Freakin NightMare!!!!!
I wanted to post about this a few days ago...but was afraid I would jinx the whole situation if I wrote anything down about how frustrated I was, so I didn't...not that I am superstitious or anything. But Today was the last straw and after a hospital visit that would not have happened if everything wasn't going haywire, I cannot keep it to myself...I have to let it all out. Once again my dander is up.
A few posts back I was excited about our new windows. I am still happy to have the new windows in.......but...and with us there is always a but. Not my butt, but a BUT>
After too many delays the boys finally got all the windows in. Yay. But I have to say I was totally unhappy about their progress on the outside trim. Although they only did 3 out of 8 on the outside and still did not finish those I might add, they are not up to snuff. If that were all. The last two windows they installed (before they hightailed it outta here) were not the correct windows. We were so shocked they were leaving early (again) that we didn't notice that until they left. What was supposed to be a one day job of about 10 to 12 hours has turned into 3 weeks of total H-E- double hockey sticks!
Like I said if that were all......one of the last two windows they installed was wider than the original. Ok no problem you think??? uh...think again. Not only was it bigger and they totally ruined the inside and outside trim, they put it in crooked. Now I do not proclaim to be a window putter inner, but I kinda think I could have done it better myself. At least I would have known to center the sucker.
That's not all....we decided if we were going to have new windows why not get a couple of new storm doors since the old ones didn't fit anyhow. Yeah why not? The boys, for a price of course, were to put them in for us. Ok. Well yesterday that's all that got done since only one showed up and after 2:30pm, when I finally got them to answer their phone. Not one window got done. But he of course was full of reasons why. The other guy did the three and they are wrong so he thinks they should be done again. Sure let's do them again.
Now after a week of excuses after excuses and one blaming the other when the other one isn't around, they were supposed to both come back today to fix all the problems with the crooked window and redo all the outside trim. At no more charge and the price of the last 2 windows were adjusted since they were the wrong ones and they would even put in the back door at no charge! (thanks to "B" coming to his mom's rescue) :)
But they didn't show. At least they called...but after me getting a little hostile, they might not show up again. At this point I don't care.
Which brings me to the hospital run.
The door the guy put in yesterday wasn't closing proper and come to find out he put it in all wrong we pretty much had to redo the whole thing over, without instructions..I guess he was smart enough to take them with him.
But there was one thing left to do and Frank had to get up on a 6 foot ladder to do it. I walked away to clean up the mess from the other door. Walk away from him while he was on a ladder was something I have never done and I feel bad. He was sitting on the top of it and it gave way. He fell and hit the deck hard. He had a ryobi cordless drill/screwdriver in his hand and he said he pitched it over as it is a heavy one and the tip of the screw drove itself about a half inch into the deck and was just standing up there! Kinda one of those weird things to happen...I wanted to take a pic of that but my dad pulled it out. But here is the HOLE.
So anyhow poor Frank has bruised pretty much most of his body...he has got some pretty bad golf ball size knots on the top of his foot, calf and shin, not to mention it looks like he has 2 elbows on one arm! His blood pressure was up higher than it needed to be but they said with pain that is normal for anybody...WHEW! They thought at first he might have broken the elbow but exrays showed it ok...but the exrays on his wrist were not as good, they are pretty sure its broken and something about the tendon too...so he has a temporary cast on until tomorrow when he has to go back to the specialist. They said something like they might re break it??? OUCH! Like it didn't hurt enough doing it the first time they think its necessary to do it again?
Anyhow, here is the temp splint or cast.
He was starting to feel the pain before leaving and they gave him some pills...he is just resting now and we are both wondering if this was worth it to have some fresh air blowing through the house for our sanity.
Or are we both just a couple of idiots?
A few posts back I was excited about our new windows. I am still happy to have the new windows in.......but...and with us there is always a but. Not my butt, but a BUT>
After too many delays the boys finally got all the windows in. Yay. But I have to say I was totally unhappy about their progress on the outside trim. Although they only did 3 out of 8 on the outside and still did not finish those I might add, they are not up to snuff. If that were all. The last two windows they installed (before they hightailed it outta here) were not the correct windows. We were so shocked they were leaving early (again) that we didn't notice that until they left. What was supposed to be a one day job of about 10 to 12 hours has turned into 3 weeks of total H-E- double hockey sticks!
Like I said if that were all......one of the last two windows they installed was wider than the original. Ok no problem you think??? uh...think again. Not only was it bigger and they totally ruined the inside and outside trim, they put it in crooked. Now I do not proclaim to be a window putter inner, but I kinda think I could have done it better myself. At least I would have known to center the sucker.
That's not all....we decided if we were going to have new windows why not get a couple of new storm doors since the old ones didn't fit anyhow. Yeah why not? The boys, for a price of course, were to put them in for us. Ok. Well yesterday that's all that got done since only one showed up and after 2:30pm, when I finally got them to answer their phone. Not one window got done. But he of course was full of reasons why. The other guy did the three and they are wrong so he thinks they should be done again. Sure let's do them again.
Now after a week of excuses after excuses and one blaming the other when the other one isn't around, they were supposed to both come back today to fix all the problems with the crooked window and redo all the outside trim. At no more charge and the price of the last 2 windows were adjusted since they were the wrong ones and they would even put in the back door at no charge! (thanks to "B" coming to his mom's rescue) :)
But they didn't show. At least they called...but after me getting a little hostile, they might not show up again. At this point I don't care.
Which brings me to the hospital run.
The door the guy put in yesterday wasn't closing proper and come to find out he put it in all wrong we pretty much had to redo the whole thing over, without instructions..I guess he was smart enough to take them with him.
But there was one thing left to do and Frank had to get up on a 6 foot ladder to do it. I walked away to clean up the mess from the other door. Walk away from him while he was on a ladder was something I have never done and I feel bad. He was sitting on the top of it and it gave way. He fell and hit the deck hard. He had a ryobi cordless drill/screwdriver in his hand and he said he pitched it over as it is a heavy one and the tip of the screw drove itself about a half inch into the deck and was just standing up there! Kinda one of those weird things to happen...I wanted to take a pic of that but my dad pulled it out. But here is the HOLE.
So anyhow poor Frank has bruised pretty much most of his body...he has got some pretty bad golf ball size knots on the top of his foot, calf and shin, not to mention it looks like he has 2 elbows on one arm! His blood pressure was up higher than it needed to be but they said with pain that is normal for anybody...WHEW! They thought at first he might have broken the elbow but exrays showed it ok...but the exrays on his wrist were not as good, they are pretty sure its broken and something about the tendon too...so he has a temporary cast on until tomorrow when he has to go back to the specialist. They said something like they might re break it??? OUCH! Like it didn't hurt enough doing it the first time they think its necessary to do it again?
Anyhow, here is the temp splint or cast.
He was starting to feel the pain before leaving and they gave him some pills...he is just resting now and we are both wondering if this was worth it to have some fresh air blowing through the house for our sanity.
Or are we both just a couple of idiots?
posted by dona at 5/17/2007
2 Comments:
And I thought my life could get bad!! I hope he heals fast and you both don't go completely nuts over all of it!!!
Oh goodness, how is my little brother? It's 9 here, so I will call tomorrow am.
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