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Jo Berner
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Comments (1)I mistakenly used one of the biggest and most well known of these sites. They seem to be a scam even at the highest levels. No, I wouldnt trust them and realize the best contractors do not use them nor do they need them....See MoreBuilder messed up foyer/entry, do we fix?
Comments (49)Just wanted to post a little update! We have had the entryway fixed! We used Matt Nelson with Nelson Builders and my husband worked alongside Matt. We decided to bump the entire entry out 3 1/2 feet. We saved a lot of money having my husband do a lot of the work and it ended up not being too expensive. It has made a HUGE difference! Even from the front of the house, you can actually see the front door now (before it went way in). Our original builder never got back with me (Miller Construction) and actually when I wrote a review of our experience with them, he threatened me with a lawyer, said he was asking Houzz to remove the review, and when they wouldn't, he deleted his entire Houzz profile and put up a new one. For the record, my review (2 stars) was actually fair and there was nothing derogatory or offensive. It just wasn't a super positive experience. But, thankfully we got the entry fixed and it looks great now :) Pics are attached (we will be adding a coat rack above the bench!)...See MoreIs This a Normal Clause in Contract?
Comments (7)Nosoccermom - that's the way I read it, too. I made a mental note about it before I signed the contract and hoped I would not need to use it. I owe them about $1,000. That's more than enough to recut some trim pieces, caulk the sink, 2nd coat of paint, finish a few door pulls, recut toekick and replace doors where pulls were installed crooked, etc. We have to hire a new contractor anyway for extensive structural work so I imagine they would be "happy" to do these things as part of the bigger $$ project or else it's mostly at a handyman level at this point. That's IF, as Joseph Corlett points out, we decide to not be fussy and move on without having the whole thing ripped out and counter heights fixed to standard (they will end up 35.5" or a little lower depending on whether the subfloor is replaced as part of structural repairs) and live with water damage at the bottom of a pantry cabinet that will be covered by a drawer and live with 3/4" filler for mis-measured dishwasher opening and the resultant loss of that depth in our counter overhang. If we had all that done, cost would be around $5,000 if fabricator is right that countertop will likely break if removed along peninsula area. Of course, if refrigerator does not fit due to mismeasuring (it's going to be tight!), that whole side is going to have to be redone regardless. There was too much rushing and too little project manager/owner involvement - I guess they assumed it was going to be straightforward due to the detailed plans but then you'd have to actually follow the plans...It's just a miss all the way around....See MoreBest Floor for a Laundry Room?
Comments (2)Tile is what I want in the laundry mudroom. You could put a heat mat under the tile to warm it up....See MoreLeslie Weinberg
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