Anybody know any good contractors in Accokeek, MD (right on the Prince George's county/Charles county line)?
A buddy of mine hired a "custom" remodeling firm (for premium $$$) to convert a half-bath to a full ADA bath and most everything they've done has been unprofessional, even the construction basics, although the electrical does seem to have been done properly.
Right:
1. electrical
Wrongs:
1. using no shower pan preslope
2. using only one-coat of redgard without reinforcing mesh around the drain and change-of-planes; redgard only extends from a few inches to 2 feet up the walls (to be tiled at least 6 feet high).
3. installing new walls that are visibly out of true at least 3/4" relative to the original wall.
4. notching 2x10 floor joists in the middle third of the span to recess the shower pan, making the joists 2x8s (spanning 14.5 feet) without additional support.
5. using sanitary Ts instead of Ys for horizontal DWV runs
6. installing 1.5" drain instead of 2" drain for ADA shower
7. no vapor barrier in the shower with drywall and paper tape/spackling on the entire shower wall surround.
8. installing the walls on top of the existing hardwood flooring instead of cutting the flooring away to allow the walls to sit atop the plywood subfloor
9. grouting the entire bathroom perimeter where the tiles meet the walls
10. contractor told us he would be pulling permits; no permits.
Part of me wants to rip it all out and redo it, but I don't have time. This has been frustrating. There's more, but that's enough venting for now. Argh!!! Thanks for listening.
Greg
A buddy of mine hired a "custom" remodeling firm (for premium $$$) to convert a half-bath to a full ADA bath and most everything they've done has been unprofessional, even the construction basics, although the electrical does seem to have been done properly.
Right:
1. electrical
Wrongs:
1. using no shower pan preslope
2. using only one-coat of redgard without reinforcing mesh around the drain and change-of-planes; redgard only extends from a few inches to 2 feet up the walls (to be tiled at least 6 feet high).
3. installing new walls that are visibly out of true at least 3/4" relative to the original wall.
4. notching 2x10 floor joists in the middle third of the span to recess the shower pan, making the joists 2x8s (spanning 14.5 feet) without additional support.
5. using sanitary Ts instead of Ys for horizontal DWV runs
6. installing 1.5" drain instead of 2" drain for ADA shower
7. no vapor barrier in the shower with drywall and paper tape/spackling on the entire shower wall surround.
8. installing the walls on top of the existing hardwood flooring instead of cutting the flooring away to allow the walls to sit atop the plywood subfloor
9. grouting the entire bathroom perimeter where the tiles meet the walls
10. contractor told us he would be pulling permits; no permits.
Part of me wants to rip it all out and redo it, but I don't have time. This has been frustrating. There's more, but that's enough venting for now. Argh!!! Thanks for listening.
Greg
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