Should I Demand Damage Refund From Contractor?
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Comments (25)Thanks very much! You guys are helping me keep it in perspective. Ken, I agree about the bottle of scotch :) About the easement here- we do own our strip between the sidewalk and street, and it's common for people to landscape it. Some people really do it up beautifully. We are amateurs and ours isn't so beautiful yet, but we are taking notes on what others are doing and trying to get there someday. We have a great organization here called Friends of Trees- if you sign up they'll send a city inspector to your house, who will mark the curb where it is safe to plant a tree or trees, then they will give you a list of acceptable trees to choose from based on the size of your strip and power lines overhead. So we chose the amur maackia from the approved list. If you're wondering why I haven't just contacted them, I did in the past when I had concerns about another tree, and they sent me a list of tree experts I could hire. So my impression is they are great at getting you started with your trees but don't have the resources to make house calls the rest of the trees life. This is a little off topic- but we planted 5 trees in all: the amur maackia and 2 persian ironwoods in our strip, and in our lawn, a dwarf methley plum and a kentucky coffee tree. Of the 5, the amur maackia and the methley plum are our favorites. The kentucky coffee looks great in the summer but spends a large portion of the year looking like a forlorn little stick figure. The persian ironwoods are alright, but they have a way of always looking thirsty, no matter how much I water them. The methley plum is great- there's something chewing on some of the leaves that I have to figure out, but it's very pretty and actually growing really fast- it was supposed to be a dwarf? The amur maackia is just great- it's just been 3 years and it was looking very robust before this, and it's the first to get its leaves and the last to lose them. I'd highly recommend to anyone looking for a city tree. Looking at my pictures, I can see why some of you are worried about pedestrian eyes being poked out! I assure you the branches aren't out over the sidewalk- yet. Thanks to your concern I'll be keeping an eye on that! Wisconsitom- thanks for mentioning that about euphorbias and lavendula- you're right, that makes sense!...See MoreQuartz Countertop damaged during install should I pay full price?
Comments (22)OK, NEW PROBLEM. I don't know why I did not mention this before. Every time we touch the countertops the oil from our hands turns the countertop dark and it will not go away with just soap and water. It will only go away with "Rejuvenate" Kitchen & Bath Countertop Polish. My husband talked to 3 different people at HomeDepot who said that there is something very wrong with the Silestone product if it does that! It must have happened at the factory & was sold as "Seconds". They said the contractor must have purchased the product knowing this & should have told us before selling it to us!!! Some people don't mind this and will purchase it anyway, but must be informed in advance. Have any of you ever heard of this or had experince with this before? I am so frustrated, I don't know what to do. They are installing the backsplash as I type this. It looks OK so far. Wish me luck with it....See MoreContractor damaged floor tiles
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Comments (24)@GiGi Buckshaw - you have a problem but you are not in trouble. If your contractor collected money for permits and didn't get permits, you have a few more options. That is probably fraud over $750 and is a felony in Florida. He has just turned a tort into a crime, good job on him. That means you can contact the Florida attorney general's office for consumer affairs and have them send a few nice letters to him about opening a felony investigation. The real problem that you have is that you have overpaid the contractor and you need to find that perfect balance of carrot and stick to either get your money back or motivate your contractor to finish. Reporting your contractor to various authorities may cause him hardship but optimal resolution for you has everything to do with what you get out of it and little to do with him getting punished. A letter from an attorney might help, contacting the attorney general's office might help, or a conversation with him where you explain your willingness to do both of the above but would rather everyone parted friends might work. At any rate, you should see an attorney whether or not you decide to get him/her directly involved right now....See MoreNancy
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