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Leaks, Blame, Drama.....



During the big rain storms over the holidays we discovered some leaks...One was at the big window on the East end of the house...the other was in the French doors in the master bedroom.......The stucco contractor wanted to make sure it was not his fault, so he has removed the stucco around the areas where the leaking occured....It looks like a window flashing problem..The window/door supplier stopped by twice this week and has caulked the hell out of the two suspected leaking areas....hopefully it fixes the problem...

Regardless, the third and final stucco color coat is NOT going on this week as there are now two huge holes to repair....

The stucco people and the window people are already arguing over who has to pay for the stucco repairs....

The joys of general contracting.....

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