Being a custom home builder and renovator I strive for perfection. If those are the tolerances that this book considers acceptable, I would throw it out.
There is no excuse with the equipment we have today for anything to be that far out of level or plumb. It’s simply sloppy workmanship.
I have to agree with Roy on this one, and would like to point out, that I believe whatever reference books you guys are studying, you might as well park it.
First of all, anyone constructing buildings out there, Residential or Commercial, should be able to perform anything within the parameters of the L/360 rule or better.
What is called a defect? In this case I would call it a defiency of the common standard of Practice of building.
A great article was put out awhile back by Kevin Mchahon and written by Dan **Schilling **about defects.
The Conclusions where to understand that a home inspector’s responibility is to state conditions of a property, not to rate their significance or to pick and choose which substandard condition has earned the right to be called a defect. Secondly, let’s remember that the homebuyer is the party spending all the money and commensurate with that is the right to choose which substandard conditions are acceptable, which are objectionable, and/or which will require an amendment for possible negotiation with a seller. Ultimately, it is the homebuyer that determines which conditions meet the definition of a “significant” defect.
Sorry to resurrect an old thread but I found that this is available as an ebook for a considerable savings. I just purchased it and it gave me some ammunition to help a customer in trying to get a problem resolved with her builder.
yep, great for irrefutable copy & paste reporting, dispute resolution, mediation & post construction court documentation
NAHB 4th edition residential construction performance guidelines
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