helenlene

notes/house/helene-issues.md

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 **Exterior**
 - rear upper deck & railings
   - deck light
+- chimney seal, cap, & wrap
 - caps on doubled 2x12s
   - was told they would be caulked to look like 4x12s
 - insulation and pipes in crawlspace
-- proper drainage pipes on hot water heater
-- chimney seal, cap, & wrap
+- gap sealant on gas exhaust
+  - end screens on gas exhaust
+- proper drainage valves on hot water heater
 - gutters left metal intact from previous gutters
-  - leaving visable gaps under the shingles that are large enough that small critters could enter the attic. 
-- missing downspouts on gutters
-- hole in gutter to right of entrance
-- water dripping along wood under upper gutter.
-- leaking downspout connector entrance
+  - leaving visible gaps under the shingles that are large enough that small critters could enter the attic. 
+  - missing downspouts on gutters
+  - hole in gutter to right of entrance
+  - water dripping along wood under upper gutter.
+  - leaking downspout connector entrance
 - painting in spots
 - front doors - were measured but not follow up
+- haul off
+  - truss & doors
+  - ladder from painters
+- replace 3 gallons of exterior paint
+  - or 2 since you're leaving two extra trim
 
 **Interior**
-- missing closet lights
+- electrical
+  - missing closet lights
+  - dimming led cans
+- bathroom hardware
 - hvac ductwork 
-- damaged sliding doors
-- broken hardware on bifold doors
-- door hardware for bedroom
-- missing foot boards and crown molding
-- crooked wall in bedroom corner
-- lots of bad drywall work
-  - tape marks in ceiling
-- sliding door not caulked
 - broken shower wand tube
-- downstairs ceiling repair from two separate leaks and jackhammer cracking
-- downstairs bathroom paint
 - bathtub not properly installed
   - slides around
-- no backsplash or water proofing on the wall of bathtub
-- white caulk on bathtub faucet
+  - no backsplash or water proofing on the wall of bathtub
+  - white caulk on bathtub filler
+- sliding door not caulked
+  - sliding poor trim paint/stain
+- ceiling fan
 - paint on tile floor
+- damaged bi-fold doors
+  - broken hardware on bifold doors
+  - split wood on the base of doors
+- door hardware for bedroom
 - cracked floor trim from carpet puller
+- closet shelves needs to be split for attic
+  - need to replace closet shelves
+  - need latch on attic door
+- missing baseboards and crown molding
+- carpet doesn't meet baseboards
+- dressing room 
+  - drawers/hardware
+  - stained seat top
+  - lighting
+- lots of bad drywall work
+  - crooked wall in bedroom corner
+  - tape marks in ceiling
+  - wavy at bed entrance - too many repair pieces
+- downstairs ceiling repair from two separate leaks and jackhammer cracking
+- downstairs bathroom paint
+- stairwell trim paint baseboards
+
+**Minor**
+- window treatments 
+  - tub / vertical blinds
+  - remove curtain rod
+- tv mount
+
 
 ## Management
 
 - Timeliness 
   - slow pace - some contractors will work for just a couple of hours a day for a week.
   - took **over a year** to complete the project
+- very little inspection of work 
 - General contractor has only been by the site once to check up on work
   - after the trusses were installed
-- Assistant to GC has only been on site to check on work five times 
+- Assistant to GC not on site often
   - once was after a leak
 - Not much supervision of subs
 - Communication lackluster
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 - Broken Sewer Line
   - blowout line crushed by one of the haul off trucks or the lift equipment
 - Subcontractors
-  - contractor shit in our backyard - dog was eating something and noticed the roll of toilet paper
+  - contractor 💩 in our backyard - dog was eating something and noticed the roll of toilet paper
   - contractors peeing in our driveway
   - contractor puked in the yard because he came hungover
   - left food trash in buckets upstairs that caused am indoor bug infestation
+  - dumped rotten food in bushes
+  - paint in bushes and on house in cleaning
 - had to drive over to GA to confirm quartz because couldn't get what was promised
-- didn't communicate the schluter was horizontal and not vertical
-- didn't fix cut drywall in downstairs bathroom for quite some time
+- didn't fix cut drywall in downstairs bathroom for three months
   - left it open and we taped the piece back into it
-- had contractors on site past normal working hours
-- Contractor fishing in pond putting fish in bucket
-- Requested payment before work was completed
-  - saying that you had 'had a lot of money' out there
-- promised to charge costs on materials
-- no accountability on the arrival or departure times of subs. 
+- contractors on site past normal working hours
+- contractor fishing in pond putting fish in bucket
 
 ## Craftsmanship
 
 - studio left without hardware for three months
 - leaking seal on pipe that ran into the wall and stained the ceiling on the floor below in both the den and downstairs bathroom
-- hot water install mixed with cold water so we didn't have cold water for a couple days
+- hot water install mixed with cold water
+  - we didn't have cold water for a couple days
 - covered existing electrical outlets
 - didn't seal off area of drywall sanding
   - no ventilation or air treatment
+  - didn't replace hvac intakes
 - installed tile inset the wrong direction
 - left hvac ducts unpatched for months. I finally patched them.
 - poured water under the house instead of piping it out
 - left a pile of debris in the yard for three months
 - left the old sliding door in the yard for a month
 - we personally hauled off several loads of trash
-- popcorn ceiling has visible seam
+- popcorn ceiling has visible seams
 - drywall not consistent or square in spots
   - dropping drywall at hvac intake
   - not square where the corners meet
   - didn't use the waterproof type throughout the bathroom
   - made patches where it should have been an entire board replaced
-  - only partial bathroom in water resistant
 - ripped out a closet that didn't need to be removed
 - threw away good materials and unnecessary demo
   - duct vents, bi-fold doors
 - broke glass into the yard by tossing shower doors over the ledge
 - didn't plug the two HVAC vents that were ducted into the closed ceiling
 - found a previously split truss just one truss back from what was installed
+  - didn't mention it to us
 - left the extra truss in our yard for nine months
 - didn't patch the ceiling until months after the trusses installed
   - $600 heating cost to heat ceiling area
+- didn't tile all the way to the ceiling in shower as requested
 - don't clean up after work
   - trash/food in yard, nails/metal in bushes
 - paint on window hardware
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 - didn't install backing support for grab bar
 - spilled a heavy amount of paint thinner into the subfloor which then permeated the house for a week causing headaches and eye irritation. So potent that any heating element like our oven on the first floor gave off a lighter fluid smell for a week.
 - put the new carpet down before the contractors had finished the other work
+  - carpet has visable seams
+  - carpet doesn't extent far enough under baseboards
 
 ## Billing
 

notes/house/helene.md

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 ## Log
 
+- **25/09/28** - electrical
 - **25/09/25** - new carpet
 - **25/09/24** - new gutters
 - **25/09/23** - new subfloor / gutter removal