SNAFU
Minor
The
Shingles
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The
design/build concept touted by MyHome has the architect, project
manager and general contract all communicating on a regular
basis to keep a project within budget.
In our case this concept failed miserably.
One example is the extra thick "Grand Canyon"
shingles that the architect proposed to help win plan approval
from local building authorities.
Unfortunately, the architect, Spearman Architectural Design,
did not discuss this feature with MyHome's project manager,
who later refused to approve the order.
Each day spent haggling over price meant another day of
exposure to rain.
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Contract
with MyHome agreeing to provide rough materials as
"finalized by plans approved by the Village."
Item
9 of Contract specifically includes "Architect grade 50
years shingles."
{Click to enlarge}
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Approved
Pelham Village Site Plan, page 17, specifying Grand Canyon grade 50
years shingles.
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Sept.
15 - Shingles finally delivered (right foreground), two months
after project breaks ground.
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Email
to Lior Noy expressing dissatisfaction with his refusal to
approve purchase of shingles.
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A
Touch of Irony
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The
final "compromise" was to shingle the back of the roof
with low-grade shingles and pay $1,500 in
"extras." Ironically, we paid for the entire
$3,985 order with our credit card, none of which MyHome repaid.
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