Any one know a good contractor?

rosencrentz wrote:I have been using Kent at ,cell, 228-3119, message machine at 943-3477, Brentwood Construction, for many, many many years.
He does everything, very thorough, very personable, easy going, gets it done and reasonable.
He is also pretty busy, but I had an emergency ,in my opinion, a leak in my ceiling , I phoned him Monday night, and he had 2 men tuesday afternoon, taking down a ceiling to find the leak, to be repaired at a later date.

Deank wrote:condensation will definately do that to ya

IG Guy wrote:hey I was wondering if you guys know of a good contractor that can basically gut all my ext. walls roof inside and out, do proper vapor barrier inside and possible outside and knows how to deal with vaulted ceilings inside and out (proper venting and such)and that can do windows and doors? As it turns out our new place isn't spring weather worthy!


I see this costing about $20,000 - $30,000

grumpy old man wrote:Covered by insurance???

grumpyrom wrote:Judging by the work you describe, I think your total cost is going to be a lot more than $20,000 to $30,000. You know how it is, once things start opening up you'll only find more.

If your walls are as wet as you describe, I'm betting your going to have a mold problem along with possible structural damage if the wood has started to rot. My bet is this has been going on a long time and some one patched it up prior to selling.

Sad you had to find out about it after buying. Good luck to you.

Deank wrote:your other option is to sell before you find out what the problem is.

Deank wrote:well whatever you do.. just make sure to not send your girlfriend to Rona for parts if you plan on fixing the place yourself

Charlie was fixing a door and found that he needed a new hinge, so he sent his wife Jane to Rona. At Rona, Jane saw a beautiful bathroom faucet while
she was waiting for Walt the manager to finish waiting on a customer.
When Walt was finished with the customer, Jane asked 'How much for that faucet?
Walt replied, 'That's pewter and it costs $300.'
My goodness that sure is a lot of money!' Jane exclaimed. Then she proceeded to describe the hinge that Charlie had sent her to buy, and Walt went to find it. From the back aisle Walt yelled, 'Jane, you wanna screw for that hinge? She replied, 'No, but I will for the faucet.'
And this is why you can't send a woman to Rona.

IG Guy was fixing a door and found that he needed a new hinge, so he sent his wife IG Gal to Rona. At Rona, IG Gal saw a beautiful bathroom faucet while she was waiting for Pavolo the manager to finish waiting on a customer.

When Pavolo was finished with the customer, IG Gal asked 'How much for that faucet?

Pavolo replied, 'That's pewter and it costs $300.'

My goodness that sure is a lot of money!' IG Gal exclaimed. Then she proceeded to describe the hinge that IG Guy had sent her to buy, and Pavolo went to find it. From the back aisle Pavolo yelled, 'IG Gal, you wanna screw for that hinge? She replied, 'No, but I will for the faucet.'

And this is why you can't send a woman to Rona.

MrMyles wrote:Seriously fucked up.
I thought I had issues with poor heating.
I assume you just bought the house, or this would probably have come up sooner.
Did you have an inspection done?

If you did, and they said it was okay, sue them.
Sue the people who sold it too as this is obviously something they would have known.
Sue the realtor too, just cuz.

Just kidding, but that is pretty messed up, and you should not have to foot the bill.