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retired · 09-14-2007, 02:13 AM

A few of you might recall the ongoing saga of the drywallers and their inability over almost a year period, to properly fix my kitchen/family room ceiling.

The builder finally had to hire another company since the first one tried 3 times and failed to fix it. We had to stay at a hotel on two different occasions.

Well, this Monday morning, we (wife, daughter, 11 month granddaughter, father of daughter [don't want to explain that] and dog) moved out again. It was supposed to be done on Wed, but it was cleaned up today and we returned about 12:30pm.

Tho the hotel was nice (Marriot Residency) and the staff were friendly, I hope not to return. I actually feel lucky as we have only stayed: 5 days, 3 days and 4 days. Some people have stayed a month and all the way up to 4 months due to problems with their homes not involving the builder. Fire, flooding and vandalism are some examples.

So far so good. Everything looks fine, but I intend to wait about a week to make sure everything is dry in case it decides to shrink, warp or whatever. They actually did some extra this time as they completely painted the kitchen/family room though it was only the ceiling they were required to do. They also said they will install the ceiling fan we have had for about 7 months.

Maybe my bad luck is turning around a bit. Now, if I can just win the Mega Millions or Super Lotto when it is big, I will never, ever complain again in my life. I'll even pay to have you come to the range I will have built and you can shoot all the new guns I will buy for free!!

. I'm sorry, they will have to be Ca. type guns.

tomfoolery · 09-14-2007, 02:18 AM

why not just buy CA and reform the gun laws into history? then il come!

xd4life · 09-14-2007, 02:25 AM

Did you ever find out was was causing the problems in the first place? I am sure that this being the 4th time this was no patch and paint fix. Something had to be causing the problems, And from your last post I think it was was more than just the sheetrock...

EDIT: I got dibs on shooting the .50BMG

2nd EDIT: I forgot you live in Cali, Probably not allowed to look at a .50, let alone own one

Dhunter55 · 09-14-2007, 06:03 AM

Glad to hear it's finally going in your favor. I'm assuming you got some sleep during your stay without your back killing you.

**beardman2** · 09-14-2007, 10:02 AM

Whew! I read the tittle and my first thought was "oh no".

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Originally Posted by xd4life

Did you ever find out was was causing the problems in the first place? I am sure that this being the 4th time this was no patch and paint fix. Something had to be causing the problems, And from your last post I think it was was more than just the sheetrock...

EDIT: I got dibs on shooting the .50BMG

2nd EDIT: I forgot you live in Cali, Probably not allowed to look at a .50, let alone own one

You could always go with the.416

09-14-2007, 02:13 AM	#1
retired XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: S. Calif. Posts: 5,553	House worked on again A few of you might recall the ongoing saga of the drywallers and their inability over almost a year period, to properly fix my kitchen/family room ceiling. The builder finally had to hire another company since the first one tried 3 times and failed to fix it. We had to stay at a hotel on two different occasions. Well, this Monday morning, we (wife, daughter, 11 month granddaughter, father of daughter [don't want to explain that] and dog) moved out again. It was supposed to be done on Wed, but it was cleaned up today and we returned about 12:30pm. Tho the hotel was nice (Marriot Residency) and the staff were friendly, I hope not to return. I actually feel lucky as we have only stayed: 5 days, 3 days and 4 days. Some people have stayed a month and all the way up to 4 months due to problems with their homes not involving the builder. Fire, flooding and vandalism are some examples. So far so good. Everything looks fine, but I intend to wait about a week to make sure everything is dry in case it decides to shrink, warp or whatever. They actually did some extra this time as they completely painted the kitchen/family room though it was only the ceiling they were required to do. They also said they will install the ceiling fan we have had for about 7 months. Maybe my bad luck is turning around a bit. Now, if I can just win the Mega Millions or Super Lotto when it is big, I will never, ever complain again in my life. I'll even pay to have you come to the range I will have built and you can shoot all the new guns I will buy for free!!. I'm sorry, they will have to be Ca. type guns.

09-14-2007, 02:25 AM	#3
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	Did you ever find out was was causing the problems in the first place? I am sure that this being the 4th time this was no patch and paint fix. Something had to be causing the problems, And from your last post I think it was was more than just the sheetrock... EDIT: I got dibs on shooting the .50BMG 2nd EDIT: I forgot you live in Cali, Probably not allowed to look at a .50, let alone own one __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

09-14-2007, 06:03 AM	#4
Dhunter55 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bikini Paradise Posts: 3,866	Glad to hear it's finally going in your favor. I'm assuming you got some sleep during your stay without your back killing you. __________________ Let the R3VOLution begin! Go Fins

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09-14-2007, 02:18 AM	#2
tomfoolery XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 5,243	why not just buy CA and reform the gun laws into history? then il come!