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Steve B Steve B is offline
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Default Builder put window in wrong place


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Yeah, right. They don't have much choice. Except maybe to keep the
deposit
and tell you to get lost. What planet are you on?


In which case, you simply don't pay them the final installment until it's
right, and if they won't make it right, you call the contractor's board, and
they arbitrate. If they find in your favor, they have the contractor do it
right, or hire another, and tack it against his surety bond.



First, what evidence, other than the buyer saying so, is there that
the window
is in the "wrong" place? And even if a window is off from where it's
shown on
some document, how much are you willing to spend to try to prove it on
the chance
that you might win?


Blueprints are actually pretty simple. If the window goes 16'8" from the
left corner, and it's not there, it's WRONG.



Don;t get me wrong. If the window is substantially off from where
it's supposed to
be, the buyer has a valid issue and it should be fixed. However,
anyone saying
it's no big deal is an idiot.


For a couple of guys to move a window at this stage IS NO BIG DEAL. Anyone
who thinks it is doesn't know anything about construction. It's done all
the time. They built the whole friggin house, I'll bet a dollar they can
move a window.




Also, depending on your
contract, they shouldn't have any trouble getting it done on time --
they just have to hire extra workers.


LOL, what does the contract have to do with how much trouble it is to
get the job done on time? Does it say if we screw up and it's a lot
of
trouble, we have 6 mths, but if it's less trouble we have 1 mth? And
wha
t does any of that have to do with the questions at hand?




If I understand your description, your house will look unbalanced. You
might have trouble selling it.


Oh, so you're not even sure you understand the description, but you
know it's no
problem?




Call your representative NOW!-



There is no record of what was said on a phone call. You should call
the builder AND send the builder via mail with a return receipt a
letter stating your issue.



I can see you don't have a lot of experience with this, do you?

Steve