home. See, it goes both ways.

I'm a woman BTW.

OP here.

That's the point, this IS my own bathroom at home. It was the only bathroom we had.

[Anonymous]

No one has mentioned yet that this contractor took 6 WEEKS to finish floors???? That is unbelievable! He should've been able to replace your floors in a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew this post would bring out the crazies (starting with the OP).

I poop wherever I happen to be and always will. If that's at work (which it is most of the time) then so be it. If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home. See, it goes both ways.

I'm a woman BTW.

OP here.

That's the point, this IS my own bathroom at home. It was the only bathroom we had.

You chose to hire him, so it is his place of work. For people like you, it's best to never have people in your home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one has mentioned yet that this contractor took 6 WEEKS to finish floors???? That is unbelievable! He should've been able to replace your floors in a week.

Sounds like she has actual, valid complaints about his work, but she is stewing on his BMs instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No one has mentioned yet that this contractor took 6 WEEKS to finish floors???? That is unbelievable! He should've been able to replace your floors in a week.

OP here.

Right. Actually it is a big job, and the new guy we will be hiring expects it take 3 weeks total (including ripping out most of what the other guy did.)
But yeah, one of our issues with this guy was how it took him much longer than he contracted (and in the end, we found out he didn't even do it correctly.) We wondered if he worked more than 5 hours a day if he would have finished faster?

Many years ago I worked for a construction company (secretary type work) and I know our crews would generally work 7 am-4 pm. It really surprised me that this guy was rolling in close to 9 am and then leaving in the early afternoon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew this post would bring out the crazies (starting with the OP).

I poop wherever I happen to be and always will. If that's at work (which it is most of the time) then so be it. If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home. See, it goes both ways.

I'm a woman BTW.

OP here.

That's the point, this IS my own bathroom at home. It was the only bathroom we had.

You chose to hire him, so it is his place of work. For people like you, it's best to never have people in your home.

But you said "If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home." Again, this IS my bathroom at home. I can't "wait" for months.

[Anonymous]

Goodness, OP. This went on for six weeks and you never said anything? Yet you care so much about it that you are still dwelling on it? Why didn’t you address it directly with him at the time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I knew this post would bring out the crazies (starting with the OP).

I poop wherever I happen to be and always will. If that's at work (which it is most of the time) then so be it. If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home. See, it goes both ways.

I'm a woman BTW.

OP here.

That's the point, this IS my own bathroom at home. It was the only bathroom we had.

You chose to hire him, so it is his place of work. For people like you, it's best to never have people in your home.

But you said "If you don't like it, just wait to use your own bathroom at home." Again, this IS my bathroom at home. I can't "wait" for months.

Again, you CHOSE to hire him. You absolutely need to provide adequate facilities to the people you hire. What the hell is wrong with you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No one has mentioned yet that this contractor took 6 WEEKS to finish floors???? That is unbelievable! He should've been able to replace your floors in a week.

OP here.

Right. Actually it is a big job, and the new guy we will be hiring expects it take 3 weeks total (including ripping out most of what the other guy did.)
But yeah, one of our issues with this guy was how it took him much longer than he contracted (and in the end, we found out he didn't even do it correctly.) We wondered if he worked more than 5 hours a day if he would have finished faster?

Many years ago I worked for a construction company (secretary type work) and I know our crews would generally work 7 am-4 pm. It really surprised me that this guy was rolling in close to 9 am and then leaving in the early afternoon.

Well then stop being a cheapo and hire a better contractor. And as others have noted, if you've got mental anxiety from the thought of another person using their toilet while working in your home, get a portapotty.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, that happened to us during our kitchen renovation except it was the powder room and we had fortunately access to our other bathrooms. But, it was astonishing how the lead contractor would literally walk into our house and go straight to the bathroom to take a dump. And, he regularly camped out in there with his phone, sometimes watching soccer.

Next time we are definitely getting a portapotty. [/quote]

If that was my only working toilet, I'd be knocking on the door to check on him after a few minutes. [/quote]

You're insane, just like OP. [/quote]

We work from home and have a special needs child. No one camps out on the only available toilet.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, that happened to us during our kitchen renovation except it was the powder room and we had fortunately access to our other bathrooms. But, it was astonishing how the lead contractor would literally walk into our house and go straight to the bathroom to take a dump. And, he regularly camped out in there with his phone, sometimes watching soccer.

Next time we are definitely getting a portapotty. [/quote]

If that was my only working toilet, I'd be knocking on the door to check on him after a few minutes. [/quote]

You're insane, just like OP. [/quote]

We work from home and have a special needs child. No one camps out on the only available toilet. [/quote]

Would you rather him shit his pants FFS? If "no one camps out on the only available toilet," there were plenty of porta-potties available for rent.

[Anonymous]

I’d lock it and put a sign up :

out of order
Facilities available at -///

(Nearby public restroom)

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, that happened to us during our kitchen renovation except it was the powder room and we had fortunately access to our other bathrooms. But, it was astonishing how the lead contractor would literally walk into our house and go straight to the bathroom to take a dump. And, he regularly camped out in there with his phone, sometimes watching soccer.

Next time we are definitely getting a portapotty. [/quote]

If that was my only working toilet, I'd be knocking on the door to check on him after a few minutes. [/quote]

You're insane, just like OP. [/quote]

We work from home and have a special needs child. No one camps out on the only available toilet. [/quote]

So if you or your husband are pooping, you get to just kick each other out after about a minute or so? The clock starts running when you enter the bathroom?