The Decks were not bolted into the foundation, nor did chuck install enough cross members. If you look at the gaps, they are 30″ apart. i am not sure what code is, but we had to redo them at somewhere between 12-15″ when they were inspected. The wood was not treated before putting the top [...]
Amazingly… No GFI plugs in Kitchen or Bathroom near sinks. On top of this, they were installed into the granite and since it wasn’t done correctly the first time, we had two choices, remove the granite, or access the wiring from outside (cutting into the outside wall). We chose option 2, which as you’d imagine, [...]
One of the last things he did in the house (after he said he was 2 weeks from finishing up), was that he used Round hinges instead of square, and just filled in around the edges with wood fill, and said he was going to paint it and it would be alright.
Dented the new hood and didn’t match up the back splash, and no, he didn’t replace it or offer to fix it. Most amazingly… he vented it into the air conditioning duct. and the second one wasn’t even vented out of the ceiling.
Yup, he bought them, and stuck them in (probably had a worker put them all in the ground) and just stick them in the dirt. Amazing!!!
i just don’t get it; this is how Chuck left the outside wiring for our outdoor lighting. Why wouldn’t pull a neutral and ground wire for the outdoor lighting. It just doesn’t make sense…
This shut off pipe was not replaced even though Chuck said he replaced the plumbing below the house. as you see in a previous post this was not the case and as you can see here, the pipe is going through the old screen instead of the wall where i was told it should. One [...]
Chuck poured new concrete that flowed toward the house… and when they did it, they didnt raise the crawl space lip to code. This would have allowed water to flow under the house especially with the concrete not balanced to allow rain and other water to flow either down a drain or toward the driveway. [...]
Chuck installed a french drain and when we opened it up, it was full of mud to the top with no exit pipe.
We just found out that the oven he installed was actually bolted in, but was not plugged in. To boot, we requested a gas oven but Chuck got us an electric oven. And installed it but didn’t hook it up. I mean come on… its just a plug. Why would you completely bolt in a [...]
Lets take a look at how the deck was constructed: Not only were the boards pulling away, but the deck was not bolted to the foundation and the boards (under a year old) were nailed in so they were starting to pull up and off the deck base showing a warp in the new deck.
And leaves the old pan in place….
This blog will account for all of the shortcomings, overcharges, and sub-standard work Chuck and his team did at our house accompanied by photos.