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Documenting Your Building
or Remodeling Project
You will be doing yourself a big favor by creating and maintaining a detailed record of your construction process. Here are four steps you can take to prepare yourself for potential transformations to come:
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Take pictures at frame stage, just before the insulation is installed. Recording how the electrical and plumbing is running behind your walls can be invaluable information down the road.
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Have your plumbing subcontractor supply a schematic of the plumbing under your slab. Hopefully you’ll never need this information, but should a leak ever develop, being able to locate the pipes quickly and accurately will be extremely usefull.
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Obtain a schematic of the irrigation system. Knowing how each zone is designed and where the heads are located will make future modifications less of a chore.
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Last but not least, make certain to obtain ALL your warranty paperwork. What is the warranty on your roof? Do you have it in writing? Did you know that your cabinets also come with a warranty? (We recently had to have all of our cabinet doors replaced because the stain became brittle and began to chip. Having a copy of the cabinet warranty made the repair process much easier.)
As cartons are opened and discarded during installation, there is the potential for warranty paperwork to be lost on the job site, so you may have to be extra-vigilant to collect all of this information. Think about the items that are part of your building or remodeling project. Do you have the warranty paperwork for the garage door and opener, the water heater, the jetted tub, the light fixtures, the plumbing fixtures, termite applications, etc.?
Copyright © 2006 Tracy DeCarlo - All Right Reserved
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