Drywallers almost always bury an outlet or light on every job. With pictures of this stage of construction, you can help them find it — while also showing them that they really did miss it!
Pictures at framing are also helpful when dealing with your home buyer. If your buyer wants to make a change after the drywall goes up, digital photos can help you accurately calculate the cost. The photos can back you up, too, if you decide the change is impossible to make.
The pictures can be useful for pinpointing studs, mechanicals, etc. down the road if your buyer wants to do any remodeling after the sale.
- Radiant floor heating. Whether you're installing a hydronic or electric system, take photos after the tubes or cables have been laid but before they're sealed in concrete or some other substrate. Photos can be used as proof that the heating elements were spaced correctly.
To some extent these photos also can be used to show the heating elements' proximity to walls or other benchmarks. This will help prevent your customer from driving fasteners into them.
- General. Take pictures of window weatherproofing and all flashing at deck ledgers, roofs and other areas to show what you've done to prevent water intrusion.
Good documentation is key and can be accomplished with a little forethought and planning. Digital cameras make it simple and give you instant results.
Chris Thompson is a custom home builder and president of On the Level, Inc., in Carver, MN. His company's Web site is www.weareonthelevel.com. To reach Chris, call him at 952-368-4663, fax at 952-368-4673, or via e-mail.
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