Pike2350
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Figured I may as well make a thread to document this process.
Last January, we signed a contract to have an 12x20 addition added to our house. The addition is to extend and relocate our kitchen, as well as open up the main level, as well as add a basement room. Due to the heavy winter and all the water, the contractor waited until June to begin.
Well, there are quite a few issues that have come up with the contractor over this time...most small and annoying, and in some ways I wish we had found another one. He's a nice guy, but he lacks some communication skills (although in some ways he's better then many others I'm sure) He is also not nearly as thorough with things as I would expect. I am now learning that hiring a GC that does not have any of their own employees, is just a bad idea. Also, stick to a GC that specializes in remodels and additions and not new home builds.
June came around and the contractor sent out a sub to demo our patio cover and start to remove the brick "veneer" Now, when he had the architect over, they asked about the framing and I stated I believed it was brick framed, and little to no wood framing inside. They looked at the sliding glass door and thickness there and said "no, it should be fine" Well, the demo guy started with the brick only to find, as I expected, that it was indeed brick framed. The contractor wasn't happy and had even told us in the begining, if it was brick framed he wouldn't continue.....well SURPRISE!
Luckily, he stayed on, but had to have the engineering redone to account for the framing differences. This delayed everything a month... Well, the next issue was that, when the contractor brought over his excavator to start digging the last of June, he found it didn't fit under my carport beams. 🤦♂️ After much debate and issues of him not measuring, or not eyeballing correctly, we negotiated with my neighbor to remove the fence and bring it in the opposite side of the yard. This was also going to force me to replace the fence sooner then expected (planned for next year) but it did allow me to level my backyard without other fill dirt). so ground was finally broken July 9th.
{EDIT} here's a link to the photo album if pics don't work. Something has been going on with google photos lately where I see code sometimes, sometimes pics, etc. https://photos.app.goo.gl/GveUARMdWKhwEyam6
Removing dirt
Last January, we signed a contract to have an 12x20 addition added to our house. The addition is to extend and relocate our kitchen, as well as open up the main level, as well as add a basement room. Due to the heavy winter and all the water, the contractor waited until June to begin.
Well, there are quite a few issues that have come up with the contractor over this time...most small and annoying, and in some ways I wish we had found another one. He's a nice guy, but he lacks some communication skills (although in some ways he's better then many others I'm sure) He is also not nearly as thorough with things as I would expect. I am now learning that hiring a GC that does not have any of their own employees, is just a bad idea. Also, stick to a GC that specializes in remodels and additions and not new home builds.
June came around and the contractor sent out a sub to demo our patio cover and start to remove the brick "veneer" Now, when he had the architect over, they asked about the framing and I stated I believed it was brick framed, and little to no wood framing inside. They looked at the sliding glass door and thickness there and said "no, it should be fine" Well, the demo guy started with the brick only to find, as I expected, that it was indeed brick framed. The contractor wasn't happy and had even told us in the begining, if it was brick framed he wouldn't continue.....well SURPRISE!
Luckily, he stayed on, but had to have the engineering redone to account for the framing differences. This delayed everything a month... Well, the next issue was that, when the contractor brought over his excavator to start digging the last of June, he found it didn't fit under my carport beams. 🤦♂️ After much debate and issues of him not measuring, or not eyeballing correctly, we negotiated with my neighbor to remove the fence and bring it in the opposite side of the yard. This was also going to force me to replace the fence sooner then expected (planned for next year) but it did allow me to level my backyard without other fill dirt). so ground was finally broken July 9th.
{EDIT} here's a link to the photo album if pics don't work. Something has been going on with google photos lately where I see code sometimes, sometimes pics, etc. https://photos.app.goo.gl/GveUARMdWKhwEyam6
Removing dirt
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i don't recall if I posted, but a brick wanescotting has always been on the agenda. They didn't put the anchor bolts on the foundation to allow a brick ledge and the contractor told me "no worries, we can use thin brick" at the time that was not my preference but what to do. Now, after I did the leg work and found the thin brick I wanted, he pulled this. At this point y biggest concern was now that there was no brick ledge they would have to make the addition wider then the existing house and I thought it would look terrible. While I don't love it, the post for the carport will hide it for the most part.
