Sunday, November 22, 2009

More construction woes

A family member warned me about building - I thought - nah - we've done this before, it'll be just fine. Tonight, I sit here ready to throw my hands in the air and say I'm done. :( For whatever reason, this time around - the home building process has been much harder. For the last week and half, very little has been done in the house (let me remind you we're closing in less than one month). The only progress made over the past week or was last of the 3 patio doors was put in and some squeaky floors fixed (although even that will need to be re-addressed).

Another woe - another item has been discontinued, the beautiful 5-panel doors. We noticed this last week. While we still are getting the 5-panel door, it is definitely not the same door as what was originally ordered.

Today as we drove up we became even more discouraged as shingles were "flapping" in the wind and blowing across our yard hitting our neighbors homes. The temporary front door and door leading to the garage were blown open exposing the home to all of the debris circulating outside.

The problems continued as we walked inside. The cabinets had been delivered, but again - another bummer. Early on we made a change to the cabinet hardware. The cabinets were delivered with the original hardware we ordered - so instead of having the knobs we wanted, we now have pulls (2 screws vs. 1). Also, the bottom of one of our cabinets is broken.

We're definitely frustrated and at times at a loss for words. Alan's hoping to meet with the foreman tomorrow, but for now, we sit and wait. Gotta run - going to get me some Excedrin!





4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just saw your post. Looks like your shingles need some serious attention. I am sure it is embarrassing to have your shingles blow into neighbors yards. Did you lose some anywhere else? That's a real Bummer!

Don't know what to say about your cabinets. Hopefully, things get better soon. The cabinets have a nice color to them. Can't see the hardware too well though.

I wish you the best of luck in the rest of your building process. I hope you close when you were planning on it.

Mark Andersen said...

I feel for you Amy. Constant vigilance and communication is the key with contractors as you well know. They should tell you when something has been discontinued and give you a chance to select the alternatives. Make sure they understand that! Try not to let it frustrate you too much. In the long run you will enjoy your new home. Love, Mark

Anonymous said...

Get that roof redone - that was a typical wind storm for this area. It will surely be exposed to much greater wind gusts!

Sorry for all the building trouble. It would give me a headache as well!

Anonymous said...

I hope it is going better!

Any more progress?

Let me know if you would recommend your builder. We might build soon.