Should I worry?

[Ja Rhule]

My house is currently being build so today I check up on a progress and noticed empty beer bottles everywhere. Construction workers garbage is full of empty beer bottles... beer bottles behind my house in wooden area. My builder is hauling ass right now trying to get my house build but now I know my house is being build by bunch of drunk Hispanic people. Should I worry?

[Panthers128]

There seems to be a lack of professionalism.

[Rip Saw]

Not only probably boozing it but probably also stoned - Id have a heart to heart talk with the general contractor and let him know you are keeping an eye on things and will have someone inspecting the workmanship before any payments are made in the future due to his crews boozing it up on the job. Yes you should be worried - dont count on the city or county inspectors to find problems - if you suspect something is wrong, but dont know enough about it yourself hire someone to work for you and inspect work as it is done who does.

too bad you must have hired the wrong gc.

[Chaos]

That is some total BS. Even if it's after the workers knock off for the day, to leave the bottles strewn about and in your property is horse poo.

[Floppin]

Call Osha. Of course you'll probably need to find another builder afterwards.

[Ja Rhule]

I will talk to someone in charge. I made plenty of picture today just in case the roof caves in on me while I'm a sleep.

[Mother Grabber]

Take pictures to arm yourself in case there's anything wrong with the house. You can sue the poo out of them.

[Floppin]

Yep pictures are always a good idea. An example that's kind of the opposite of what's going on here. My dads company built a house for Bob Griese about 15 years back. The walls were designed and drawn to cantilever too far outside of the foundation with no internal support and we knew that it was going to cause the whole interior of the house to bow up. Of course the architect thought he knew it all, as they usually do, and flat out refused to change anything and told us just to build it. Bob sided with the architect. Needless to say, we took pictures of everything to prove that we did everything just the way it was drawn.

3 months after completion we get served with a lawsuit because, surprise, the floors bowed. Our pictures saved our ass. I think the architect and contractor lost their asses though.

[the butch]

as far as you versus them in a lawsuit for your house collapsing, there is a statute in place in all states--usually from 6 to 10 years--that holds the seller, builder, developer, etc responsible [its technical name is a "statute of repose]. i think north carolina is 6 years.

taking pictures will help. but if your house falls apart for no reason, e.g., a tornado didn't cause it, then you can sue and win with or without pictures. in the tornado example, the pictures might help.

of course, the beer could be the 13 y/o boy from the down the street.

just borrow a friends car. set up a video camera. and boom. case solved. get that first, and hell, negotiate a lower price maybe. haha.

[pOpCoRnPoPpEr]

Get this bro, coming from an old framer. We smoked a ton of weed and built the poo out of houses all over the Charlotte area. Its what carpenter do. We never failed an inspection. So if you have any doubts just have another inspector check every thing out.

[Rip Saw]

We never failed an inspection

Anyone who relies on the city or county building inspectors to find problems is a fool.

[NCstoner420]

I can guarantee that they're high while working. I used to work in the construction business and as ironic as it sounds I was the only one not getting high before or on the job site.

[pOpCoRnPoPpEr]

Anyone who relies on the city or county building inspectors to find problems is a fool.

Thats why i said get another inspector. Lol all future home owners should do this anyways both old and new.