01-18-2016, 04:58 PM
A good friend wanted me to accompany him to look at a house he is interested in buying as a vacation getaway. Location: Blue Ridge, GA. It was a five hour drive for us and I suppose it was worth it in its own sick way.
I knew it was trouble when he said it was a former rental cabin but I was not ready for this. Everything here was not caused by wear and tear from renters. This was either original install or later modification. Im only posting this because I am ignorant of vacation rentals in general and how such places are built originally and am asking the trust if this is normal or if this is exceptional. My friend passed on the place by the way.
First thing I noticed was the main entry door was sticky. It also seemed like there was quite a gap between the jamb. This is what was found.
There was a 1/4 inch air gap when the door was fully closed and the deadbolt engaged.
The kitchen was nice in a way but obviously built on a budget. The cabinet doors must have been made from scraps. The carcasses were actually made from what appeared to be high quality cherry faced ply so that was something.
I only actually looked closely at this one bathroom. There were 4 others in the house though. This one had a double vanity with separate cabinets and sinks. Here are pics of each one. WHY? Why couldn't you just do the second one like you did the first one?
Also in the same bathroom was the linen closet. This is as far as I could get the door open.
That bathroom door also did not close. The door frame, the jamb, the strike plate and the latch all did not line up. As in, none of them lined up at all with any other part of what they should have been lined up with. The door was trying to close in an out of square casement. The latch would not fully retract when the knob was turned, etc. All 5 bathroom doors had this problem. Most of the other interior doors worked just fine though. Odd.
I went to open this bedroom closet and the knobs were installed very poorly. Probably should have been on the other side of that panel.
The trim in this place made no sense. The walls were knotty pine and they were trimed with this knotty pin moulding. They just ran the moulding up to itself without worrying about any cope joints. It would have been better if they just forgot the moulding altogether so they could have had proper abutments. Everywhere it was like this. I could not stop looking at it.
Nail/staple holes galore.
Great miters.
It was hotter than blazes in all the bedrooms and about 10-15 degrees cooler in the living areas and kitchen. The only explanation I have is that either the HVAC is screwed or that there are so many air leaks in the doors and windows that the living areas stay cooler because of this. Probably both.
I knew it was trouble when he said it was a former rental cabin but I was not ready for this. Everything here was not caused by wear and tear from renters. This was either original install or later modification. Im only posting this because I am ignorant of vacation rentals in general and how such places are built originally and am asking the trust if this is normal or if this is exceptional. My friend passed on the place by the way.
First thing I noticed was the main entry door was sticky. It also seemed like there was quite a gap between the jamb. This is what was found.
There was a 1/4 inch air gap when the door was fully closed and the deadbolt engaged.
The kitchen was nice in a way but obviously built on a budget. The cabinet doors must have been made from scraps. The carcasses were actually made from what appeared to be high quality cherry faced ply so that was something.
I only actually looked closely at this one bathroom. There were 4 others in the house though. This one had a double vanity with separate cabinets and sinks. Here are pics of each one. WHY? Why couldn't you just do the second one like you did the first one?
Also in the same bathroom was the linen closet. This is as far as I could get the door open.
That bathroom door also did not close. The door frame, the jamb, the strike plate and the latch all did not line up. As in, none of them lined up at all with any other part of what they should have been lined up with. The door was trying to close in an out of square casement. The latch would not fully retract when the knob was turned, etc. All 5 bathroom doors had this problem. Most of the other interior doors worked just fine though. Odd.
I went to open this bedroom closet and the knobs were installed very poorly. Probably should have been on the other side of that panel.
The trim in this place made no sense. The walls were knotty pine and they were trimed with this knotty pin moulding. They just ran the moulding up to itself without worrying about any cope joints. It would have been better if they just forgot the moulding altogether so they could have had proper abutments. Everywhere it was like this. I could not stop looking at it.
Nail/staple holes galore.
Great miters.
It was hotter than blazes in all the bedrooms and about 10-15 degrees cooler in the living areas and kitchen. The only explanation I have is that either the HVAC is screwed or that there are so many air leaks in the doors and windows that the living areas stay cooler because of this. Probably both.
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When something has to be done, no one knows how to do it. When they "pay" you to do it, they become "experts".
When something has to be done, no one knows how to do it. When they "pay" you to do it, they become "experts".
