Builder extremely rude-not sure what to do
dnkln2005
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Comments (4)Why is everyone mentioning a management office? Most condos/townhouses are OWNED. Yes, an owner can rent/lease an individually owned unit... but there wouldn't be a management office unless it's an apartment building and the apartments are built like townhouses or condos. So, if the boorish neighbor is, indeed, a renter, you can find out the name of the property owner by going to the county tax collector's office -- the name of the property owner is public record. (A Realtor might even get the info for you.) Then, if you're so inclined, you can contact the property owner. If it's an apartment complex, then, yeah, complain to the management office. Most likely, though, the guy was drunk and doesn't even remember acting like an idiot. By the way, and for what it's worth, the difference between a condo and a townhouse is this -- with a condo, you own the airspace between the outer walls. Condo buildings can be multi-storied, with individual condos on each floor. With a townhouse, you also own the land beneath your unit. So, you won't have one townhouse above (or below) another townhouse unit. Townhouses should have separate insulation between the common walls. That is, if you were to remove the sheetrock from one side of a common wall, you'd see insulation and behind the insulation would be the plywood. On the other side of the plywood there would be insulation for the other townhouse. Condos might share the stuff in the common walls, or they might have separate stuff......See MoreAn odd issue, not sure what to do
Comments (49)"Igloo- my SIL's best girlfriend is Jewish. It is really cool that during Christmas/Hannikah they exchange gifts. She gives her friend a gift wrapped in Jewish holiday paper and her friend gives her a gift wrapped in Christmas paper. Both their boys exchange gifts the same way and have learned a lot being friends. I think that is soooo cool." Wouldn't it be nice if everyone could see things that way? If we could just be tolerant of everyone's choices. I work with a muslim woman who does not celebrate Christmas. She has 3 lovely children and when they visit the office, they love asking me questions about holidays, etc. We're different in our beliefs, but we enjoy hearing the differences! And Shee, I understood also what you meant. I AGREE WITH YOU. I do not push my beliefs or my church on anyone. That said, we love our small baptist church. They are so supportive and caring. Even if people within a church disagree with what someone is doing, they can still be supportive. Isn't that what it's all about? Our church is so giving to the community, whether they attend the church or not. That is one thing that so impressed me when we first visited there. We have an interim pastor at the moment, but our previous pastor was trained in counseling in addition to being a pastor. I agree with Shannon that either or both types of counseling might be of help. tina...See MoreDo you think it's rude to ask for a start of a plant.....
Comments (15)I've often asked people I know well for cuttings and sometimes offered swaps. But more often people offer me plants/cuttings. Over the internet it can be a "mixed bag" of situations. Sent plants to a young student and paid the postage myself to help her get a start. An older gardener emailed me to get plants I'd shown photos of. I said I'd do it if they paid postage, no cost for the plants. Never heard from them again. There were some that wanted a swap but after I sent my plants never got anything in return, not even any reply to my emails. Of course the prize one was someone who said they'd send money to cover postage costs. They got the plants and sent back a "funny looking cheque". The bank told me it wasn't a real cheque. Never heard from them again either. Gardeners come in all different shapes, sizes and levels of ethical behaviour. Most of them are good though....See MoreTrying to angle our home, not sure what to do.
Comments (29)I know everyone keeps saying to 'change the shape' I do not like L or U shaped homes. Okay, so keep the simple rectangle shape ... I don't think the shape of the house is even remotely a problem. The problems are with the interior; that is, with the traffic patterns, potential for furniture layout, and natural light. Some of you are downright rude honestly. This is not a "yes board" where people look at anything and say, "Oh, wonderful, wonderful! It's going to come out great". But you can get solid advice here. Thank you Mrs Pete for your help to make my interior work slightly better Always glad to be helpful. I didnt think about the easy passage from bath to closet but yes, 100% yes. But it's things like this that'll make your house more comfortable /convenient. Look at your plan and think through your daily tasks: Bringing in groceries, taking out the trash, carrying a basket of clothes from the laundry to the closet, making a typical Tuesday night meal, etc. At every step, consider whether you're force to take extra steps, whether the things you need are stored right at hand. For example, in an ideal set-up, you'd take glassware from the dishwasher and put it in an adjacent cabinet ... which would also be next to the refrigerator so you could (later) have a glass right next to the refrigerator. Also, consider the traffic pattern once furniture is in place; for example, consider that if people are seated at the table, it'll be hard for others to reach the back door. Ditto with the bed in the master. I'm not arguing against the shape of the house AT ALL ... a farmhouse should be simple in shape. I'm pushing you to reconsider the day-to-day function of the interior space. I am curious if its a bother that people coming in the front door are stepping right into the kitchen zone. ? I've never had a kitchen right by the front door, but I don't have a problem with it ... in this house. I think it'd be odd in a suburb, but a farmhouse can pull off a front-kitchen. Chuckling because I totally get it. I’m so OCD that I have CDO (alphabetical order, you know). That's great! My daughter AMY once told me she loves her name because the letters come in alphabetical order. She was also inordinately happy when -- at her wedding reception -- we posted big balloons spelling out her name and the groom's name (TOM) flanking the difficult-to-find entrance, and we realized that it didn't matter whether the wind spun the balloons -- their letters all still read the same. Much easier to leave the dogs outside at night than to design a house around taking them out in the middle of the night. Being a dog person, I don't think a single door is "designing a house around them"....See Morednkln2005
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