Contractor Dispute Resolution
Shannon Finsand
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Comments (4)Great suggestion. I think it's a good idea for anyone who is building a home, with or without a gc, to keep a video and/or photo diary of the entire process. It's especially important to document everything before the drywall goes up since that work will be hidden by the end of the project. Just give your home the "once over" with your phone camera at the end of every day or every few days. You'll end up with visual evidence of the work performed if any issues arise. There is a second benefit to recording the construction process. Knowing that the process is being documented will mostly like decrease the possibility that tradesmen and the gc will cut corners and perform subpar work....See MoreCounter top dispute with fabricator
Comments (52)ksc36/Joseph Corbett, LLC: I read the instructions and if you read it carefully, the wood block method is an alternative to use only if the clips are too long for the application ; in other words, if the clips would extend past, and sit on the cabinet side walls and keep the counter top from sitting on the cabinets. I don't think this would normally be an issue when installing a 30" sink into a 36" cabinet - both typical, standard sizes. I don't read it as an alternative technique to be used at the discretion of the installer in place of the specified technique using the Blanco instructions and hardware. In my opinion (which I have developed during my ordeal), installers will almost always use wood and screws instead of anchors and hardware because it is simply faster and easier with less chance of making a mistake - plus there's no immediate downside. The customer, unless he is watching closely and knows what he is looking at, will never know what the installer did .................until possibly months or years later. On the other hand, using the anchors requires that the counter top be turned over (bottom up) which would probably require a third installer. The installers that did my counter tops consisted of 1 installer and 1 helper - they were in my house about 2 hours. They said that they had 4 counter top installations to do and they had to be done that day. I don't know how these guys are paid but I suspect that they are paid by the job and the number of jobs they sign up for or are assigned - speed is definitely a factor in their pay. Incidentally, the men that did my installation were also upset at the mistakes in the manufacturing of my counter top requiring them to make field adjustments which ultimately resulted in my counter top not being flat and the "lippage". I tried to get their names so that I could subpoena them to small claims court but M.R.Stone, LLC would not provide their contact information....See MoreDispute between contractor and subcontractor
Comments (3)2) Video camera was plugged into the incorrect outlet (on the kitchen site) and supposedly activated previously dead line (by owner). As written, that's not possible. A "dead line" would be one that's no longer connected to power, and such wiring should be removed. It is not possible to "activate" by plugging something into an outlet on a circuit that's been physically disconnected....See MorePotential dispute with contractor over work done
Comments (15)You just need to sit down and talk it out. You are second guessing something that you admit you don't know anything about. He may be just giving you an answer assuming you know what he/she is talking about - or assuming you know nothing and the technical answer would just go over your head so why bother. The question that needs to be asked is "Did you remove ALL of the drywall on X wall and research the source of the dampness while the walls were open as we discussed?" Yes or No answer. "Based on your research, what do you think is causing the dampness?" or "If you did not remove all of the drywall, research the source of dampness and install new sheetrock, then why?"...See MoreShannon Finsand
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