Before/After Examples

Here is an example of a house that had been remodeled by a contractor who, it was apparent, cut many corners, such as eliminating flashing from the roof decks. This caused rot from roof to foundation across almost an entire side of the house. Repairing it required the demolition of half of one exterior wall all the way to the foundation, replacing half the roof and floor in the room shown and all affected floors and decks; replacing walls and structural beams; building new balconies to carry a new stairway, and installing new sheer walls and siding (not all of which is shown here). The client was a man well-known for demanding rock-bottom prices. In this case, he paid literally double: first for the initial remodeling, then to redo the work of the contractor, who obviously recovered his profits in 'creative' ways.