Nightmare with Rohl bath and kitchen plumbing.
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This old house, this new nightmare.....
Comments (31)Hello everyone! Thanks so much for posting. I am living the nightmare right now! I live in Brooklyn, NY in an over 100 YO brownstone. I bought my house awhile ago and have been really happy, doing little things and then it happened. I went in the basement in Oct. and found a small leak. I called a GC friend who came by and said no problem I'll fix over the weekend. Well that one little leak has grown to...... 1. All the hot and cold water pipes in the house are original and had to be changed. 2. Hot water heater died had to buy a new one. 3. While installing hot water heater found out that gas furnace had a leak and was corruded. Had to buy an new one 4. Changing pipes in the bathroom led to two air vents that were connected to nothing, walls are rotting, hense bathroom gutted. 5. Changing pipes in kitchen, find out the kitchen (an addon) is built on dirt. Thats why my tiles cracked so. And it had 3 vents hooked to nothing. The original brick wall caved in. Thus a brand new kitchen. Vents in both the bathroom and the kitchen was behind walls so never knew they were there. 6. Dining room is right at kitchen and the radiator has a small leak. Ok lets fix, he pulls up a little of the hardword and fines that the beam is dry rotted. Not one, not two but 3. 7. Electrical is all from the thirtys and some boxes were just opened and not connected. It's a wonder I never had a fire 8. Living room has big picture window. But when it was installed who knows when, they didn't put in a steel beam to hold the front of the house. So two beams had to be put in. My house is a mess, my stuff is a mess, things happened so fast I wasn't able to pact everything. I am just shocked, I'm not sure where to go or what to do. I count my blessings that my GC is a family friend and he is working with me and doing everything that needs to be done. Money...what is that....where is it coming from. I just say God is good. So with fingers crossed things should be finished by April and I will have a brand new first floor. GC says in a couple of years he will be back (it'll take that long to pay him) to do the 2nd floor and then the 3rd and lastly the basement. I know in my heart it will get better but the last few months I've done nothing but cry. MadamG2U...See More$11K to plumb addition. Too high?
Comments (1)When an inexperienced person decides to become his own general contractor, this is the sort of thing that happens. A fully experienced GC would know immediately if the price was in-line or totally out of line. No one here can comment on the price submitted with any degree of accuracy because every job and job-site comes with its own set of unique problems. In your shoes, I would seek out three more quotes from reputable local firms. As long as the specs for the job are identical, the only variable is the labour. Those quotes will reveal what you want to know about the plumber who was recommended to you. At that point, your decision will be easy to make....See MoreDissatisfied? Show Us Your Worst Nightmare...
Comments (16)Yes it is very hard. That move was especially hard because is was from the 1850 house to the 1200 house. AND we actually traded houses with the people so we had to deal with moving in on each other. Was much harder for me to get out as I had one third more stuff and then some than they did. I ended up moving it into the big shop building at the smaller house then having to move it into the house as I could. Was really tricky. Good thing all of us were friends. And remained friends through all of it. AND DH and I were working as cemetery sextons so mowing 4 days a week for several hours trimming with weed eaters and changing irrigation lines and then coming home to pack. I had a couple of melt downs. We have said this before.This is the last move. I think this time I believe it. We totally moved ourselves with no help but one couch at the end of the day I could not lift. We are getting too old to move again. Why we tried very hard to do everything we could to make this house the perfect house for us. So far I believe it is. There is always some thing you wish had been done different. Most things can be worked around. We are both very happy with how this house lives or how we live with this house. The best we have had for us. Chris...See MoreI've met the faucet of my dreams...is the price a nightmare?
Comments (38)And no tax what a bargain! Your poor poor plumber... I can just hear it now... take this fountain, and drill a hole here on top to attach the monkey, and put tube down the turtle so the water comes out his mouth. and take these handles and screw these other turtles on top to make handles... hmmm no wait, maybe make it a dragon with firewater coming out of its mouth... dude where are my painkillers. hmmm maybe I should just buy the dam thing... where's my credit card... Actually Iggie, now I want a bathtub with a turtle as the faucet wouldnt that be coolsitting on the side of one of those infinity tubs... shoot sigh. And I do love that granite. Methinks you will have a group of little sweaty boys over there one day hanging around to try to chip out the rocks!! ( yeah, boys ya gotta love em) Sue...See Morevwgarden
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