Teasing My Builder

Shortly after installing the windows on the lake side of the house, the carpenters dropped a sheet of plywood and the wind blew it into the window with the results shown nearby.  The photo shows a piece of wood protruding through the broken glass, but that was a later addition.

Of course, I gave the builder, Philip Morrison (Morrison Bros. Construction, Trinity, TX), a hard time about it, but he swears that broken windows are a rare occurrence on his jobs.

I told Cec about a house I built in Houston in the 70's.  The carpenters installed the windows, and then promptly broke several of them.  That let in the mud daubers, who built a mud nest in a closet, before he windows were replaced.  Then the painters arrived and painted over the mud dauber nest!  Finally, the touch-up crew removed the nest and repainted the closet.

That's the difference between a large, mass construction builder and a custom builder like Philip, who builds only 3-4 houses at the same time.