Contractor second opinion
Fernando Fernandez
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second opinion on demo of upstairs of a single family home
Comments (2)There are primer/sealers made specifically to seal in urine. My parents owned rental property and did this numerous times. Can't one of those be used? Demo seems extreme for this reason alone!...See MoreHaving second thoughts about backsplash, need opinions!
Comments (27)Thanks everyone for your input! Pearl1976, I love your description of it being a 9/10 - that makes a lot of sense and puts it in perspective. Rantontoo, thanks for the feedback on the patterns - apparently I have a lot to learn about design techniques! Thanks Mayflowers again for your suggestions on what to change. I'll talk to the contractor tomorrow and figure it out. If it's too much to change out the tile at this time, at the very least we'll remove the tile on the left side, which wasn't supposed to be there anyway. The tile could always be changed at a later time if we don't do it now. I've showed the pictures to people and a lot of people seem to like it, even though it's not as light as I wanted. Thanks again everyone - everyone's input has been very helpful!...See MoreSecond opinion for dental?!!!!!!
Comments (21)"It takes just as many years to complete dental school as medical school." This is true, but after 4 years of dental school, a dentist can go into a general practice without further training. Some do 1 or 2 year residencies for general dentistry but most don't. Almost all (95+%) medical doctors do at least 3 more years in a residency for primary care training, many (as for surgeons and other specialties) require even more time than that. Only dentists who become specialists - like endodontists, periodontists, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, prosthodontists - do residencies of 2 or a few more years. Also oral surgeons, some but not all of which residencies involve going to medical school as part of the training to get an MD on top of the DDS. There are many, many honest dentists. The degree of fact bending and upselling doesn't seem to vary with age, there are plenty of older chiselers around as well as younger ones....See MoreDesign Nightmare - Need Help with Second Opinion
Comments (2)You shouldn't expect to find another design professional to perform a costly forensic recreation of what you signed, paid, and what has transpired with physical items and all written and verbal communication. That is not why they are in design. Disagreements can only exist when contracts are not clear (not meeting undefined expectations is not a legal fight). You should do the forensic legwork yourself now to have an understanding that you apparently did not start the process with, and if it seems egregious go to an attorney. Your $20K thus far might in fact be bigger than any prior project, seeing her company was only formed on 12/15/21. Did you get the included life coaching session? It appears she is not a licensed or credentialed Interior Designer, but an interior decorator (brand and marketing experience). She may very well be talented at decor, but possibly not thrown in the day-to-day of a project and it's processes and paperwork. However, that does not relieve you of any obligations you signed if you feel this process has been terrible. Unless there are items in clear violation of the contract, chalk this up to lesson learned....See MoreFernando Fernandez
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