Ignoramus5713 wrote:
On 10 Jan 2005 23:12:39 GMT, HaHaHa wrote:

There are certian tell-tale signs which can indicate very easily that a
handy-homeowner or a hack or a professional did some added work.


Would you give some examples of such signs?

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Yeah, like a wall being more than 3/4" off vertical from top
to bottom. Wait, that was my new carefully built, with
permits, and inspected house built by professionals.
Didn't notice it until I installed a wood stove and dropped
a plumbob for the chimney.

My point is that poorly done doesn't mean that a
non-professional, unlicensed person did it. If you do
careful neat work that is correct, the inspector might
notice but will likely figure it was done by a professional.

I have several friend that have receive highly complimentary
statements from inspectors on their electrical, plumbing, or
other work, indicating that it was far above the standards
done by professionals. Not unusual or unexpected if you
work carefully as the usual trade person doesn't have the
time to be exceptionally careful.

Oh, yeah, we looked for about 2 months and finally selected
this house as the best location and construction from what
we had visited. After 6 months and climbing up on the roof
to install the chimney for that wood stove, I finally notice
that there was no cap on a section of the roof. No water
problem because the shingles were overlapped, but still.
One call and the roofer sent is son out immediately to fix
it. Seems there was some mix up each (father and son)
thought the other had finished the cap. I may have made
some visual errors (no one notices) when I reroofed years
later, but it doesn't leak and I sure didn't leave the cap off.

Oh, I forgot the pieces of wood left in the furnace plenum,
because somebody was too lazy to pull them out after another
stupid person dropped them in there. Lots of stories of
screw ups in other houses.

Nope, you won't have a bit a problem if you are halfway neat
and follow what responsible people at your local supply
houses tell you.