We thought we had foundation problems, but after two inspections, it turns out we don't have enough damage to warrant piers!!
WHEW!!
Instead we're going with an irrigation system to keep our foundation at a constant moisture level. This will actually gradually fix what slight shifting has happened AND will prevent further shifting/settling. Not only is it a fraction of what piers would have cost, but we also escape the stigma of a house that had foundation work done.
We don't have to disclose any foundation problems when we sell this house one day. And an underground foundation irrigation system actually increases the value of our house. :)
We are so relieved... We were worried we may owe as much as $12K for this work, and I was wondering where the heck that was gonna come from.
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Told ya
Jose finished today.
Jason came home, got out the ladder and a legal pad, walked the perimeter, took notes, and is now calling Jose to meet with him tomorrow.
There are a few things he needs to fix...
like using a razor blade on the windows to clean any overspray.
:)
See you soon, Jose.
Jason came home, got out the ladder and a legal pad, walked the perimeter, took notes, and is now calling Jose to meet with him tomorrow.
There are a few things he needs to fix...
like using a razor blade on the windows to clean any overspray.
:)
See you soon, Jose.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Being the foreman
So we're having our house painted. The HOA let us know it was time. And we need to stain our fence. Fine.
We have Certa Pro out here doing the work. Well, let me take that back. We had Certa Pro out here BIDDING the work. They have subcontractors out here doing the work. You know how it goes.
And so Jerry, the super nice guy who seems to be very on top of things, bid the job. And Jose, a super nice guy who's NOT highly motivated to do a top notch job, and his son are here doing the work.
Which leaves Jason (or me, but mostly Jason) to be the foreman. Running the crew.
And I almost feel bad for workmen who come here because Jason is such a thorough inspector and he's that guy who refuses to pay until he's COMPLETELY satisfied. I'm not saying that's wrong. It's good that Jason's that way. I'm just more of a "looks good enough to me" type person.
Jason's hard core. He has said that if they get paint on our trampoline then the cost of a new trampoline is coming out of the price to paint the house. He saw some sloppy caulk work and wanted Jerry to come back out and look at Jose's work before it "gets covered up in paint. Because sloppy work can be hidden by a fresh coat of paint, but I want it done right."
Jose just rang the doorbell to go over what he did today. And as soon as he said, "Your husband said he had concerns...", I melted into this cowardly ball of nonconfrontational nerves and interrupted him and said, "I don't know anything about what my husband said. You'll have to go over it with him."
I'm such a chicken.
Jose left today from 1:00 until 4:30 because he said he had to take a break. "It got hot today!" he said in disbelief. Um, yeah. July + Texas = hot. How long ya been here? Isn't it even hotter in July where you're from? Maybe if you started before 10:30 this morning, you would have been further along before it became shockingly and inexplicably hot. Just a thought.
Of course I said none of this.
He said he'll be finished tomorrow. But I laughed to myself and thought, "Oh Jose, Jose, Jose. You won't be finished. You THINK you'll be done tomorrow. But Jason will find things you did wrong and you'll be back Thursday morning fixing it."
We'll be seeing a lot of each other, I'm sure.
We have Certa Pro out here doing the work. Well, let me take that back. We had Certa Pro out here BIDDING the work. They have subcontractors out here doing the work. You know how it goes.
And so Jerry, the super nice guy who seems to be very on top of things, bid the job. And Jose, a super nice guy who's NOT highly motivated to do a top notch job, and his son are here doing the work.
Which leaves Jason (or me, but mostly Jason) to be the foreman. Running the crew.
And I almost feel bad for workmen who come here because Jason is such a thorough inspector and he's that guy who refuses to pay until he's COMPLETELY satisfied. I'm not saying that's wrong. It's good that Jason's that way. I'm just more of a "looks good enough to me" type person.
Jason's hard core. He has said that if they get paint on our trampoline then the cost of a new trampoline is coming out of the price to paint the house. He saw some sloppy caulk work and wanted Jerry to come back out and look at Jose's work before it "gets covered up in paint. Because sloppy work can be hidden by a fresh coat of paint, but I want it done right."
Jose just rang the doorbell to go over what he did today. And as soon as he said, "Your husband said he had concerns...", I melted into this cowardly ball of nonconfrontational nerves and interrupted him and said, "I don't know anything about what my husband said. You'll have to go over it with him."
I'm such a chicken.
Jose left today from 1:00 until 4:30 because he said he had to take a break. "It got hot today!" he said in disbelief. Um, yeah. July + Texas = hot. How long ya been here? Isn't it even hotter in July where you're from? Maybe if you started before 10:30 this morning, you would have been further along before it became shockingly and inexplicably hot. Just a thought.
Of course I said none of this.
He said he'll be finished tomorrow. But I laughed to myself and thought, "Oh Jose, Jose, Jose. You won't be finished. You THINK you'll be done tomorrow. But Jason will find things you did wrong and you'll be back Thursday morning fixing it."
We'll be seeing a lot of each other, I'm sure.
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