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Pay attention, Pay attention
You are not thinking DETAILS
Every contractor, builder, developer, tradesman has uttered that phrase
more often than they will ever admit. I did it as well. It's
not nice and many times it is of little consequence but its a slippery
slope and if you are not paying attention those details will add up to one
big mess. A simple example here in Panama. Close the door, any
door in a home. Look at the frame finish. Odds are they
"forgot" to finish the inside of the frame. So far I have found one,
1, uno - that was finished on both sides. "they will never notice"?
Do not, I repeat do not take anything for granted. I can't pound
that point hard enough.
All of the details in the material I have
assembled should be covered by your architect BUT only if you ask the
right questions - believe me - "they will never notice"
This is an important chapter as with any luck you will live in this home
until >>>> Every detail
you did not notice during construction will come back to haunt you as long
as you live in the house and over time it will drive you totally nuts.
"they will never notice"
Here are some basic examples.
- Counter width
"they will never notice"
- Depth of sink "they will
never notice"
- Placement of water heater/s and venting of same
"they will never notice"
- Venting of dryer and proximity to propane
"they will never notice"
- Light switches "they will never
notice"
- Door
width "they will never notice"
- Wiring gauge "they
will never notice"
- Position of fans and wiring so they can be
totally controlled by the wall switch. "they will never
notice"
- Wall plugs hight and numbers
"they will never notice"
- Doors
square and vertical and properly framed according to plan detail
"they will never notice"
- Windows
"ditto"
- Shower floor slope.
This is a running joke here. It has been proven time and again that
water in Panama does not run uphill. Check every shower
carefully at every step. "they will never notice" |
