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Thanks for the reply. I looked over the contract and there is a bit of grey area where the construction portion is concerned. 6X6 on 12 inch sonotube is one of the requirements, but there is no mention of how far out of the ground the sonotubes would extend. I dropped a line to the town code...

It's been a month now and I'm NOT HAPPY with the work done so far. 1. The job included adding a roof over the front steps on the house. This meant 12ft posts or beams to support the front of the roof. Contractor got 8ft 6X6 pressure treated timbers, and put them on top of 4 ft sonotubes filled...

The only thing I wish to offer is that you don't know the vintage of the unit, make, or expected life span. I would be upset with myself if I replaced the elements, thermostat, ect... and had the bottom blow out due to age. If you had a clue as to how much expected life it still has, I could...

Thanks Joe. I guess I need to find out where he's getting the plywood and see if it's in fact CDX since it bears no markings or painted edges. I was thinking 1/2 inch would have been better too. For what it's worth, the plywood appears to be reasonable with respect to defects... not too many...

OK, I hired a contractor to add a roof over the front entrance of my house and remove the 3 layers of shingles, then re-roof the entire house. The roof to be added is a standard gable type, and the new ridge board will be perpendicular to the existing ridge. The new ridge board will also be...