So today I only did two things: made an appointment for the Pella window people to come see me and had my friend the structural engineer come by. I went to the Pella window showroom with my brother-in-law Peter and after we looked at several models of windows, signed me up for an on-site inspection, and drove off, Peter tells me, “I don’t like Pella windows.” You think he could have told me that before I went through most of the rigamarole. The only oddness I see is that they have a 10Y\/20Y warantee on the windows instead of lifetime.<\/p>\n
I also had a structural engineer look at our foundation and the facade at the front of the house. He wasn’t too worried about the settling of the foundation but had some ideas for the facade. I think he wanted to put in screw-in earth anchors at the corners and some form of shelf bracing along the faces. I should have drawings later this week. Thuy also has experience in structural engineering and is close to her certification or licensure or whatever they call it and she thinks I should either leave the facade alone or pour a full foundation for it.<\/p>\n
So, really, this is why I never do anything. As soon as I start with something complicated and\/or expensive, all sorts of people who know more about it than I do come out and tell me what to do. And most of the time, none of them agree.<\/p>\n
(And some people wonder why I don’t date…)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
So today I only did two things: made an appointment for the Pella window people to come see me and had my friend the structural engineer come by. I went to the Pella window showroom with my brother-in-law Peter and after we looked at several models of windows, signed me up for an on-site inspection, and drove off, Peter tells me, “I don’t like Pella windows.” You think he could have told me that before I went through most of the rigamarole. The only oddness I see is that they have a 10Y\/20Y warantee on the windows instead of lifetime. I also had a structural engineer look at our foundation … Continue reading Multiple options lead to inaction.<\/span>