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In reply to Aggietaco • 8:42a, 11/7/24
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Aggietaco said:
The facing was leading me to denshield type rock, but the gyp is still white/light gray in those. The dark gray core is weird, like a fiber material?


Agreed, me too. Hopefully it doesn't matter. I told him to fight for a complete redo
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3:26p, 11/13/24
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Shoddy workmanship/inspection/certification

What good is it to have new construction energy certified if the inspector/certifier doesn't bother to check things?

New Construction today. Energy certification sticker says all is good - R38 level insulation In the attic.

Unfortunately, they forgot to actually install insulation in the attic......





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In reply to Absolute • 4:23p, 11/13/24
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I don't know if I should laugh or cry..

That builders on site rep should be fired.
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4:53p, 11/13/24
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I do both!

Sad part is that the builder will say they knew it needed to be done and install it and the energy cert guy will skate on not really doing his job. Would be shocked it he actually did a blower door test that passed, since the exterior doors did not have weatherstrip installed and the range hood vent pipe to the vent outside had not been installed yet. They should at least have to fill out the certification sticker by hand onsite.

What a freaking joke things have become around here.
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8:47p, 11/13/24
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This week we started demo on the house to repair damage from Beryl. Pulled the Sheetrock off the ceiling, which one of these is not like the others?

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In reply to Absolute • 2:05p, 11/14/24
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At least they have time to get some air sealing done in that attic before the insulation starts.

If I were the homeowner, I would definitely be calling whatever City entity licenses their energy inspectors to make sure Metrocode at least gets yelled at. If we're going to be extorted into energy audits, they better at least be doing the audit.

Would make for a fun Google review of their business as well...
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In reply to Absolute • 2:48p, 11/14/24
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What are we looking at with the lines of holes here?
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In reply to txag2008 • 2:56p, 11/14/24
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Those are foam vent baffles
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In reply to Aggietaco • 3:30p, 11/14/24
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Aggietaco said:
Those are foam vent baffles


Yup. Inlet vent baffles so that the none existent insulation doesn't block airflow. Not holes, just dimples.

Weird thing on this house was they installed the baffles, but were using the newer roof inlet vents, not soffit vents. I thought the whole point of the roof inlets was to not have to use baffles. But who knows. Given all I found on this house they may have installed the baffles to hide the fact that they didn't actually put holes for the inlet vents
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9:37a, 11/15/24
Customer had flood lights installed post build. Electrician decided the best place to make that run was under the shingles.

Customer said "they work and I can't afford to have an electrician move it, just put it back and don't hit it with the nails."

Its location is where starter traps get nailed. It's a great example of how one trades quality affects another.


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In reply to Jason_Roofer • 9:43a, 11/15/24
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Jason_Roofer said:
Customer had flood lights installed post build. Electrician decided the best place to make that run was under the shingles.

Customer said "they work and I can't afford to have an electrician move it, just put it back and don't hit it with the nails."

Its location is where starter traps get nailed. It's a great example of how one trades quality affects another.
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In reply to Jason_Roofer • 12:41p, 11/15/24
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Dios mio! I wonder if the electrician proposed running on the soffit and the customer rejected that??? Wow.
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In reply to Jason_Roofer • 11:30a, 11/18/24
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Jason_Roofer said:
Customer had flood lights installed post build. Electrician decided the best place to make that run was under the shingles.

Customer said "they work and I can't afford to have an electrician move it, just put it back and don't hit it with the nails."

Its location is where starter traps get nailed. It's a great example of how one trades quality affects another.


Geez...
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11:35a, 11/18/24
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I don't know about everyone else who deals with this stuff regularly, but I am starting to almost be depressed by the state of things. Quality on every level is just so bad and it is just compounded by the fact that the builders and contractor that do this crap just don't even care at all. People are being screwed left and right and there is no recourse or solution for them other than spending out of pocket to fix the mistakes.
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