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.
the inspector also explained that the addition that birgh had built lacked significant structural support. so instead of supporting the house, the house is supporting it and it s gradually sinking downward. so we now have cracks in the 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.