when we got back from southeast asia, i noticed some water on the floor of the garage directly below the bathtub (i.e., bathtub we just had installed six weeks prior by contractors). pete had removed a section of drywall from the garage ceiling when we bought the house because the old bathtub was leaking. we had yet to reinstall that section and i am so glad we were slackers on that one! when we verified that the water was coming from the bathtub, i called our contractor to let them know that they needed to come back. a week later, they finally came over and decided that the leak was coming from a loose fixture. they tightened it, saw no more water leaking, and went home. fast forward two days and we are getting our first sizable rain storm of the winter (~3 inches). pete happened to be home and noticed water on the floor of the garage under the bathtub but about 16 inches away from the previous leak. so he climbed up on the ladder and soon discovered that when the contractors installed the new subfloor, they pinched the sewer vent pipe between the subfloor and a stud and cracked the pipe. we had never noticed this problem before because we hadn't had any rain. leak #2 for those keeping track at home. so now pete has totally boarded the frustration train with me and we are rolling full steam ahead. pete decided to pull the insulation out from under the tub plumbing because he wasn't convinced after leak #2 showed up that they had solved the original problem. sure enough, the insulation was soaking wet and leak #3 was revealed. honestly, i couldn't make this stuff up if i tried. i called the contractor at 8:30 monday morning to start his week off on the right foot. it took them nearly two weeks to come up this time and ultimately resulted in a smaller, but equally disruptive bathroom remodel...with the bedroom and office thrown in for good measure. AGH!
the culprit for leak #3 was an incorrectly installed tile flange. our
contractor blames the manufacturers, but i blame the clowns who
work for him. they installed it on top of painters tape... so they had to
remove a row of tile to reseal the flange and hardy board. oh, and they failed to warn us that we were going to be without a shower for FIVE days.
contractor blames the manufacturers, but i blame the clowns who
work for him. they installed it on top of painters tape... so they had to
remove a row of tile to reseal the flange and hardy board. oh, and they failed to warn us that we were going to be without a shower for FIVE days.
to find the problem, they cut a lovely hole in our bedroom wall and
didn't bother to cover it with plastic when they left that day...even
though our bedroom was now open to the garage below and it was 30
degrees at night. can you tell how much i LOVE these guys?!
the "repaired" bedroom wall
the "repaired" office wall - which the contractor cut through and then
decided he didn't need to do that. thanks a lot, buddy.
decided he didn't need to do that. thanks a lot, buddy.
the only competent person throughout this whole ordeal was the drywaller who came in to actually fix the mess. he is a lovely person and did a great job.
but why is the wall still white, you might ask? because the contractor decided that he didn't want to have someone come out to paint because he was leaving on a three week trip to key west and it would just be "too much trouble" for him to schedule someone to come up. and besides, he had the drywall guy texture more than just the patch, so that should be compensation enough and i should do the painting myself. GGRRRR! really, at this point, i am glad to have those people out of our house, but how unprofessional can you be?! needless to say, those people will NOT be helping with any future remodel projects nor will they get an inkling of a good review or any recommendations from us.
oh, and they never fixed the broken vent pipe....
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