5 things that go wrong with new construc
Jackaroo
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We are building a home and I spoke with a flooring guy who used to be in construction. He told me that they used to tell homeowners that 5 things would go wrong with their home within the first year…but I dont remember what he said. I understand that maybe why he is no longer in the business but if there are any things like this I should be aware of I can address it now. Just asking!
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One thing that can go wrong is that you start taking advice from a flooring guy who used to be in construction.
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Dang! I was hoping this was a story about a new house being built that only had 5 problems! I wanted to see who the great builder was.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
Drywall will crack or get nail pops. You'll find something that got overlooked. Your concrete will crack, settle, and possible even seep a little water, but hey, it won't burn! I don't think theres any magic list. Homes have a slough of tiny issues, some are just untied ends, some are innate in the process of settling down and drying out. About the only thing that really matters is how you react to all of it. Sniveling usually ensures that the builder has other things to do.
The guys I see with the least amount of problems exhibit a great and experienced amount of attention to detail throughout the process. The more "average" ones dont try to give any guidance beyond a set of prints to the subs.
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Thanks for taking the time to give a thoughtful response (the only one so far!). I appreciate it!
how could you be looking for thoughtful response to a question that leaves so many holes you are only setting yourself up for a takedown nest time think up a thoughtful question did the first answer not relay this message if you are in the construction industry you will find many such answersw to undane questions i often have to respond to homeowners that are not open to suggestions or help they will find their own way in an untried field ......sound familiar
was that really just one sentence?
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>> was that really just one sentence?No. It wasn't even a run-on sentence. Just a normal sequence of sentences, only witout punctuation.Everybody has their little quirks. You don't like capital letters. Stephen's dash (-) key has a bad stutter. Trojan doesn't like punctuation.
And piffin doesn't do enuf proofreading for spelling errors before he hits his post button...LOL
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I noticed that when you sat at this same keyboard, you spent as much time proofing your writing as you did writing it, as painfull as it might have been...that was a lesson to me to slow down a bit and look it over...
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and you think it would show.... ROAR!!!
let 'em complain... they don't know how good they're getting.... it could be a lot worse and they still aren't happy...
let's not proof fer a week and see what happens... er that'd be more like read what happens...
some times I guess ya should be thankful that these posts don't come with sound...
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If we ROAR while we are on line and there is nobody to hear us is it still funny..
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As near as I can tell the 5 things that can go wrong with new construction are that it will be hijacked and turned into a penguin rookery, a giant nepalese shoe,a poorly made lemon meringue pie, or clinic for a rare strain of Maine dengue fever victims, or some poor dude completely lacking a sense of humor really looking for 5 things that can go wrong with new construction.
that sounds about right....
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This thread is turning into a pot of stone soup - mighty tasty!
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Add a mulberry bush with some monkey and weasel meat.
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Edited 2/13/2005 11:32 pm ET by razz
You think that's bad? Check this out. All caps and (almost) no punctuation.Edit: Sorry, forgot the link.http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages/?msg=54124.1
Edited 2/13/2005 9:16 pm ET by Uncle Dunc
boy, that was painfull to read
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Honestly, I thought that you were setting up a humour thread! It was ripe with opportunity! The second post here was quite appropritate, IMO.
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I'm no more an expert than your flooring guy, but here are a few- they generalize to more than just houses...they go equally well for anything which must be designed and then constructed:
1) You'll realize that hindsight is 20/20. There'll be things in the real install that you liked better in the plans than in reality.
2) People who design or build stuff for you will make mistakes. You may see some of them. Some of them may bite you in the @ss later. Experienced pros will help you minimize these problems, but there will be some you'll need to deal with by re-work, compromise etc.
3) If you select something cheaper than the thing you really want merely because of the price, you'll have buyer's remorse later. Don't blame anyone but yourself.
4) There are things you want and things you need. Get all the things you need and you'll ultimately be satisfied. Sacrifice things you need for things you merely want and you'll be unhappy. Sort these things out prior to construction and communicate them well to all involved and you'll be much more likely to be happy with the end result.
5) Study this board and you'll learn the advantages and disadvantages of a thousand choices you'll have to make during design and construction.
Best of luck to you.
1. over budget
2. behind schedule
3. poorly designed
4. poorly executed
5. someone gets hurt
any other questions?
new floor under new tub in 1997 settled in and down, leaving a 1/16" - 1/8" crack all around in the grout during the first year; scared me-- i thought it would keep sinking. looked like a bad job but was no biggy after all and no one's fault. the tile guy said to just re-grout into the crack.dryvet stucco turned out to be a horrible problem with termites and moisture, if i remember the correct product. (happened to friends, not us); a new home might contain someting not yet known to be a poor or dangerous product.
ok....the sinking floor didn't turn out to be a problem, so it doesn't count.....
the dryvit wasn't flashed or detailed properly, so it falls under my #4, poor execution, or #3, poor design, or both.....
help me out here all you Breaktimers, I think I hit all 5 dead on....(as general categories...no specifics except as examples for illustration).....who's got a better list?.....
P.S. in the serious category...the one a few posts back wins the humor category....