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notes/house/helene-issues.md

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 # Issues
 
-We've had some hiccups along the way, so I just wanted to start list of issues we've had with the general contractor and sub contractors so they're not forgotten in case we need it.
+We've had some hiccups along the way, so I just wanted to start list of issues we've had with the general contractor and sub contractors so they're not forgotten when we need to reference them.
 
-**Management**
-- 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 by four times 
-  - got upset when we requested that a sub look at the broken sewer line
+## Punch List
+
+**Exterior**
+- rear upper deck & railings
+  - deck light
+- 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
+- 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
+- painting in spots
+- front doors - were measured but not follow up
+
+**Interior**
+- missing closet lights
+- 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
+- paint on tile floor
+- cracked floor trim from carpet puller
+
+## 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
+- 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 
+  - once was after a leak
 - Not much supervision of subs
 - Communication lackluster
-  - quotes and invoicing incomplete
-  - requested payment before work was completed
   - Inconsistent notice of subcontractors arriving onsite
     - sometimes no notice and sometimes just 15 minute notice
-- Timeliness 
-  - slow pace - some contractors will work for just a couple of hours a day for a week.
 - 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
   - contractors peeing in our driveway
   - contractor puked in the yard because he came hungover
-  - left food trash in buckets upstairs that caused a bug infestation
+  - left food trash in buckets upstairs that caused am indoor bug infestation
 - 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
   - left it open and we taped the piece back into it
 - had contractors on site past normal working hours
-  - once until almost dark (7:30pm 9/22 subfloor) sawing
-
+- 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. 
 
-**Craftsmanship**
+## 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
+- covered existing electrical outlets
+- didn't seal off area of drywall sanding
+  - no ventilation or air treatment
+- 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
 - 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
+- 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
 - don't clean up after work
-  - sawdust in the drive
-  - trash in yard
-- broken hardware on bifold doors
+  - trash/food in yard, nails/metal in bushes
+- paint on window hardware
 - paint on tile floor
 - had to repaint and drywall because of poor work
 - 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
 
-**Costs**
+## Billing
 
-- Requested payment before work was completed
-  - saying that y'all 'had a lot of money' out there
-- promised to charge costs on materials
+- quotes and invoicing incomplete
+  - requested payment before work was completed
+  - no discussion of invoicing changes