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To: Mount Athos

Makes one wonder how good the workmanship is in these McMansions.


54 posted on 11/23/2005 1:06:48 PM PST by Archangelsk (Handbasket, hell. Get used to the concept.)
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To: Archangelsk
Makes one wonder how good the workmanship is in these McMansions.

It is as good as food from McDonalds.

59 posted on 11/23/2005 2:32:01 PM PST by A. Pole (Working three jobs - uniquely American, isn't it? I mean, that is fantastic, oooh yeah, yeah, hehe.)
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To: Archangelsk

...Makes one wonder how good the workmanship is in these McMansions....

Well, wonder no more. The last house I was in I had to jack a door out at the bottom as far as it would go because the whole wall was that out of level. There's just no excuse for that.

Meanwhile there was a crew there trying to cover up one of the worst tape and float jobs I've ever seen, and this was after it was already painted.

From the framing end I've seen stuff that wasn't nailed in, or things like blocks under windows sticking out to the point that I knew the sheetrockers would just knock them loose anyway once they got there.

On two other houses the plumbers stuff ended up springing a leak, running all night, and being upstairs, ruining the cielings below. There was no choice but to rip out all the sheetrock and replace it.

Other things I've seen.

Slabs with gulleys in them.

Plywood on roofs with more nails missing the rafters then hitting them, judging by all the nails on either side of the rafters which are all bowed to begin (they don't take the time to straighten them and nail a 2*4 underneath).

In short, getting one of these McMansions presentable requires "fixes" on almost every level. I don't think anyone is saving any money here.

And if you bring any tools with you you better watch them like a hawk, because they will walk off if you don't.





89 posted on 11/24/2005 7:23:29 AM PST by planekT (<- http://www.wadejacoby.com/pedro/ ->)
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