Improperly installed floors. What should I do?
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help! new concrete stairs improperly installed
Comments (19)Thanks so much for the input. Means I'm not crazy. Yes, I called the contractor & he agreed to redo the steps. They knew very well they weren't right. He will demo them & start over. When I'd hired them, I was very clear that the priority was safety, as my elderly mother was to be using them to access her in-law suite part of the house. They are not attached to the house, but part of the yard, at the end of a stone paver patio going down to lawn (inset with flagstone walk in the grass), replacing a set of wooden slat steps, so I didn't think a permit was necessary (not electrical, plumbing, structure), so no inspection. But when I called I told him my mother had already stumbled on them (true). I'm relieved they will redo them, but I'm worried they're just going to do them badly again, and wishing I'd done it myself. here's a picture, link to a before picture. garden stairs The risers were jarringly irregular: 5.25", 4.5", 5.25", 7.5", 6.5", and 7", the doozy being the >2inch drop in the middle. He said he would redo them all at 7.5", different # of steps, as if he were limited in the riser size. I originally want to follow the slope of previous stairs, which would have meant a shallower rise, more appropriate for a garden stair. 7.5 seems steep to me, and means a shorter run. I don't understand why he can't measure the rise & run & build a form to distribute them evenly over the same span? Is it really that tricky to build to size? Are there some standard forms out there or do they just not know what they're doing? If he does it with 7.5 risers, same total height, won't he need different railings, with a different angle? I'm very close to just asking him to demo, and firing them for this job (they also put in a mortored flagstone walk to our front door, which they did a good job on). If I did that, what would be a fair settlement for the work they did do? I'd pay them in full for the walk, and 20% of the stairs job? (they demo'd the previous stairs & hauled the debris). Would they be upset, or relieved to be off a job that's been problematic? 50% and call it a loss? I'm anticipating the cost on the stairs is ~3k (they didn't itemize it separately from the front walk job). sorry to ramble!...See MoreHVAC installed wrong humidifier what should I do?
Comments (8)I think what I meant to say was I wanted one that would run without the furnance actively heating. The humidifier will run if I turn the fan from Auto to On right? I tried to research both brands online and the cost of the units themselves are very similar a nominal difference. Since I don't know the technology I really can't tell the difference between the two units. I don't have a digital humidistat which I may call and ask for him to replace instead of the entire unit. I just wish he had been more honest with me and stop acting like he forgot. My husband talked to him and then I called him back with more questions and he was inside the house. He didn't give me a written bid because he said he had to call Aprilair he called me back and gave me a verbal bid. I won't ever use this company again....See MoreWhat type of flooring should I install in my kitchen?
Comments (0)Our kitchen currently has sheet vinyl flooring that needs to be replaced. We have cherry cabinets, a tan tile backsplash, and brazilian koa (tigerwood) flooring in ajoining rooms. We would like to install something more durable than tigerwood in the kitchen but need it to coordinate with the tigerwood since we have an open floor plan. I am open to other kitchen modifications such as changing the backsplash but painting the cabinets would take us over budget. Thank you in advance for your advice!...See MoreBad install fiberglass tub - what should I do?
Comments (20)So there is another problem. The door was framed very close to the left wall because we wanted to make sure there was plenty of space for the vanity and it is a narrow bathroom. There is 3” between door rough opening and wall. So if we bring in that wall in, there will be only 1.5” between door enough opening and wall. Is this enough space? Will door be able to open? Obviously, my door trim won’t fit on that side either. Do you still think the best solution is to bring that left wall in 1.5”? Would we have to reframe door opening?...See Morejyeh3112
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