Last Tuesday I met with the Second Reputable Builder. I greatly reduced his chore list and asked him to focus on finishing what is started and one new thing: Rebuild my Juliet balcony. And then close out the plumbing ticket and the building permit and begone.
He said he would do that, except that the building permit can’t be closed until the siding is on. I said fine, get an extension on the permit and I’ll deal with siding later.
He said he would be done and out in two weeks.
Over the last week I have had a single drywaller here, taping and sanding the few seams in my basement. Probably spending 6 hours in total doing work. Nobody else has turned up.
I suppose if a couple of guys turned up and worked full days for the next 5 days, then they could conceivably get everything still on the list finished. But is that going to happen?
This building industry needs regulation. Standards. Enforcement. What I’ve seen is bullshit.
A reminder of my current living environment. Very stressful.