Im having a contractor do major improvements to my home. So far things arent going well.
Im having a room added on the back of my house. There is already a roof and concrete slab there that was a patio.
They were just going to set the band and 2X6 on the slab. Plus run six-inch ductwork under these. With the floor on top it would have mashed the duck down to 4 inches. Second the slab is not that level. They were just going to shim it to make it level. Also when I asked if the siding that I will have installed would come down to the same level on my home as the addition they said no. That the siding would be two different levels. So they laid the block to the same level as the rest of the house. They charged me to disassemble the band and 2X6. Now they set the band and 2X6 right on the blocks and I would think that there should be some kind of plastic between the two? They also built knee walls (looks like a ladder laid on its side) to support the 2X6 between the blocks. Because the 2x6 run 16 feet. Should they have used pillars made of blocks instead?
Second I had my electrical service run underground. In the process they messed up my entire back yard. They didnt put the soil back in a mound over the trench but just scattered it around the yard. Now after a rain its running into the yard of the guy behind me cause I am on a hill. Last thing they ran service from my house to my detached garage. The conduit came out of the ground and enters the garage about 5 feet above the ground. I asked the electrical inspector if it had to be this way and he said no, that they could have come into the garage lower and run the conduit on up to the breaker box inside. They have just started and already having problems. I am going to hire a private inspector to look at the work done so far.
help! Blair
Im having a room added on the back of my house. There is already a roof and concrete slab there that was a patio.
They were just going to set the band and 2X6 on the slab. Plus run six-inch ductwork under these. With the floor on top it would have mashed the duck down to 4 inches. Second the slab is not that level. They were just going to shim it to make it level. Also when I asked if the siding that I will have installed would come down to the same level on my home as the addition they said no. That the siding would be two different levels. So they laid the block to the same level as the rest of the house. They charged me to disassemble the band and 2X6. Now they set the band and 2X6 right on the blocks and I would think that there should be some kind of plastic between the two? They also built knee walls (looks like a ladder laid on its side) to support the 2X6 between the blocks. Because the 2x6 run 16 feet. Should they have used pillars made of blocks instead?
Second I had my electrical service run underground. In the process they messed up my entire back yard. They didnt put the soil back in a mound over the trench but just scattered it around the yard. Now after a rain its running into the yard of the guy behind me cause I am on a hill. Last thing they ran service from my house to my detached garage. The conduit came out of the ground and enters the garage about 5 feet above the ground. I asked the electrical inspector if it had to be this way and he said no, that they could have come into the garage lower and run the conduit on up to the breaker box inside. They have just started and already having problems. I am going to hire a private inspector to look at the work done so far.
help! Blair