Problem Customer

Originally Posted by buddy110

There is no install manual for siding. I've been doing this a long time Tom.

Originally Posted by CookeCarpentry

Actually, each manufacturer has recommended installation steps/instructions to ensure full coverage of their warranty. Up to you or your supplier to get them.

P.S. Tom wrote the book on siding install.

Originally Posted by buddy110

Look, there's tyvek underneath and insulation over that. You want to argue that overlapping the corner post is proper fine. I'm not saying it's not. Just saying with in this case it did not cause the rot.

PS, I was installing siding in the 60's. I'm pretty condfident in my expertise

Originally Posted by CookeCarpentry

Not questioning how confident you are in your expertise.

Merely pointing out that install instructions are in fact available from the manufacturer.

Installing siding in the 60s...was vinyl around then?

Originally Posted by tomstruble

buddy i understand your point,my point is usually the last person to touch it owns it,if your install doesn't conform to industry standards your screwed,but really the damage was probably existing

oh by the way
http://www.vinylsiding.org/publicati...2007Manual.pdf

Originally Posted by tomstruble

buddy i understand your point,my point is usually the last person to touch it owns it,if your install doesn't conform to industry standards your screwed,but really the damage was probably existing

Originally Posted by Double-A

A warranty of workmanship can only be honored if you were informed and allowed to make the proper repairs, if any were required. At this point, he hasn't done so. Any warranty seems to be voided now that someone else made the repairs. He chose that route, not you.

As it stands now, the homeowner has decided to take charge of what repairs will be made and by whom, therefore its up to him to decide what 'offer' you should make. If its less than 2k, I'd pay it, but not without a release of all liability, present and future dealing with this structure. But, I would have to be shown proof of our poor workmanship and the path the water took to do this type of damage. If he's willing to work for it, I say give it to him and move on.

Fighting him is just counter productive and is going backwards if you ask me. Better to just satisfy his needs for a small victory in this and move on. Right and wrong have nothing to do with it. You have a business to run and you can't do it while concentrating on one job that happened two years ago.

Don't let your ego overwhelm your responsibility to your business. Contact your attorney and have him draft a settlement up. Otherwise you're losing time and sleep over a "he said/she said" situation that no court can rule on properly.

Originally Posted by enforcer

you're still sweating about this guy ? go see this jerk off and tell him to go screw ! you have been nice and professional,you did what you had to do. ; now its time to take the gloves off and if he thinks you are going to fall for his extortion game,he is going to be in a world of trouble.

Originally Posted by tomstruble

id probably keep trying and documenting each time you reach out and try to settle this with him

Originally Posted by trimchiree

wow intreasting reading thru

sounds like the carpenter is really egging it on

i'm guilty of facing corner seams away from the eye also, i figure unless its absosutely pouring in with some force behind it that 95% of the water is just going to cling to and run down inside of the hollow corner post, drip out the bottom, flashing is there to catch any that does touch the house

sucks hes trying to pull this with ya but sounds like you know your stuff better than his carpenter wannabe

Originally Posted by Mike(VA)

Trying not to ask a stupid question, (they're the best, though), how did your client find out about the rot two years after your work? Was the window leaking, did he have additional work done around the windows, did something fall off that exposed the rot? Seems to me that from the information you posted, there was no way that the rot was visible. Sounds like he may have known about the rot prior to your work.

If the window was leaking, tag, you are 'it'. If there was additional work being done around the window, was the rot wet when first exposed? If something fell off exposing the rot, tag, you may still be 'it'.