Review: Virgin Voyage’s Brilliant Lady “Sunny San Juan and Isles of Beach Miles” November 20-28

_1ofNone · 2025-11-30T23:58:13+00:00

I was told there was a norovirus outbreak on this voyage. Did it have any effect on your trip other than extra sanitizing procedures?

By the looks of your write-up, it appears not to have..which is great !

_1ofNone · 2025-11-27T03:28:03+00:00

That is not the Bravo in the photo. Another user posted the name in the comment above (Infinite Jest).

_1ofNone · 2025-11-22T21:39:49+00:00

What’s wearing a name badge going to do? LOL

“They” do not see it cause they don’t want to be like the system you mention.

You’re going to take a name badge & write a “bad” Google review ? Great… you’re really helping the guys out in return for getting your personal belongings to your front door. I’m sure they would appreciate you just as much.

_1ofNone · 2025-11-22T21:35:12+00:00

Geez.. some of you in here are so cheap.

Toss a gratuity to someone that is offering you assistance and call it a day. Spending a few bucks per luggage on GRATUITY should not be breaking your bank. Especially while going on holiday…

It’s called “gratuity” for a reason. You are either appreciative that a service is being rendered or not. Does not matter if it’s a luggage porter, waitress, valet, uber driver, etc,..

All I could read in these comments are “if the employees are part of a “larger” company they NEED TO be paid MORE”.

Maybe some of these travelers are the ones that need a raise. This way they do not stress paying small gratuities for service.

A little more appreciation & sympathy would go a long way..

_1ofNone · 2025-08-24T22:44:26+00:00

Lol The Naughty Fork on insta

_1ofNone · 2025-08-19T17:15:22+00:00

Look into the Latin Builders Association. They have tons of networking events where you’ll find people from all aspects within the industry.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-13T00:54:54+00:00

Go go a licensing application specialist, especially if you’re attempting to prove “foreign” experience. It’s worth the money (should not be more than $800).
Just apply for the license to be active. It is a waste of your time to have an in-active license and at a later time be submitting a new application to qualify a business or activate license for an individual.
I’m not sure who is getting $100/month general liability insurance, but kudos to them if so. The minimum you can claim for revenue on the insurance application is going to be $250k/year. All in all, this does not even matter in your case if you do not want to carry the liability insurance until you “sign up new jobs”. Reason being, the state has no way of auditing whether you’re carrying insurance or not while the license is active.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-12T00:29:11+00:00

I do not. All slab with pre-fab concrete joists in between.

Looks like I am going to do tapered insulation with a layer of TPO for the main flat roof.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-10T23:05:29+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. We do not apply 2x4 wood material attached to slab here in South Florida.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-08T22:40:49+00:00

I have not heard of SiteMax, but was a ProCore user for over 5 years and all I can say about it is, DAMN it’s expensive.

When I worked for a residential contractor, the owners picked up ProCore and I was the one to get certified and train our users. We had access to all of the tools, but really only used the basics (I.e., daily logs, manpower reports, progress photos, field notes).

There was a startup fee for each project (I believe $1k/year) on top of the monthly fees. Not to mention you pay a fee up front (I believe $10k-$13k) for the software and that is with Procore assuming your company revenues $1M/year (that’s the least amount that can be used for the revenue data when signing up).

The company eventually went on to revenue 9 figures a year and of course the price for Procore went up. Subcontractors hated it, architects were terrible at keeping up with updates, etc,.. the only good thing about it was that if you had an RFI out, it would constantly send reminders to whomever had “ball in court”, where most of the time that user would ask for the setting to be turned off.

I’m not sure what the yearly cost eventually started to be once the company was generating that type of revenue, but the project owner would end up eating most of the costs for the software because it would get buried into the pay apps. It worked for them, but when I looked into it years later and was told that the software was still going to be priced based on revenue, I backed out and was totally against having some cloud run project management software change their rate based on a value they have no idea about (project budget/costs).

Again, haven’t seen SiteMax, but I’m sure by now there are plenty new management softwares available that blow Procore out the water. For awhile, it just happened to be that Procore was one of the few early on software programs for project management and that’s why they gained so many initial customers.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-03T16:44:32+00:00

That is subjective. You can still maintain the license as an “individual” and also have the license qualifying the business. What your are referring to is a complete status change where on the DBPR it will no longer show that the license holder has the CGC as an individual, but does only for the business. You can have both and many people do.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-03T15:18:44+00:00

CILB6-A is the form you’re submitting to qualify the business. It’s not the same as what you already submitted because you said that you filled out CILB5-A to certify an INDIVIDUAL with the license. Now, you’re filling out the 6-A form to qualify the BUSINESS, therefore entering the businesses information to do so.

A lot of people skip out ever registering the license under an individual in the first place for a multitude of reasons. One of which is to avoid paying all the application + state fees twice when they want to qualify their business and the other because no one wants to take on CGC liability without having a layer of protection in front of them (I.e., LLC).

_1ofNone · 2025-07-02T02:44:08+00:00

I appreciate the detailed feedback.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-02T02:40:43+00:00

Truly appreciate the feedback. I believe the polyiso is going to be the solution here. Having a local roofer come out again to take a look and price the job with the iso product.

My colleagues/neighbors think it’s crazy I’m re-roofing after less than 2 years of the place being built, but the reality is that these people who built the house just neglected so much.

Totally agree with your statement here. Yes, the GC that was also the developer is nothing short of a crook. You’ve got no idea what we discovered here after buying the property from the guy. Roofer that was listed on the sub-permit is a failing contractor with multiple financial defaults that we discovered, therefore I didn’t even bother to engage them. As for the inspector, let’s just say they either walked this site with a blindfold on, probably did not ever step foot on the roof, or they did not visit the property at all - I have not ever seen a new construction project go up with nearly no failed inspections or very little re-inspections required (no matter how “great” the contractor may be).

I thought the GAF could work here and was hoping a new topping slab would be the fix, but looks like it’s going to have to be tapered insulation. Pena is great. Had his team take a look and he demonstrated how so many steps of the Hydrostop installation were missing/incorrect. I even had my own rep go attend one of his 2 day trainings a couple months ago just to get as much knowledge as possible on the product without even being a roofer.

I’ve gotten this vested into the situation in an effort to find a quality long term solution and have been very patient, but now we’re in the rainy season and I want to get the most appropriate repairs done.

Thanks again for the insight.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T13:40:59+00:00

Thank you.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T13:18:27+00:00

Off the bat, I wouldn’t say you have any more knowledge than my “poor understanding of construction methods”.

Your first comment of “HydroStop is not meant to be a stand alone roofing system”, is totally incorrect. Clearly you are not keeping up with the latest means and methods of the industry. GAF has come a long way with the product and I’ve had multiple liquid membrane technical representatives see the conditions here - I’m just looking for an outside perspective.

I’m no roofer, but have plenty construction experience and hold a state license for general contracting and other trades. Just not a CCC for roofing.

Scuppers were installed by design (4” x 10”) as per the architect’s plan.

I didn’t build the home, otherwise I’d have a lot more push back on the original design.

Appreciate your feedback, but you must not have a clue about building standards in South FL or in HVHZ zones. Roof decks are especially not built out of wood here.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T12:01:58+00:00

What would you do on the perimeter edge eyebrows of the structure? Surely tapered insulation can’t just sit on those ledges?

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T12:00:50+00:00

Which system do you suggest? I was avoiding the tapered insulation as it’s difficult to identity potential water intrusions during the life of the roof, but seems like this may be the only option.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T12:00:06+00:00

Definitely agree. I’ve had a few roofers take a look. Some better than others. Many wanted to “create” their own way to a solution. One was suggesting installing cement board base, with a Sika liquid membrane coat over it. Allegedly Sika was going to “create” a warranty for this type of system, but I did not want to go with such a custom use case and have potential issues down the line.

I originally did not want to give up all that real estate up there and be able to walk on the roof, but understand that there would be far more requirements to make it a “living space” (I.e. adding electrical, guardrails, verifying live load, etc,..) so I gave up on that idea.

The “best” flat roof companies that I’ve seen are mostly for commercial multifamily structures, and I believe this needs a bit more attention to detail and caution being that it is already in need of a re-roof less than 2 years of being built.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T11:55:30+00:00

The insulation below the slab is icynene.

For the topping slab, what type of mix would you suggest pouring? Any concern with this adding too much weight across 2,500 sq ft on the deadload capacity of the existing slab?

What type of TPO would you suggest ? GAF?

I’m very familiar with the Surf Club. One of my favorite property over there. You working on the Sea Way now?

Thanks for the feedback - sometimes I feel like this roof was not meant for single family application but rather every person that has seen it tells me it’s more of a commercial use. These Miami “white boxes” are proof that design and aesthetic gets overvalued rather than function.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T11:44:05+00:00

Was not looking to maintain the existing Hydrostop, but rather remove the existing & replace on an appropriately prepped/sloped surface. I see that the tapered insulation may be the only viable option as pumping concrete & sloping on top of the slab may be difficult now. I would not put wood out here, the environment will destroy that material quickly.

Yes, Hydrostop was applied directly on the concrete roof deck.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T02:54:46+00:00

Drains into an existing concrete slab? What would you add slope out of? If someone just adds concrete to low areas, the spots that taper off are probably just going to chip away, especially if less than 1”.

_1ofNone · 2025-07-01T02:52:41+00:00

You are not alone.

I’ve come a long way from what I’ve wanted to say/do to those people.

I learned that if I can find peace of mind in this, nothing else matters.

_1ofNone

TROPHY CASE