"Home under construction" insurance?
sweetncrunchy
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Comments (3)DH kicks himself that he didn't think about doing this. Inexpensive "insurance policy" and easily done while the walls and floors are opened up....See MoreFinger-jointed wall studs?????
Comments (47)To: pfr pfr I appreciate your answer and position on these "Finger jointed studs". Please remember that I am only speaking of my experience with the use of these studs and not trying to stir the pot with my comments. I can understand that any house can be built out of cardboard boxes and matchsticks secured with glue, but I don't want one, but I have now a house built out of Finger Jointed Studs that I don't really trust. Now to comment on your above. First, no I have not found a wall that seemed to have moved out of its original position so we can count that one out so far. Now, here is one that you can hang your hat on...During our Ice storm, I had a frozen pipe behind the wall, So I had to bust out an area of sheetrock with a hammer (Between studs). When I hit the sheetrock about maybe 5 times with a hammer in order to remove it to gain access to the busted pipe. the Stud actually broke. (And no I was lucky enough to hit enough between the Two studs close enough that it shouldn't have done much damage to any other type of stud. Instead, it broke about an inch and a half across the glue joint. The new homes are being built without the benefit of outside sheeting such as OSB or plywood so they have only plastic sheeting and the Brick positioned further to the outside of the Stud and plastic sheeting. Now you are most likely wondering if either hit it harder than I am saying to gain any benefit of the doubt to all you readers, the answer is no and I did not use a sledgehammer to prove a point. I wish I had thought more about taking pictures that would have been more fact-finding but I did not take any. (Sorry) I was more interested in getting water service to my home during the storm. Now, if the above is any indication of strength, I would not want to be in high winds. Also, not all of the home is without OSB sheeting but the side I am speaking of is. These studs are on 24-inch centers which is the building standard these days....See MoreCan this quartz counter be saved?
Comments (11)Whether or not it can be repaired depends on things not subject to picture interpretation. When damage happens and it's not the homeowner's fault, I call them my 100%ers. They feel and are entitled to be made 100% whole. The standards for an acceptable repair for these folks are much higher than if they set their own fire. Is the range a slide-in style with a flange that covers the top edge slightly? It's easy to live with a less-than-perfect repair if it's virtually never seen. Can you use accepting a less-than-perfect repair as leverage with the electrician's liability insurance carrier? If so, maybe you can get some new window treatments, a highly visible item, as a trade-off. It may not be as easy as simply recutting and polishing the edge. It looks like the existing edge is flush with the cabinet. We can't tell from the picture if the piece can be pulled down to compensate for the shortened edge. We can't tell if the piece can be cost effectively removed for cutting....See MoreQuestions About Furnishing a Rental House
Comments (38)I won’t be actually shopping in person, unless I can get a spot in the Atlanta ikea early one morning. They severely restrict numbers of shoppers in the store. I might look online and then just go to check stuff out in person. I probably would only shop Target online, and since I‘ve never done craigslist and am not on FB I dont imagine I’ll start with this project. The hotel liquidation center is open sporadically. It is a huge place and I have never seen more than ten people there at one time in about 40,000 sq feet of space. I’d feel pretty safe there with a mask and gloves. We put in an offer yesterday and are under contract today. The seller did not expect to have a sale this quickly (three weeks on the market) and wanted to know if she could rent it back from us for a few months while she makes plans. Of course we are delighted to rent it to her for as long as she wants, and that takes pressure off me to do things too quickly. I’m not under any time constraints but every month without a renter will make my end of year figures look worse....See Moresweetncrunchy
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