plaster, the roof has a dip in it, the floor is cracking, the counter is out of alignment, and so on. within weeks of moving in mark learned just how hazardous the contractor s work proved to be. i was washing the dog in the bathtub, and i put my hand in the water. the electricity from the electrified metal drain came up through the water and into my hand and down through my body, and i got a shock. now, had they gone into the tub and had a shower in there and completed the circuit, they would be dead. it would be an electrocution. the decourseys called an emergency electrician who rushed over. they really couldn t believe it. they were up and down and all over the house and found out that it was running 110 volts ac. and there was a dedicated circuit, a 20-amp circuit, right to the main circuit panel. they couldn t understand why anybody would electrify a bathtub. and who was the vp at the company that did the original electrical work? dick birgh s son, stefan.
and there was a dedicated circuit, a 20-amp circuit, right to the main circuit panel. they couldn t understand why anybody would electrify a bathtub. and who was the vp at the company that did the original electrical work? dick birgh s son, stefan. the decourseys haven t used the bathroom since. the final insult according to the decourseys was the bill that the contractor delivered. the work from this contractor was to be $90,000 plus change. when he was finished he gave us a bill for $211,000. not only that, but much of the work was done without permits. it was much of the work was done by unlicensed people who were doing the electricity and the plumbing, and much of the work will have to be demolished and redone. like many homeowners who discover problems in the middle of a remodel, they say they were trapped. the problem with a contractor