Am I being to picky?
April Starkey
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Comments (8)I would express my disappointment and concern about the change in functionality. At that point, I would promise to keep an open mind and tell the plumber that I am unsure whether the height difference is a major issue. Then, take a couple days to adjust to the new faucet and determine whether it is necessary to redo the installation to match the original height. If the plumber wants paid immediately, tell him to go ahead and set it at the original height or let him accept a payment delay while you decide if you can tolerate the new height. If the install is neat and clean and appears to be well secured, I would let it go but I am more accepting of old house quirks than some owners. Any time you deal with old house plumbing there is always a risk of pipes getting moved and stressed and springing a leak elsewhere. I am a member of the if it isn't broke, don't fix it club....See MoreAm I being too picky about this paint color?
Comments (23)The wisdom of painting a house before you put it on the market is not really the point here, except that painting the whole house a "neutral" colour was what the former owners of this house undoubtedly thought they were doing. This current home owner bought the house in spite of the colour, not because of it and is now faced with the not inexpensive task of repainting. All that said, my main point is that it is impossible to pick the optimal complex neutral paint colour to go on these walls without knowing what your decor is going to be. Even if you are using all you old existing furniture, the light exposure your new home gets may render the colour used in your previous home differently. And no, you don't have to paint the whole house the same colour. You're not matching the floor, you're matching bedding in the bedrooms, upholstery, area carpets and drapery in the LR, and perhaps a shower curtain or the wall tiles in the bathroom....See Moream I being too picky?
Comments (104)@Tim Cleary "I am genuinely interested in knowing, and asked @GN Builders L.L.C what specific industry standards applied to cabinetry installation" I can see why you have no clue Charles because they don't write about it in "NAHB's Residential Construction Performance Guidelines for Professional Builders" or whatever other guidelines you need to function in the real world. To understand what industry standard is you need to have a little common sense, how about we start by having cabinet knobs level when installed... Do you think this could be applied to an industry-standard? Or having a precise cutout for an outlet instead of the hacked-up cabinet that someone just paid $500 for it? Wait a minute I forgot, according to you "it's not reasonable to apply the same quality standard to something that is not a $1 million custom home"....you're right... this is only a 60k kitchen remodeling, how dare she expects to have someone on a 60k remodeling project who knows how to read a ruler or how to use a level since it's not a "million-dollar job." Let's check a few more beauties that could fit basic industry-standard installations and I'm sure there are no performance guidelines written for it... Window installation here is a beauty, How dare this homeowner complain to a GC who made 5 wrong rough openings so he made his double-hung windows become sliding windows being it's only a 700k home. Some nerve on him. Here is another beauty, how dare this homeowner complain that his installer can't figure out a simple miter on his railing, there is no industry standard for that. Or this homeowner who has an incompetent plumber who has no clue how to connect his sink. Or this homeowner what right he has to complain that his newly pre-finished flooring might get damaged because it's not protected while all the cutting is being done on it? How about this, is there an industry standard that says the tile should be installed good side up, why not tell the customer this way it's better now you have a slip-proof floor? I can go on for hours showing you images of similar things that I take pictures of when I called to evaluate certain issues and I'm not showing you "entry-level" townhouses the work is them done much better because contractors get back charged for any screw-up they make... This is 700k and up homes that belong to people who work their A$$ off to have something they can call home and probably be paying for it for the rest of their life. So Charles, my dear friend :-) Welcome to reality, don't think a botched-up 10k job cannot happen in a million-dollar home ...don't you think that if there is no booklet with "performance guidelines" there are no industry standards that exist? How about a simple "standard of care" that every professional in any business should know and follow, just to name a few; cover the work area, protect your surroundings, use a level, read a ruler, not to mention respect someone's property. Homeowners have every right to expect and demand from people they hire to do their job the right way, and that goes for pros in any profession out there, you take someone's hard-earned money you better do your job and the result should be satisfying and a pleasure to look at it for as long as the homeowner owns the house or anything else for that matter....See MoreAm I being too picky too soon?
Comments (5)Tough to tell from 4" away but it does not look great this far. Who is doing the the tile install? Did he do the waterproofing? The pan? The floor test? Any pics from before he started laying tile? My concern is it looks like he is using a tuning system but still has some severe lippage, and typically when the surface does not look good the hidden stuff does not get better....See Morelittlebug zone 5 Missouri
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