I don't know what state she lives in, but some states or local towns require an inspection and permits etc. So, it would be very wise to have this inspected by the local officials as well. And hopefully if permits were required, the contractor pulled them for the job. On May 25, 2009, at 11:45 PM, Betsy Whitney wrote:
> > > Rita, > It's really important that she contact a lawyer as others have > advised, and do it soon. She really needs to stop cleaning. As you > mentioned, the pipes may also need to be replaced and she'll be able > to get that done also. Hopefully, she won't discover other junk work > on things in the bathroom. She'll have to have it professionally > inspected. > Best of luck, Betsy > At 03:03 PM 5/25/2009, you wrote: > > >Hello Everyone, I've a friend who just had an extensive bathroom > >remodeling job finished. It was of course very expensive, almost > >twenty thousand dollars. Things went along rather well until near > >the end and the terrible job of cleanup. It turns out the man who > >put the grout down with the floor tile, dumped the excess large > >bucket of water and muddy grout into the bathtub and left it there > >to harden. What this did to her pipes is something I don't want to > >even think about. Then she was told the job was finished and the > >cleanup was up to her. She did not discover this for hours after it > >had happened. She was told it had been up to her to keep after the > >workers to be sure they did their job. I feel the responsiblility > >was that of the contractor and not hers. She is now so upset and I > >am in listening mode here and do not want to upset her more with > >questions now. This is absolutely not acceptable. Much of the work > >was done satisfactorly. She is now scraping out the tub ever so > >slowly with razor blades! I am more upset than she is I think. Rita > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
