Our builder said that 'We don't normally install footing drains'
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ER need help...cherry vs. painted cabs/we don't agree!
Comments (25)oruboris: I don't agree. We do have stained cabinets, not because of any trend, but rather because they fit with our decor. Following your logic, since the 50's stained cabinets have been the norm. There are probally a far higher precentage of stained cabinets in kitchens today than painted ones. I suppose that makes stained cabinets, um, ... well common? And cherry? Often refered to as timless, I suppose that must mean in the next decade or so it will become, um, ...well...tired, and then tiresome? And berryberry: When is the last time you tried to strip off a modern stain finish so that you could paint over your cabinets? Easier said than done. In any case, if your kitchen works well, looks new, has a reasonable level of quality componets, and feels good to you and yours, it will take decades before it will become dated. Only a few trends in kitchen design have not lasted over the past 50 years, painted and/or stained cabinets are not on that list, but Avacado green is. :-)...See MoreBuilder Allowance to normally include subcontractor installation cost?
Comments (7)Ichabod - Most upgrades was verbal.. In the beginning they would supply an invoice weeks after the verbal agreement and then I would pay.. However in the last few months it has been verbal with no invoice supplied.. I think things are going to take an ugly turn.. I approached the project manager about the driveway installation.. I asked him what material he was using for the curb on both sides of the driveway.. The ENGINEER put it on the site plan as a requirement.. I wanted to find out if they were simply pouring concrete or if there was a way to dress it up with Belgian Blocks.. The builder came back and said that the curb was not in my contract.. I laughed and asked him how he planned to build a house that was AGAINST the engineers plans. He told me that there was no line item for the curb in the contract.. I replied that the entire contract is that the build is in accordance with the supplied plans.. He then said that under the driveway section it only mentions asphalt and there is nothing about a curb.. I told him it was under Curbs and Sidewalks.. He then said that the Curbs and Sidewalks was specifically for the curb line and sidewalks.. I can't see how they are going to proceed as the town has an ordinance that requires the curb on both sides of the driveway.. Needless to say things are getting very tense and I foresee huge problems.....See MoreStaircase balusters don't line up, is this normal??
Comments (44)Mrsshanye, I’m a retired architectural draftsman, and quirks like that naturally would really bother me, but not be noticeable by others. You’ve not been bothered by it for 9 years, so shouldn’t stress about it too much now. The reason all of this probably happened is because the builder used two different newel posts at the base of your stairs. As you can see by the photo, the post on the right is slightly different than the one on the left. They look similar, but aren’t - the squared off section at the base is higher on the right post than it is on the left post. In order to get the handrail slope to meet the left hand post at the necessary height for a handrail, (between 34-38”), the builder had to bring out the left post several inches. Had he just used two identical newel posts, this wouldn’t have happened. You mentioned that the heights were different and were above 40”, that’s okay, the newel posts can be that high, but the handrails that go up the stair shouldn’t be higher than 38”, and I imagine yours fall within those guidelines - although different heights. Since the mistake was duplicated in another house - it may be that that homeowner has the matching newel to yours, and you have theirs! They may have both been built at the same time, and gotten mixed up. And just because it was duplicated at another house doesn’t make it “normal” - it’s still incorrectly done....See MoreDon't take away our ladies' rooms!
Comments (134)I honestly don't see what the problem is with unisex bathrooms. I've used porta-potties at construction sites that were cleaner than some retailers toilets. Gas stations often have uni bathrooms inside, a lot more restaurants are moving that way too. As for doing #2 in public-I'm in an office all day. After the 2nd cup of coffee you KNOW there is going to be use of that toilet. And I'm not ashamed to use the restroom there. I'm probably a lot more comfortable with bodily functions than a lot of the posters here-and I feel that a lot of our queasiness is due to social upbringing. I am conscientious of odors (use spray) and I apologize if sounds are made and i know someone else is in there also. I also make it a point to double flush-just to ensure cleanliness for the next person. But I'm an adult-I know that everyone poops! I'd sure hate to think of holding it in-the damage to my digestive system alone would be reason not to. I've actually run in to one transgender person in a restroom-this was years ago and at first, I'll admit, I was a bit put off (it was at a rest stop off the freeway-not one of the safest places) but after I thought about it-she was dressed in a dress with hose, had her hair done and make up-obviously identified as a woman. She would not have been safe at all in the mens room-and seemed more nervous about being in the womens room than the women in there were of her. I've never taken the idea that a man would dress as a woman just to go into a womens room. For crying out loud-if they're going to be a predator-they're just going to go in when it's clear and hide in a stall....See Morebrianwhite
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