After we let ourselves into the house (it was locked this time but we found the key) and looked around we went back to the model and found the sales lady and her boss there. I think they knew what was coming. Her boss started to try and defend the head builder but as we continued to explain what has been going on he became more and more quiet. Her boss thought 90% of the problems were cosmetic and no big deal. He is right that they are 90% cosmetic and shouldn't take long to fix however most of them shouldn't have even happened and we don't feel like we can trust them to fix them they way they should be fixed. They haven't been able to fix anything correctly and/or without breaking something else so far so how can we trust that they will fix the cosmetic issues the right way this time? The sales lady's boss did agree that the wood floor was the bigger issue just because of timing and we completely agree. If this wasn't a holiday it also wouldn't be as big of a deal since they would have 3-4 more working days if we didn't have Christmas. However we do the final walk through in 3 days, leave for Christmas and close on the 27th. 3 days is enough to fix the cosmetic things but not enough with the floor. We are not sure if we are closing on the 27th. They may be deciding to redo the floor completely which we are hoping they do. At this point they have put it down wrong and fixed it wrong (floor is almost completely hollow). We don't trust them to try to fix it for the second time. I am not sure I trust them to put it down again but it is easier to put a wood floor down then to patch it. If they do put a wood floor down we could close on the 30th which means we have 1 day to get everything out of the apartment and have the apartment cleaned. We would much rather close on the 30th and have the cosmetic things fixed and the floor done properly then close on the 27/28th with things not fixed properly. Every agrees that the head builder is going to have fun on the 22nd for the closing.
They have put carpet down. Brian, Al and I think that is premature since they still have to work on the stairs (stairs need a lot of work), fix sheet rock and paint and we dont really trust them to do that without wrecking the carpet. Sales lady's boss thinks it will be fine since they will put a tarp down but given past history...Brian and I aren't so sure. These people have proven themselves to be incapable of being careful and being detailed so we are not sure that the tarp will be enough. We shall see. Al is working on the 22nd so his friend Dave (also a builder) is going to come with us. We have told Dave and have been assured that Dave will be very vocal about what he finds wrong. I will be testing every outlet, Dave will be making sure everything is level and we will be making the Head Builder wish he was more thorough when the house was being built.
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| Someone vandalized our driveway and it is not chalk |
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| Center view |
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| Right hand side yard |
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| Diagonal view front right |
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| Left hand side yard |
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| Diagonal view front left |
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| Left hand side yard from back |
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| Diagonal view back left |
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| Backyard from left, we will have to seed the easement ourselves |
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| Center view from back |
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| Right hand side yard from back |
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| Diagonal view from back right |
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| Back yard from back right |
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| Nursery, notice the carpet |
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| Just one of the MANY cosmetic issues they have to fix |
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| Guest Bath |
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| Closet, the metal thing needs fixing |
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| Guest room |
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| No baseboard in bedroom |
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| Trim is up but needs work |
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| View from entry way |
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| Half Bath |
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| Utitilty Room |
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| Dining Room with the wood thats hollow and spongey |
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| Stairs |
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| One example of what needs work |
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| Living room |
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| Kitchen and breakfast nook |
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| Kitchen |
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| Another cosmetic issue they have to fix |
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| Have to finish trimming the cupboards |
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| Need to repaint |
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| Those drawers are still in the wrong spot |
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| Living Room |
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| Kitchen from the living room |
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| The pieces of wood should be touching each other |
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| Master Bedroom |
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| Master Bathroom |
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| More touch ups |
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| Linen closet in Master Bath |
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| Walk in closet |
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| Our security system is supposed to be there |
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| Loft |
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| A very good example of why the stair case needs a lot of work |
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| No pins in the door |
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| Brian's Office |
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| Closet |
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| Office Bathroom |
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| Attic |
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| That is supposed to have a phone line there too |
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| The brown wood should be white |
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| The calk isnt even so the wood looks damaged |
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| The hole is still not filled in |
Oh we also learned that we might not be able to have HTC cable which we were told we could since the very beginning. Having HTC is one of the main reason's we liked the house and the only reason we got the security system. Hopefully we will find out on Monday that we can have HTC
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