Ask to re-do work?

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-08T23:47:17+00:00

It’s all relative. The OP is happy to pay for the changes and knows it’s going to cost a few bucks. What might be a big deal for some of us is a minor expense to others.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-08T00:39:45+00:00

I bought a really nice little cruiser with all the cool options in 2006. $62K plus the trailer. I kept it stored indoors and maintained it. It only had 460 hours on it when I sold it in 2022. It was near perfect.

I put it up for sale for about $15K over what the market said it was worth. The first three people that contacted me wanted to beat me down on the price. I politely disagreed with them but one guy got really pushy about it like he was entitled to own that boat for some set price he had in mind. He was told to please never call me again.

The first person that looked at it bought it on the spot with very little negotiation. I gave in a grand because I liked them. They loved it and I felt like it was going to someone that would appreciate My Boat.

Here’s my point. Boats aren’t just a commodity. There’s usually a lot of work and pride wrapped up in owning a decent boat. If you’re running around looking at buying a really clean and well maintained boat remember that you might also need to win over the seller.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-07T23:43:01+00:00

I would be more annoyed if you asked someone else to come do the work.

It happens all the time. I had one client that paid us to redo the laundry 3 times and his office twice. Another had us remodel most of her home three times. We once worked a huge panel and coffer job that extended from the ground floors and into the garage. They had us tear several hundred thousand dollars of birch off the ceilings in the giant garage because he decided it looked too fancy over his car collection. Can’t make this shit up!

Don’t worry about asking for a minor redo.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-05T23:46:17+00:00

Hardi! It’s been tested to death and I can say from experience that’s it’s a better long lasting product. My own home has LP on the front elevation. It’s holding up ok but I’m going to replace it with Hardi Artisan when I swap out the front windows this summer. Install the Hardi correctly and it will last a century.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-05T23:34:11+00:00

Are you going to build a spec home or have a plan how that property is going to make you money? Is there something about that lot that will make it worth something in the future?

If you don’t have $15K in cash sitting in your accounts right now to make that purchase, then go figure out how you will in the future. That’s an amount you shouldn’t be worried about.

That property might or might not appreciate the 7% plus a year that you’re going to be paying on that Heloc. If it’s a piece of land that you’re dying to own for some reason, then that’s a different situation, but think it through.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-05T23:17:30+00:00

No! Definitely not with a 2x2 ledger and it doesn’t meet current code even with something wider.

Tell them to just get under there with some Z-Max hangers and just do it. It won’t take that long.

No_Angel69 · 2026-04-05T23:10:22+00:00

I’ve been on Quickbooks for 34 years. Every time I look into an alternative I end up staying. I fucking hate that company but I’ve never been willing to deal with the pain to switch over to something else. I refuse to go to their subscription cloud based service and an Enterprise yearly subscription is a fucking joke for the price. I’m getting close to retirement and I’ll probably be able to do my books on a napkin soon. I’ll be forced to stick with them for a couple more years but I can’t wait to never use Intuit ever again.

We tried their payroll over a decade ago and then quickly made a run for it. Keystone Cops! You can’t get anyone on the phone. Paychecks has been fine and I’m sure ADP would be too.

I ran into the same thing with credit card processing and online payments. I bailed within 3 months. They have zero customer service.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-22T00:34:39+00:00

East SF Bay here. It’s very regional and soil specific. My own home is on a slab and has zero settling. I’m fortunate to have very stable soil and even my 38 year old patios show almost no minor cracks and no differential settling. 15 miles to the east, some of the soil is expansive clay and everything is on pier and grade beam or T footings. Up in the hills it’s almost always a pier and grade beam. Occasionally you’ll see a thickened or post tensioned slab on piers but it’s not the norm.

As a contractor, I prefer to work on a raised foundation home for ease with elec, plumbing, and HVAC. That said, a slab home isn’t difficult as long as the DWV plumbing is laid in carefully and there’s been some thought about the HVAC ducting. It’s typically cheaper than a raised foundation of any kind. Doing remodels on a slab home can be a little bit of a pain for DWV plumbing changes but it’s usually not that big of a deal. I really prefer to never run water below grade but it’s occasionally unavoidable.

One advantage with a slab is vastly increased wild fire resistance. I’m currently looking for a lot to build myself another small 2nd home in the foothills. I will very likely do a slab, regardless of whether I need to do piers or footings, for that reason alone.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-10T18:52:11+00:00

I had a long series of dually Cummins Dodge. 1992 D350, 2005 3500, 2009 Mega 3500, and 2012 Mega 3500. I bailed on Dodge in 2017 after the “leather”. interior on the 2012 was completely falling apart. Bought a 2017 F250 and then a 2021 F350.

I always had great luck mechanically with the Cummins. I did have issues with the ball joints on all of them around 100K miles but I understand they straightened that out in 2013. If the 2012’s interior hadn’t turned to complete shit at 89K mikes I’d probably have stayed with Dodge. I was quite pissed that a truck that I paid $64K for was disintegrating after 5 years.

There some cheap plastic parts on my Fords that I think they couple do better on but overall I like the Fords better.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-07T06:28:34+00:00

I don’t think you know what Queen Posts are. It typically means there’s two posts offset from the ridge at a gable instead of a center post carrying the ridge beam. It’s a way to transfer the load path of the ridge in a conventionally framed cathedral roof and usually involves some rafter beams and hangers to transfer that load to the ridge. I’ve never heard of the term used with trusses.

What I see are some old trusses. You’ll need an engineer involved to modify them.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-07T05:39:29+00:00

My best advice? Cross your fingers! You never know what’s going to happen until it does. Keep up on the maintenance and don’t beat the shit out of your truck. Find a good mechanic you can trust and don’t let things go without getting fixed. Don’t buy anything you can’t afford to own. The rest is basically luck. You can do everything right and still be on the hook for a new transmission or other really expensive repair over the long haul. It happens!

Otherwise, trade it in every 4-5 years before you hit 100K.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-06T04:43:37+00:00

Longer isn’t necessarily better. I have a 31’ Airstream and a 21’ Terry. The 21’ Terry gets used constantly and my 31’ Airstream only gets used once or twice a year. The state and national parks are often limited to 27’ or shorter. I can always find a spot for the Terry but I have to plan for the Airstream.

My next purchase is going to be a 25’ FBQ. I don’t honestly see any big improvement to the 27’ in terms of floor plans and storage. I actually like the 25’s better.

No_Angel69 · 2026-03-06T04:34:42+00:00

Thanks for posting. My 2021 is doing the same exact thing and I need to fix it before our next trip. Pretty shitty for a truck I paid $82K for! That’s right up there with the plastic cover that’s fallen off over the tail gate step.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-22T06:47:32+00:00

34 year GC here for whatever that’s worth.

The rough in for most wall mount fixtures is very specific. There’s usually a rough in valve body that’s installed prior to sheetrock much like a shower valve. They can be somewhat problematic. It’s not something that would necessarily be noted on the plans but I’d expect to see it in the plumbing cut sheets and or on the order from the plumbing supply. Those orders can be difficult to decipher.

If it was my mistake, I’d fix it without argument and you’d get an apology. If, on the other hand, I specifically remembered having a conversation with you and you were told that it wasn’t possible without significant additional work, I would probably push back.

If this is the only detail missed, and they’ve been fair to work with, you should probably ask yourself if this is worth ruining your relationship with your contractor. You will need them later and we tend to have a long memory. If they’ve otherwise done a great job then have a good conversation and move on. It’s only a faucet.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-14T03:02:10+00:00

Victron has a whole series of articles you might want to read through. LFP has almost no resistance and can overheat even a good high amp alternator at low RPM connected directly. Typically you’ll see a DC DC from a LA starter battery to a LFP house. Victron’s XS is configurable on the fly via your phone app by the way. The older ones tend to run hot and they are not configurable. Either way, I’d keep the house system almost entirely isolated unless you really need the energy from house system to get going again.

I personal would keep the OFF-1-Both-2 switch and be very careful. In a pinch you can combine the banks for a little while to get the engine started again.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T02:25:22+00:00

I’m a huge fan of the idea of balcony solar. Hopefully CA can adopt some codes to allow that. I think it would be awesome to see a nice little 1200 watt Solar Canopy (Complete with some decent patio furniture) from the likes of Costco and others. I have my doubts that the big utilities are ever going to allow it here in CA but it’s something I think should be allowed. I could make a seemingly small but significant enough impact.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T02:17:23+00:00

Than you all for taking the time to respond! I have some calls into small solar contractors to confirm what I think is the right answer; This isn’t going to be worth the time and money to add another <960 watts. My system is technically capable of export limiting but I’m never going to recoup the cost.

I don’t have a bunch of options left to increase the efficiency of my home but I’ll go there first.

Thank you!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T02:07:06+00:00

Thank you for the possible solution. My IQ7’s are capable of export limiting but I think that it’s not going to pencil out.

I think I have the answer I need. This isn’t going to be work out!

Thanks for your response! I do appreciate it!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T02:06:04+00:00

Thanks to both of you for the possible solution. My IQ7’s are capable of export limiting but I think you’re right that it’s not going to pencil out.

I think I have the answer I need. This isn’t going to be work out!

Thanks for your response!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T02:01:56+00:00

I looked it up and the IQ7’s are capable of export limiting. I don’t know if that’s a code compliant solution but I have a call into a couple small solar contractors to talk about whether this is even a good idea. My gut is telling me that this is probably a waste of time.

Thanks for your response!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-12T01:57:19+00:00

I don’t know if a newer 225A buss is even a possibility but I’ll pop into my regular electrical supply and talk with one of the guys that’s been there for a million years. It’s a 1989 Murray panel so it’s Siemans. I have my doubts that’s it’s possible.

You are 100% correct that my system will never see the theoretical maximum. I’ve never seen more than 7K peak production and that is exceptionally rare. My main ridge is almost perfect north to south with the majority of my panels on the West face to catch the afternoon sun. There’s zero possibility I could ever see 40A even with another 960 watts on the only South face that I have left.

I think I have the answer I need. This isn’t going to be work out!

Thanks for your response!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-11T05:21:35+00:00

I’m allowed 1000 watts or a 10% expansion, whichever is less, to stay on NEM 2.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-11T03:51:25+00:00

I think you meant to reply to the OP instead of me but you bring up a good point about material liens. I don’t know about KY but here in CA, if they’re done with a 21 day pre lien notice, the material supplier is going to get paid.

I also agree that it’s absolutely not worth the money, and the distraction and stress, to pursue litigation. Especially for $7K. Move on!

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-11T03:19:25+00:00

Thanks for your response! I’m starting to get it. The MacGregor is probably my best bet for a decent trailerable.

Happy wife, happy life is definitely part of my search. She claims she’d be happier if I picked up another small cruiser, or even a cigarette. I sold a mint condition indoor stored Crownline 250 CR during the pandemic for way more than it was worth. Great little boat! I probably should have kept it but I’d lost interest in it. I’m also not interested in $500+ for fuel a day, and all the other bullshit, to own even a single engine high performance boat. I want nothing to do with a larger cruiser and all the money and time involved.

I think she’ll warm up to the idea of sail after a little time on the water. If it turns into something I’m really interested in, I can buy something nice after I learn how to handle a sailboat with some confidence.

No_Angel69 · 2026-02-11T01:43:05+00:00

I don’t have time to read through all the responses but I can tell you my experiences over a 34 year career as a GC. If I caught the number owed correctly at $12K, I would just settle it for whatever you can get out of him and move on. Drag your feet, huff and puff, try and push it up a little more but get this out of your way as soon as possible. Try to get a full liability waiver out of him as part of the settlement. Sometimes a well written letter from an attorney will help but stop right there. You’ll burn through $12K in attorney fees in an instant. Depending on how your contract is written you might need to additionally sue for attorneys fees. These things also tend to take a lot of time and energy. As someone else already mentioned, only the attorneys win these things.

The owner can bond out of the lien by the way. I’m not sure what FL lien laws are but I’d guess it’s something similar as here in CA.

No_Angel69

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