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On Apr 30, 2:04 pm, "Steve B" wrote:
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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.

So, you're familiar with the laws governing builders in the OP's
state? And you're sure
it's a slam dunk she;s gonna win arbitration, provided it's even
provided for under
the local laws and contract? And the OP hasn't even stated what, if
any, evidence she
has that the window is in the wrong place to begin with. We don;t
know what the building
plans show or that she ever saw them. We don't know what any sales
materials she relied
on show. We don't know what the model, if there is one, looks like.
And we don;t know
if there are any other homes of that model and where their widnows
are. BTW, most people
wouldn't say withholding payment, likely delaying your move-in, and
having to go to arbitration
is "no big deal."





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.


So, you've seen the blueprints BEFORE telling her it's no big deal?
And you know
the contract doesn't have a clause that talks about what deviations
the builder is
allowed and for what reasons?






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.

At this stage? The window is in, the siding is done, the drywall is
done. Except for
paint, it's complete. Sure they can tear it apart and redo it. But
the OP already told you
that the builder has been unreponsive on other issues, that are very
likely a lot less
cost and trouble to fix than this.



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?



I have enough experience to know that it's wrong to tell someone that
it's no big deal
that a window has been framed, installed, sided,and drywalled in what
they think
is the wrong place. Especially when it wasn't even stated what basis
there is that the
window is in the wrong place, other thand the buyer's opinion.

Now, again, a disclaimer. I wouldn't want a window that is clearly in
the wrong place either.
But, before I assumed it's no big deal, I'd find out what all the
relevant facts are. .


I really don't have to know ANYTHING. Since you know EVERYTHING, I have you
to do it.

Steve