Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="rod" data-source="post: 4448982" data-attributes="member: 5382">That was one of the first things I noticed when we built our house was it was NEVER anyones fault -- they always blamed someone else.&nbsp; Fortunately I know enough about wiring, plumbing, carpentry and the other trades and I was on site damn near every day that I was able to catch most of their friend-ups. A carpenter friend of mine told me I was the worst kind of person to build for. I just laughed. All I expected them to do was a good job.We caught the foundation crew overlooking a bad measurement that would have left the house overhanging the foundation by about a foot on one end.We caught the carpenters framing in some of the widow and door openings wrong so we would have had to re-order sizes.We caught the plasterers starting to put a different texture on the ceiling and walls than what the wife wanted.We caught our contractor &quot;accidentially&quot; charging some building supplies for another job to our project.My wife and I both swore --never again.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rod, post: 4448982, member: 5382"] That was one of the first things I noticed when we built our house was it was NEVER anyones fault -- they always blamed someone else. Fortunately I know enough about wiring, plumbing, carpentry and the other trades and I was on site damn near every day that I was able to catch most of their friend-ups. A carpenter friend of mine told me I was the worst kind of person to build for. I just laughed. All I expected them to do was a good job. We caught the foundation crew overlooking a bad measurement that would have left the house overhanging the foundation by about a foot on one end. We caught the carpenters framing in some of the widow and door openings wrong so we would have had to re-order sizes. We caught the plasterers starting to put a different texture on the ceiling and walls than what the wife wanted. We caught our contractor "accidentially" charging some building supplies for another job to our project. My wife and I both swore --never again. [/QUOTE]

Verification