Comments on: Got Hair? http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/ Family, House, Home Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:58:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrea http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Andrea Mon, 23 Feb 2009 04:08:35 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-119 Wow, you have had a time! I hope it gets better! :-) Wow, you have had a time! I hope it gets better! :-)

]]> By: Rob http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Rob Sat, 21 Feb 2009 04:52:57 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-114 General Contractors- You can't shoot them and you can't kill 'em. They are a neccessary evil. I did pull the rest of my hair out with mine when I had an addition put on the house. But I do give credit- at least mine gave good phone. His one saving grace was the sub that actually finished the house. General Contractors- You can’t shoot them and you can’t kill ‘em. They are a neccessary evil. I did pull the rest of my hair out with mine when I had an addition put on the house. But I do give credit- at least mine gave good phone. His one saving grace was the sub that actually finished the house.

]]> By: Christopher Busta-Peck http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Christopher Busta-Peck Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:37:24 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-113 I'm contracting out the plumbing work in the non-master bathroom and some of the code violations that the city is requiring that we fix. The violations that still need to be addressed include replacing the garage floor, masonry work on the chimney, repair of two sections of gutter, scraping and repainting some peeling paint, fixing a few cracked window panes, removing an out of use gas valve, and fixing one cracked leaded glass window. I'm probably going to have whoever I hire for the work I need on my roof deal with the masonry issues on the chimney, as they'll already have the scaffolding in place. I may have the roof contractor do the gutter work, especially if they can find a way to save the existing copper gutters rather than replace them. The window panes and peeling paint I can do easily enough myself. This leaves us with the leaded glass window, the garage floor, and the gas valve. I'm either going to attempt the leaded glass window myself or take it to a specialist. The gas valve and the garage flooor are outside my abilities, so someone must be found for them - though there are other plumbing issues I need addressed, and if I can get the card of the guy who was subbing for my general contractor, I think I'd be happy with him. To clarify, the general contractor has already addressed several city code violations: wiring that needed a conduit; mortar that needed repair; and a few others. I’m contracting out the plumbing work in the non-master bathroom and some of the code violations that the city is requiring that we fix. The violations that still need to be addressed include replacing the garage floor, masonry work on the chimney, repair of two sections of gutter, scraping and repainting some peeling paint, fixing a few cracked window panes, removing an out of use gas valve, and fixing one cracked leaded glass window.

I’m probably going to have whoever I hire for the work I need on my roof deal with the masonry issues on the chimney, as they’ll already have the scaffolding in place. I may have the roof contractor do the gutter work, especially if they can find a way to save the existing copper gutters rather than replace them. The window panes and peeling paint I can do easily enough myself.

This leaves us with the leaded glass window, the garage floor, and the gas valve. I’m either going to attempt the leaded glass window myself or take it to a specialist. The gas valve and the garage flooor are outside my abilities, so someone must be found for them – though there are other plumbing issues I need addressed, and if I can get the card of the guy who was subbing for my general contractor, I think I’d be happy with him.

To clarify, the general contractor has already addressed several city code violations: wiring that needed a conduit; mortar that needed repair; and a few others.

]]> By: Shane http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Shane Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:59:24 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-111 Todd: If this was coming out of my pocket, I'd have dumped him a long time ago. But right now, it seems like he is too intertwined in the insurance process to be able to do it. Christopher: What are you contracting out? Maybe I missed something on your blog... Jen: No problem. I'm not claiming to know it all, but I figured you could use all the information you can get! momomatic: If this wasn't an insurance job, I would be doing 99% of the work myself. At times, I've been tempted to get going on things myself. However, most of those items are things you are supposed to be licensed for (electrical, plumbing) and the main sub contractor below our general contractor has this stuff all set up legit with permits and inspections. So I really can't touch anything without risking getting in trouble. Thanks everyone for stopping by! Todd: If this was coming out of my pocket, I’d have dumped him a long time ago. But right now, it seems like he is too intertwined in the insurance process to be able to do it.

Christopher: What are you contracting out? Maybe I missed something on your blog…

Jen: No problem. I’m not claiming to know it all, but I figured you could use all the information you can get!

momomatic: If this wasn’t an insurance job, I would be doing 99% of the work myself. At times, I’ve been tempted to get going on things myself. However, most of those items are things you are supposed to be licensed for (electrical, plumbing) and the main sub contractor below our general contractor has this stuff all set up legit with permits and inspections. So I really can’t touch anything without risking getting in trouble.

Thanks everyone for stopping by!

]]> By: momomatic http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-110 momomatic Fri, 20 Feb 2009 14:54:20 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-110 Ohhhh...what a pain in the hiney. We're doing the work we need done on our new house all by our lonesome--only because the scope of our projects are teensy in comparison to yours--but I can only imagine how frustrated y'all must be. Keep your chin up! Ohhhh…what a pain in the hiney. We’re doing the work we need done on our new house all by our lonesome–only because the scope of our projects are teensy in comparison to yours–but I can only imagine how frustrated y’all must be.

Keep your chin up!

]]> By: Jen http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Jen Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:18:10 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-107 Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment you left on my blog! I really appreciate a parent's insight... we hope to have kids soon, but it's hard to anticipate how having children changes your life. We love love love living in the city, but I think you are right about small(er) towns (okay, it's not THAT small if there's a Target :) ). I've heard that this particular town would be an excellent place to raise a family... I guess that's even more incentive to move. It's tricky to imagine reducing the focus on my career, but I bet its worth it! Thanks again! Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment you left on my blog! I really appreciate a parent’s insight… we hope to have kids soon, but it’s hard to anticipate how having children changes your life. We love love love living in the city, but I think you are right about small(er) towns (okay, it’s not THAT small if there’s a Target :) ). I’ve heard that this particular town would be an excellent place to raise a family… I guess that’s even more incentive to move. It’s tricky to imagine reducing the focus on my career, but I bet its worth it! Thanks again!

]]> By: Christopher Busta-Peck http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-106 Christopher Busta-Peck Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:19:26 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-106 I am totally with you on the whole contractors not calling thing. I understand, with the weather as it is, flooded basements, leaking roofs, and all manner of other things that are more urgent than merely making a house livable. Fine. But to repeatedly say you'll be there on a given day and neither show up nor call... if I missed four days of work and didn't call them, I'd get fired. I'm starting to consider getting rid of my general contractor and just hiring the subs myself. I just need to get the plumber's business card... I am totally with you on the whole contractors not calling thing. I understand, with the weather as it is, flooded basements, leaking roofs, and all manner of other things that are more urgent than merely making a house livable. Fine. But to repeatedly say you’ll be there on a given day and neither show up nor call… if I missed four days of work and didn’t call them, I’d get fired.

I’m starting to consider getting rid of my general contractor and just hiring the subs myself. I just need to get the plumber’s business card…

]]> By: Todd - Home Construction Improvement http://www.shaneandcasey.com/2009/02/19/got-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Todd - Home Construction Improvement Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:18:48 +0000 http://www.shaneandcasey.com/?p=301#comment-105 It's really too bad you're having such a hard time with your general contractor. You shouldn't have to do any of that. In fact, your GC is getting paid to do nothing from the sounds of it and that's not right. Sounds like maybe you should cut him loose and finish the job with your own subs. It’s really too bad you’re having such a hard time with your general contractor. You shouldn’t have to do any of that. In fact, your GC is getting paid to do nothing from the sounds of it and that’s not right. Sounds like maybe you should cut him loose and finish the job with your own subs.

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