So, I've got a variety of items to discuss here. Most of these aren't extremely important, but the height issue got under my skin a bit. There are other tiny items that we noticed but I believe they will all be part of the finishing process. I'll bring them up if they aren't resolved soon.
Water In Basement
This issue seems to have been resolved. If you've been following the blog, you'll remember that there was 2" or so of water in the basement. Contributing factors were the sump pump being unplugged, the grading not being completed, a missing basement window, and not yet having a dehumidifier down there. All of these items except for the grading are resolved.
Floor Seam In Foyer
I received a call from the PM during the hard surface flooring installation. He wanted to let me know that the floor seam between the foyer and the dining room had become an issue. Since the plans for the Bateman are from another climate, they only call for one heating duct to the dining area. Because of our location, two ducts were installed. One of them ended up right in the floor break between the carpeted dining room and the resilient flooring in the foyer. We elected to extend the resilient to ensure we had enough flooring in the foyer for wet shoes and such. Also, we wanted the dining room to be resilient as well but they quoted a cost that was unacceptable to do so.
Wrong Counters
The kitchen counters were mentioned earlier in the blog. The island was too large to have the beveled edges that were part of the Formica 180fx upgrade (counters B). So, we elected to have the island squared off and to have the remaining counters kept with the double bevel edge. Well... the counters we saw Tuesday night were all square.
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| Wrong counters to the right of the range. |
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| Wrong counters to the left. |
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| Correct counters on the island. |
The PM looked into it and says the correct counters were ordered. The supplier is fabricating the correct tops however they will not be available until after we close. He said this will be taken care of after closing and it will be in writing. Our SR suggested we keep the current counters on hand after the swap so that we could use them in the basement if we elected to do so. We have some ideas here.
By the way the color is correct, and we're happy enough with it, but we are anxious to look into our stone replacement in the near future. The color is too warm for our liking and we'd prefer something in the gray/silver spectrum.
Cabinet Height
Well, this one was a big deal for me. I called the PM last week and asked what the cabinet height above the fridge would be before purchasing our appliances. He had told me 72". This was important because we planned to buy the over-sized Samsung. When we were in the house Tuesday, the height measured 71"... The fridge is 71.5" tall in the back and the door hinge is 73" tall.
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| Fridge opening |
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| You can see that the cabinets are 1" or more lower than the recess cutout for the fridge in the wall. |
I spoke with the PM and he said that the cabinets were in fact at the right height and that his earlier measurement was only an approximation. He further explained that regardless of that he would pay to have the carpenter move the cabinets 2" higher.
I'm not sure why he took that tact, as he could have easily been positive about the whole thing rather than accusatory and blaming me for relying on the measurement that I specifically called about as I was concerned. During that phone conversation, I even mentioned that the fridge was 71.5" tall...
Its getting taken care of, but this was a sore spot for me.
Cracked Morning Room Window
Not a big deal as it has been an issue since framing, but one of the windows in the morning room is still cracked. I'm sure it will be replaced before closing. It is only mentioned here as it is still pending.
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