Well we are back from our vacation in Seattle and were met by a good surprise. All the first floor joists where installed by the contractor and it the work was good. Yesterday I stopped by the house and saw they started to place plywood down on the first floor.
On Thursday I was informed by the contractor that there is a large iron beam spanning from one exterior wall to the other. The beam was installed in order to hold the walls in place and prevent them from falling. The problem was that the beam was installed by cutting large notches in the joists and was the reason the previous joists failed. So for a quick $300 the contractor called a local engineer to come out and he told us that the beam could be removed and the walls would not fail. We basically knew that ourselves, but for insurance reason we needed a professional to put it in writing. Hopefully Monday morning the contractor will cut the rod out and we can finish all the joists and start putting the plywood down on the second floor.
On Thursday I was informed by the contractor that there is a large iron beam spanning from one exterior wall to the other. The beam was installed in order to hold the walls in place and prevent them from falling. The problem was that the beam was installed by cutting large notches in the joists and was the reason the previous joists failed. So for a quick $300 the contractor called a local engineer to come out and he told us that the beam could be removed and the walls would not fail. We basically knew that ourselves, but for insurance reason we needed a professional to put it in writing. Hopefully Monday morning the contractor will cut the rod out and we can finish all the joists and start putting the plywood down on the second floor.
My attention now has been trying to figure out what we are going to do with the front wall of the house. It was written in the contract that the Contractor had to fix the "bulge" in the front of the house. I guess "bulge" is very vague and his planned work would not be a true solution. SO I talked with the contractor's crew chief and we came to an agreement that the only way to truly fix the "bulge" is to completely re-build the wall. My problem with that solution is that Wells Fargo will not pay for that work if it costs more from the original contract. So Monday I am hoping to hear back from Wells Fargo and my Contractor and we should be able to figure something out.
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Rebuilding that wall sounds really easy :) I like the blog, I hope you keep it fresh!
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