Exchange · 29:28
// THE QUOTE
“i go cutting a wire from electrician and be like oops”
— Guillaume Tremblay · GT Painting Inc.
The double standard, made tangible: cut an electrician's wire and you get a back-charge, but a damaged wall is 'put it in your quote.' Sharp and self-contained.
Full episode at 29:28Why Painters Are the Banks of Construction — and Why No One in Atlantic Canada Wants to Fix It | GT Painting ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Back-charge asymmetry — other trades bill painters for accidental damage but painters cannot bill back for damaged finishes — is a contractual gap that GCs can fix if they choose to enforce it.
“if we get a damaged wall it's like well that's you you should have that in your quote to fix that”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Systemic solutions: apprenticeship advocacy, peer communication, pricing floor
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SOURCE: 29:28 of Why Painters Are the Banks of Construction — and Why No One in Atlantic Canada Wants to Fix It | GT Painting