are these gaps normal or did my contractor do a poor job
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Contractor Refused to Complete Job...Then Liened My House!
Comments (23)brutuses, you sure could do a lot with that money and our four-legged friends, I agree! robin0919, maybe this will help clear up your confusion: GC = Blue Oak Builders Sub/Contractor = Western Wall Systems (aka Bay Foam, aka BayStone Group), the drywall/stucco/masonry subcontractor GC did not walk off the job. Nothing happened between us and the GC. We are not O/B, the GC is responsible and having a GC was a requirement by the bank. Contractor walked off the job. I don't know why. I wish I knew why that contractor would leave the job before it's complete and then file a lien as if he completed the job. You say it makes no sense at all. I say it makes no sense at all. At least we agree on that. This was when we saw the first signs of trouble, as written on WesternWallSystems.com: As of July 26, 2008 we paid WWS a total of $153,365.00 and were current on all payments. However, when we requested a meeting with Tim Ritter to discuss quality concerns about the project on August 6, 2008, he was a no-call, no-show. Maybe after all the re-work was done to correct some of their previous mistakes (for instance, re-applying the brown coat on the entire house because they put a rough coat instead of a smooth coat the first time around) they figured there wasn't enough profit to finish the job? Is that why once they received payment on 7/26/08, the owner of Western Wall Systems had the audacity to be a no-call, no-show to an appointment with us and the GC 11 days later on 8/6/08? I have no idea, this is purely an assumption on my part in an attempt to try figure out why. Maybe they're taking our $150,000+ and filing a frivolous lien in an unethical attempt to force us to pay "just to clear the lien" so we can close escrow. I'm sure someone somewhere probably paid off a lien, even if they didn't think it was legitimate, just so that they could close escrow. Sounds like a loophole in the system that allows unethical contractors to extort money from homeowners... Here is a link that might be useful: WesternWallSystems.com...See MoreWhat do I ask of the contractor who did a poor job on my oak floor?
Comments (9)That's a good point Unique Wood Floors. I will write them an email to follow up and send them the photos I have. We had the owner out yesterday and he agreed that, while some imperfections are to be expected, this is beyond what he would consider acceptable. He said that the waves are caused by the hand-sander (which was the newbie guy). It breaks my heart because I know every craftsman has to start somewhere...I just don't want it to be on my $4000 job! He was very polite and told us to go ahead and move back into the house; that his crew will move everything out and back in when they come to redo. I did not think to ask if he would send the same or a different crew. I will have to come back in two weeks and post pictures of the redo. Thanks again guys!...See MoreHELP! Backsplash contractor did horrible job!
Comments (27)"Angie’s List and Home Advisor are now one and the same. And they charge the contractor for bad leads, with no real recourse. No good contractor wants anything to do with any of those type of referral sites." The Cook's Kitchen - I do not agree. Angie's List charges service providers to advertise on its site, which is different from Thumbtack and Home Advisor which charge a fee to the contractors in order for them to bid a job. On Angie's List, the contractor can choose not to advertise, and will still be listed on Angie's List, and still have consumer reviews for other consumers to see. I've found numerous contractors on Angie's List and have had very good experiences with them. There was only one that wasn't as good as its reviews. I think I've probably used 10 contractors over the years from Angie's List, so 1 in 10 isn't bad odds. Thumbtack contractors seem often to create bad experiences. The number of people with the connections and ability to get good contractor referrals (like you have) is small, especially with new homeowners. Sometimes referrals from neighbors/friends lead to bad experiences. Referrals from relatives are always a bad idea. Not everyone has a designer, or is experienced in knowing signs to look for in a good contractor. Angie's List helps those people....See MoreSome areas are "job-rich" others "job-poor".
Comments (28)"I'd guess the states with the fewest immigrants are the most job poor," chisue, this isn't what the podcast is about but of course people should talk about whatever is of interest to them or about whatever topics get raised. I'd hoped people would listen to the podcast first, it has to do with how rapidly growing, job rich METRO AREAS have experienced explosive real estate price growth over the decades, making it difficult for both well-heeled buyers and blue-collar workers to afford to buy homes. And how governments have failed to act to relieve the problems. The direction it's gone in is fine but too bad not including what I thought was a more interesting aspect of economic dynamics of these perhaps dozen or so locations, the skyrocketing of housing prices. Skyrocketing not just increasing. An example - we bought our first house for about $50K. It was over 20 years old at the time and maybe 30% more expensive than other houses of about the same size and type for sale in the area (Silicon Valley) but it had a more central location. It's now a 60 year old, 1400 sq ft basic tract house on small lot, in a well-maintained area that's nice for what it is, a development of small, cookie-cutter tract houses. It's within walking distance of Apple's HQ that opened in 2017. It sold 3 months ago for over $2 million. It's not an extreme example.And I know similar and even more extreme prices for much less house exist in other Job Rich metro areas....See MoreSJ McCarthy
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