Hi - we are mid-build. And increasingly I just feel like the builder is trying to keep adding costs. Today it’s “we found tree stumps in yard under surface where patio will go.” Before it was, “the panel in garage is too small, it’s $1000 more run to electric to main
panel.” I’ve made some big mistakes....he started excavation without a drawing with measurements that were all signed off. And we’ve just for months been trying to get an updated drawing or plan that is correct. But that’s not the way he works and we don’t have anything that shows the end result. So he ends up telling me we are constantly changing things. Which - to be fair - we are since nothing was ever set especially regarding the hardscape. Each time he asks if I want him to “take care of it” (like the tree stumps), but won’t give me a price. But do I have to keep paying more and more? It’s a huge project over $100k now. Seriously, he can’t just keep adding costs can he? He knew he had to deal w whatever was in my yard, right? (I took trees down prior to starting pool project, but I can’t remember if I told him explicitly. Tree stumps in AZ are close to surface in desert.) Also, and I’m embarrassed to ask all of this because I don’t want to admit to being Taken advantage of, but residential construction is not my background - but the pool on the plan that we do have is mostly rectangular w some juts, but the main measurements are 36’ by 22’. Builder is done w shotcrete and when I measure, pool is 34.5’ by 21’. Is that normal to be off in measurements? I choose this builder b’c a friend had a great experience w his partner (who is owner), and he has been in business for a long time w clean bbb and ROC. We signed contract in early Nov, and pool dig was complete Nov 21.
What do I do? Is this just how pool construction is? Thanks in advance.
panel.” I’ve made some big mistakes....he started excavation without a drawing with measurements that were all signed off. And we’ve just for months been trying to get an updated drawing or plan that is correct. But that’s not the way he works and we don’t have anything that shows the end result. So he ends up telling me we are constantly changing things. Which - to be fair - we are since nothing was ever set especially regarding the hardscape. Each time he asks if I want him to “take care of it” (like the tree stumps), but won’t give me a price. But do I have to keep paying more and more? It’s a huge project over $100k now. Seriously, he can’t just keep adding costs can he? He knew he had to deal w whatever was in my yard, right? (I took trees down prior to starting pool project, but I can’t remember if I told him explicitly. Tree stumps in AZ are close to surface in desert.) Also, and I’m embarrassed to ask all of this because I don’t want to admit to being Taken advantage of, but residential construction is not my background - but the pool on the plan that we do have is mostly rectangular w some juts, but the main measurements are 36’ by 22’. Builder is done w shotcrete and when I measure, pool is 34.5’ by 21’. Is that normal to be off in measurements? I choose this builder b’c a friend had a great experience w his partner (who is owner), and he has been in business for a long time w clean bbb and ROC. We signed contract in early Nov, and pool dig was complete Nov 21.
What do I do? Is this just how pool construction is? Thanks in advance.
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