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The types of beams he still has in his house are being "replaced" by neighbours, who have similiar models and are observant enough to see the obvious defects.norm richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305070121976574661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-52885708740559577312011-09-06T12:02:04.795-07:002011-09-06T12:02:04.795-07:001. We didn't have our entire floor replaced - ...1. We didn't have our entire floor replaced - the only place it was replaced in the area where it flooded. Case in point, there are no cracks or any problems in those areas.<br /><br />The areas that continue to have problems are in the areas where the Richter team did their work.<br /><br />The first crack was caused by poor workmanship putting in the first tile. When that was pulled up, Norm discovered another problem. Well, guess what? That's not abusing the work - that's fixing what was originally done badly. If there are problems with grout 7 days after the installation, there are obviously problems that were there from day one. You pay for work done certainly. What we certainly didn't expect was that we would have to pay for his work on one area over and over again. A tile would go down - you pay for that time. When the contractor cracks the tile or has to replace it because of their workmanship, you shouldn't have to pay for that time - yet we did (which is how a $1600 quote turned into $3000+)<br /><br />The point of hiring a contractor is for them to provide their expertise. As I have learned since this experience, there are ways to deal with shifting and older floors. What is the point of saying you can do work of this nature when you can't and then blame the environment for it? <br /><br />Contracting is always a case of once bitten, twice shy. I can only come away from dealing with Norm with two strong bits of advice:<br /><br />1. Get a fixed price or fixed-price ceiling quote. If we had known Norm's work would have cost over $3,000 when he originally quoted $1,600, that would have triggered an alarm. If he couldn't give a quote on sight and wanted to look at more details, there shouldn't be an issue to pay for an "estimate" (although many company's don't). <br /><br />2. A guarantee, like a contract, is only worth the paper it's written on. Without a written guarantee, you're left with a contractor's excuses and that's what we were left with when dealing with Norm Richter. As you can see from the comments above, the excuses keep flowing.<br /><br />We're now looking at re-doing the entire floor all over again because of the cracks. Keep in mind that this was work done just two years ago.Andrew MacNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888444225785506598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-6026301278194113292010-12-01T08:03:03.355-08:002010-12-01T08:03:03.355-08:00Andrew MacNeil's second comment also supports ...Andrew MacNeil's second comment also supports my first response regarding "problems with structural support" in that area of the kitchen and hallway. The constant movement under the tiles is grinding the grout to the surface.norm richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305070121976574661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-31135009350791395612010-12-01T07:55:18.356-08:002010-12-01T07:55:18.356-08:00Denise's comment's show that she wasn'...Denise's comment's show that she wasn't around most of the time when work was done over many week. The entire rear addition to this home was removed and replaced. Because it had all rotte3d out it was framed with new internal support beams to meet code. We also had to add rim joists, blocking and also add shething and finished with vinyl siding. The exterior was almost 14 feet high. Due to probhlems of personnel going to retrieve materials we have implemented a very detailed time sheet that each personnel must review with the job site supervisor and then once this is done the client is asked to review and initial. In doing, we have been able to <br />eliminate misunderstandings and also permit free movement of personnel to go to the washroom or leave the site for materials or even to work on another project if an emergency arise. This way the client ONLY pays for the time each person is on site and nothing more.norm richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305070121976574661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-43820264657285144072010-12-01T07:40:54.126-08:002010-12-01T07:40:54.126-08:00Andrew MacNeill's comment comes at a funny tim...Andrew MacNeill's comment comes at a funny time because they had their entire ceramic tile floor replaced following a flood in their home. Instead of having that tile company repair a fault in the structural support for the ceramic floor you ignored it. Following that you called back and asked that the floor be fixed, and group of tiles were replaced. Then you asked for "other" work to be done that wasn't due to structural faults but rather damage from some other cause, wear and tear... etc. We didn't mind doing the warranty work but you abused that privilege. We simply needed to be paid for the extra work.norm richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305070121976574661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-75603291433810951622010-06-12T14:16:54.717-07:002010-06-12T14:16:54.717-07:00I have also had a bad experience with Norman Richt...I have also had a bad experience with Norman Richter and Around the Home. Workers were to be on the job at 9 am and rarely were. When challenged on this, I was told "well we always need to get a nail or screw"; this was all on my hourly dime. Workers would show up for half a day and then be gone for 4 days. Work that should have taken 1 day took 1 week. Richter's A rating is now down to a 'B'. It's a well deserved slippery slope.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15519155611190271212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3826890861257944699.post-18390475893116441072010-04-20T01:30:45.360-07:002010-04-20T01:30:45.360-07:00As a follow-up on this, we just had someone come i...As a follow-up on this, we just had someone come in to look at re-grouting the floor and their comment was "oh, so we can regrout 15 year old floors like this"<br /><br />Good job...NOT!Andrew MacNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03888444225785506598noreply@blogger.com