rant moment...... and the headaches have begun. Just had a 30 min convo with the pb over the phone. He wanted his next draw. but said "there's going to be added fees for all the extras" and I said hold up what about all the things not being done. Plus there are things in the contract we both signed that now hes saying "I didn't factor doing a b or c to install" like deck jets. Well sorry thats not my problem.
Also making major complaints about the 3" plumbing and how much more difficult that is than 2", and how the costs are going to be "significantly" more than expected for plumbing. Again not my problem, yet to him it is. I just dont see the point of a contract if at any time the builder can say "oh that cost me more than I thought, pay up or stop we working". I looked up pricing for PVC in the area, its about 60 bucks for 20 feet of 2" and about 94 bucks for 20 feet of 3", fine you ordered X feet, I will cover the difference. But running 2" or 3" pipe in the same trench isn't any more labor intensive.
What just ****** me off about the whole thing was everything we removed (extensive list) is "oh that wont save you much you will be disappointed to see how little that actually saves you" and the couple things we changed over the last couple weeks are "thats impossible to do and takes a lot of labor and materials, im not making any money on this job already and dont want to use my money to finish your pool". So like the skimmer and bubblers, that involves running PVC. "oh that wont save you much" very next sentence "running PVC is expensive". I think he waited to have this conversation with me until the shell was in the ground as until then I would have said lets part ways and found someone else to put a pool in. But now with the shell I doubt I could ever find anyone to take it over from this point, and I dont blame them.
So thats where I am. Hole in the ground with a beautiful shell, and no idea if/when it will be completed. Im not paying extra for things already in a signed contract, just because you aren't experienced enough to factor in all thats needed to do what is in said contract. I really dont understand why in this new world its an argument to do anything, I just had a major argument with the dealership I bought a car from last month about how the quality it showed up with was terrible and to take it back (literally brand new car showed up with service engine light, leaking sunroof and scratches all over), they offered me a trade in value and I took it just to dump it and avoid the headache, then after two weeks called and Said "where's my money" and they say back "oh the market has shifted we can offer you even less for it now" With no consideration to how horrible of service I had gotten from them. If I ran any of my companies this way id be bankrupt. Seriously this new world were in has ruined any decency/morals people had.
If I ever have to build a pool again im going the Owner built route. Probably just as much headache, but at least I could do a lot of the things he claiming are "extra" myself.
Ok rant over..... Next year this time hopefully im swimming, have a new pier, and have taken delivery of my shiny new Malibu boat. Until then, where's the adult beverages?
. Still waiting on his crane, but for now they're drilling the holes for returns and lights on the flat bed while waiting for the crane to arrive.
