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Re: Home update

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Sun, 18 Jun 23 2:38 AM | 40 view(s)
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We're finally taking possession of the new house. There's still plenty of work to be done - the outside and the basement aren't done. On the main floor, deadbolts, cabinet handles, some power outlets, closet shelves are missing. The replacement shower door, of course, hasn't yet come. But the main floor is now usable and we're going to start putting in drapes, carpets, towel bars, curtains and rods, and other things that are ultimately tasks for us and not the builder.

The transition to the new house may take a year, but it begins now.

Should you wonder: The floor is Locust wood. The countertops are Quartz. The wood stove hearth is Peacock Slate. The front and back porches are Trex. The front porch is insulated above and below, and it will be screened in with removable plexiglass. The house has two water heaters, one specifically intended to ensure the garden tub has sufficient hot water. There's nothing worse than a cold bath!

Here's a walk-through I filmed yesterday.




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Re: Home update
By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE
Sun, 11 Jun 23 3:58 PM 		Msg. 43373 of 60008

My project manager / builder and my plumber have been at each other's throats for months. My builder told the plumber to finish his assigned work and then he'd be paid. Instead, the plumber submitted a bill and texted "I'm done with that job." My builder took that, along with the plumber's refusal to return, to mean that he'd quit. In later correspondence, the plumber texted the builder that he was speaking to his lawyer.

It's just as well that he quit as there were numerous jobs that had been done VERY poorly... and slowly... and even dangerously. (Pipes leading to nowhere, for instance. And an oil connection that leaks while the tank is being filled.) Other assignments, like installing an outside hot water tap and hooking up the dishwasher were never even begun... yet he claims that he's done? We know he's a good plumber, so we think that the sloppiness in his latter work was probably intentional.

So, that occurred in March. Three months have passed. My builder wrote to him to tell him officially to stay off the property. Last week the plumber finally wrote to me to complain, feign innocence and ask for payment of $1,400. I played dumb and wrote back that I needed to talk to the builder to see what's going on.

I don't think he's really spoken to a lawyer. For $1,400? That wouldn't make sense, but if he has, the time for civil discussion is already finished. I can't be up front with someone who's threatening to sue.

I've ordered a new shower door complete with installation from a professional and asked my builder to fix the other problems. My plan is to get those bills and pay the plumber the difference between $1,400 and what those "fixes" cost. I imagine he'll end up getting $500 or so IF he agrees. If he doesn't, he can just take it up in court. I think a fair judge would side with me.

This is the condition of the shower he installed. This is actually his FIX. The first shower door had three sliding panels and opened less than a foot. He was told to put in a swing door but left us instead with this two-door solution.

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