Elevation is a little weird compared to what it should be
rajiv460
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Hi
I am on contract and my home is being built since last two month. The frame and brick are done and dry wall work is going to start next week. Today I checked my house to see how it looked with brick on, and nothing seemed unusual. But on second glance I found that one the smaller triangles on the elevation is not aligned correctly. I thought this is how it should be and checked out an adjacent house which was ready to move-in and saw that the builder didnt align my house well.
Checkout the pic. The one on the left is my home and the on the right is a move in ready home.
The smaller triangle is not set up right and is placed more towards the left instead of being on the right.
Can I ask the builder to fix this?
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That whole part of the roof is more to the left than the other house.
The overhang is extended on the left side and reduced on the right.
I see what you mean. It's the type of mistake that you may not notice immediately but is very obvious once you do. I can't believe that it escaped the builder that the roof gable does not sit evenly on the base.
You should definitely let the builder know you are aware of it and suggest that it should never have gotten as far as it has in the construction process. Since the builder has demonstrated on the other house exactly how it should be it's hard to guess why they went so wrong on yours. It seems that they were hoping the exterior finish would somehow hide it.
Your options depend partly on the contract you have and how much pressure you are willing to use to have the problem addressed. There is no question that the builder is at fault. It may be a structural problem as well, in which case you can let the building inspector see that it's corrected. Since even the finished brickwork is unbalanced correcting things will be a real expense, but that is the builders problem. If you can live with the mistake you might suggest that the price of the house be lowered by the amount needed to do the repair. If the builder is on a tight schedule that might be the easiest solution for everyone. If you go that way you should get a second price for the repair work to compare with the builders estimate. Good luck.
Check the plans, it should be built to match. If the gable is centered on the plans, then make it centered on your house. I had to remove part of a roof "once", it wasn't something I enjoyed doing, but I made it right.
Listen to Kyle. The Contractor is legally obligated to follow the blueprint. That is the design everyone has agreed to. If the design shows the gable (the triangle part) centered with the garage door, the Contractor is legally obligated to fix. If the design indicates that the gable is off of center, how can this be the Contractor’s fault?