purple primer: Get Real! You Can Do Better Than This!
- 10/25/12 09:31 PM
Again, on new construction, you just want to grab the guy and say, "Get real! You can do better than this!" This is what we saw coming around the back side of the house. This is a guy who knows purple primer should be used on PVC tubing. This is a guy who does not understand aesthetics. I notice that the sump pump guy understands both of those things to the point where he did not make his installation so ugly. He didn't take the UPC stickers off, however. Why not? When my clients asked me what could be done now … (29 comments)
purple primer: Not Til The Fun Is Done
- 02/27/11 11:37 PM
My client was going to be late, by an hour, but asked me to get started because he had a tightly-scheduled afternoon. This was a short sale. The sellers were home and a friend, who is a part-time real estate agent, (with all that phrase implies!!) was there to, his words, "make sure [I did] nothing wrong." I'm not sure how he would know that I am doing my job right or wrong, but there he was. He asked me to go to the attic first. SO I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BASEMENT. Why? Because I'm good at reading between the … (71 comments)
purple primer: What I'm Seeing Now (5) - New Home Inspection, 3 of 6
- 10/26/08 06:02 PM
Sometimes home inspectors say things that might sound trivial, but they aren't. This blog entry is one of those things. It is the third in this list of What I'm Seeing Now: Bath tub overflow drains. This is something that might seem insignificant, until someone takes a bath! Then, suddently, when things start dripping below, where is that water leaking from? On a pre-drywall inspection I always check the overflow drain to make sure the overflow joint been glued together. Often, and I mean OFTEN, they have been dry fitted and never glued by the plumber. How can you see if … (0 comments)
Again, on new construction, you just want to grab the guy and say, "Get real! You can do better than this!"
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