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People ALWAYS ASSUME You Got It Together... we don't.
Check it out BP Fam!
Walking past this window on a new construction Duplex we're building in the greater Houston market.
Looks normal:
- Window is set and level
- Window flashing is in
- Siding is installed
- SOMETHING IS OFF though... what is it?
IT WAS INSTALLED UPSIDE DOWN!!!!
How do I know? The yellow circles are "weep holes" that allow for water to exit if it goes inside the window.
(Before we all start BLASTING CONTRACTORS, hear me out on a couple of things)
1. I've been building for several years and didn't see it right away. This is my responsibility.
2. It was HOTTER THAN HOT in Texas during the weeks when this was being put up. If you have never experienced strenuous physical labor in extreme heat, it's very easy to call out mistakes like this. Heck, I remember having a full-on fever while patrolling the streets of Iraq on foot... I was NOT at a 100%... not by a long-shot.
3. Maybe you don't have the life-experience I do but I will tell you that things like this, of course need to be corrected, but taking an easy approach... giving the contractor the benefit of the doubt because it was not intentional but absolutely SCORCHING OUTSIDE... will take you a longer ways than just blasting this dude.
What kind of challenges have you had in the past with new construction?
Build2Rent,
Juan-