New Construction Wavy Roof Issue
Vicki Plowman
2 years ago
Keep the roof and cool your jets!
Fight the good fight and get it fixed or compensated!
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Comments (3)Hi I live in a snowy cold climate and we are just about to get possession of our house and there are dozens of houses going up around us. I think that summer or winter the interior will get wet until the roof, doors and windows go in. If there has been standing water on the plywood floor you could ask them to replace it...if you think it has warped. Once our house was at lockup they put industrial heaters in to warm it and dry it. Good luck!...See MoreWhat to look for during New Construction Walkthrough
Comments (2)Let me preface this by saying I specialize in buyers who purchase new construction because I was the top rep for several national builders and I know all the tips. The biggest misconception customers have when buying new construction is that you DON'T NEED TO HIRE A HOME INSPECTOR ---FALSE!!! Please hire a home inspector. Humans built your home and they are fallible. This is the biggest investment of your life, most likely, treat it as such. A good home inspection is roughly $500 dollars depending on the size of the home and where you live. It will generate a very thorough report, if you get a great recommendation on a seasoned inspector. Do your due diligence on this. As for the walk through, there are so many rules now when it comes to walk throughs. Bring who is on the contract and your agent. Take your time and inspect everything. READ THIS CAREFULLY. MAKE A LIST AND PUT EVERYTHING ON IT. There are many project managers who will verbally promise to fix things because the less items on a list the better. PUT IT ON THE LIST. Per my blog "If it's not in writing, it didn't happen." You should have two walk throughs. So the first one is for making the list and the second is for ensuring that everything that was put on the first list was corrected. Now according to most builder contracts, you have to settle on the home, unless there is some glaring deficiency that renders the house unable to be occupied or compromises the integrity of the structure. So if they missed a few paint touch ups, your are going to closing, just please make sure it is noted and documented. Good luck. Buying New Home Construction...See MoreFront Elevation Help---New Construction
Comments (11)No, the home façade that your interior plans have frankensteined does not look generic. It looks overwrought, with attempted overcompensation for poor design with too many gewgaws. The tail is wagging the dog. You've got to get the bloated interior massing under control if you are to effect any meaningful changes to the exterior massing. A silly wardrobe change to a tulle skirt and 5 statement necklaces doesn't disguise the fact that I have a fat behind. Nothing will. You either accept the fact that the home is going to look like a giant blob, or you do the diet and exercise routine to make it's actual body improve. You have to start with the floor plan. They inside and outside are inextricably linked....See MoreNeed Advice on Roof Issue -- Builder/Sub-Contractor Problem
Comments (16)Excellent point of view from okramar....how much is "relief" worth? Relief will come when SOMEONE competent becomes involved. For some, the point of the exercise is to prove who is right and who is wrong. This can mean banging your head against the wall over and over again. Or more graphically - returning time and time again to drink from the poisoned well. For others the point is to get what you want - a full functional home which is structurally in tact - using any means (and costs) necessary to achieve that goal. These two points are allowed to be mutually exclusive. You may want to ask yourself were you stand regarding these two positions (proving your point by returning to the poisoned well; or getting on with life and fixing it quickly and competently). And make decisions from there. I'm sorry this has happened. In a perfect world, this should never be something that happens. Sadly this happens more often than we care to imagine. Good luck....See MoreRES, architect
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