A few houses down the street from my house, there is a house under renovation. This is a major renovation: room additions, all windows were removed, from outside it looks like the drywalls were ripped out …(no one currently lives there). The house has been under renovation for a little more than a year.
Anyway, about 6 weeks ago, the construction activities stopped & hasn’t resumed. Understandably, all of us in the neighborhood are concerned.
We are trying to think of the “optimistic explanations”:
– The inspectors from the city are so busy that they haven’t had a chance to inspect the work in progress. And the construction is being held up.
– They are waiting for materials to arrive before they resume construction.
– The contractor is working on multiple properties & this house is being put on the back burner.
Of course, there are “pessimistic scenarios”:
– The homeowner ran out of money or has unforeseen financial difficulties.
– The contractor screwed up …
Any thoughts from people who has renovated their houses ?
[quote=Clifford]The house has been under renovation for a little more than a year./quote]
Pfft. Cry me a river, LOL. We have one three three doors up the street from us that has been under renovation for over EIGHT YEARS. It’s a major eyesore. It has framing and sheathing, and has been covered in Tyvek for about 6 years. The permits expired a couple years ago and a neighbor complained to code compliance. She recently got a new construction permit and has another 2 years to complete the project, which I doubt will ever happen. In the meantime the neighbors are stuck with this eyesore.
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