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Fishy Cover · 01-11-2009, 09:34 PM

Back to All Quality Construction-- There are two sides to this story. I worked for a subcontractor on this project for a short while and from my perspective the facts are somewhat different than what Belmont Resident reported and I hate to see this guy slandered.

There was an architect and a structural engineer on this project as well as the owner who was intimately involved in the day-to-day work and decision making. Problems arose because the drawings were not properly dimensioned, the foundation walls (owner's responsibility) were built incorrectly, the owner made changes that the architect agreed disagreed with (after they were built) and when the exterior claps and sheathing of the original house were removed and the actual construction of the old house was seen it was obvious that the addition could not be built as designed by the architect. There ensued a major axx-covering and finger-pointing contest.

We finished our part of the job and left before all of this was resolved, if it ever was. Unfortunately the builder seems to have been blamed for everything that went wrong, and although I'm sure he is responsible for some of the issues, my opinion is that he was not the bad guy.

By the way, I checked with the town building inspector and the framing inspection was passed so despite all of the negativity the work that was done was done properly.

I have worked with this builder on other projects with excellent results and very satisfied customers. As a small businessman I hate to see someone criticized without both sides being presented.

01-11-2009, 09:34 PM	#7
Fishy Cover Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 135 Thanks: 10 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	All Quality Back to All Quality Construction-- There are two sides to this story. I worked for a subcontractor on this project for a short while and from my perspective the facts are somewhat different than what Belmont Resident reported and I hate to see this guy slandered. There was an architect and a structural engineer on this project as well as the owner who was intimately involved in the day-to-day work and decision making. Problems arose because the drawings were not properly dimensioned, the foundation walls (owner's responsibility) were built incorrectly, the owner made changes that the architect agreed disagreed with (after they were built) and when the exterior claps and sheathing of the original house were removed and the actual construction of the old house was seen it was obvious that the addition could not be built as designed by the architect. There ensued a major axx-covering and finger-pointing contest. We finished our part of the job and left before all of this was resolved, if it ever was. Unfortunately the builder seems to have been blamed for everything that went wrong, and although I'm sure he is responsible for some of the issues, my opinion is that he was not the bad guy. By the way, I checked with the town building inspector and the framing inspection was passed so despite all of the negativity the work that was done was done properly. I have worked with this builder on other projects with excellent results and very satisfied customers. As a small businessman I hate to see someone criticized without both sides being presented.