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Peter Lopez
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 Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: Find Contractor |
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Hello,
I recently moved into a home in Holmes, NY (lower Hudson Valley), built in 1991, and I visited my town hall to look at the blueprints. Many things don't appear in the house as shown on the blueprint. I want to know if these changes were made after the house was built, and if they were, if the changes have any potential structural integrity impact. I am trying to contact the original GC, as well as the architect consultant and can't locate either, so I'm here asking for help locating these guys. I've tried BBB, etc, and just can't locate anyone. Does anyone have any input?
House is a contemporay "Homestead Custon Home", and the builder was Daniel A. Sweeney, of Hopewell Juntion, NY. The consultant was Thomas Jacob Flitsch, R.A. of Poughkeepsie NY.
Thanks for any help you might be able to offer!
Peter Lopez
plopez123@sbcglobal.net |
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phansford
Joined: 18 Apr 2004
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Location: SW Ohio
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| Peter Lopez wrote: | | Many things don't appear in the house as shown on the blueprint. I want to know if these changes were made after the house was built, and if they were, if the changes have any potential structural integrity impact. |
Typically speaking, if major changes occur during construction, the drawings have to be revised and resubmitted to reflect the changes. It should be safe to assume the drawings on file with the city represent how the house was orginally constructed. Minor changes typically are not required to be documents, but changes affecting structural intergrity must be documented..... typically.
| Peter Lopez wrote: | | I am trying to contact the original GC, as well as the architect consultant and can't locate either, so I'm here asking for help locating these guys. I've tried BBB, etc, and just can't locate anyone. Does anyone have any input? |
All 50 states have registration boards for architects. Most have license verfication search pages. This is public information.
http://www.nysed.gov/coms/op001/opscr2?profcd=03&plicno=020344
http://www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/WLLQRYNA$LCEV2.QueryView?P_LICENSE_NUMBER=25422&P_LTE_ID=1010
Using an internet people finder, you should be able to track down the architect.
However, this is a 15 year old house. Any drawing will be in storage. You are basically going to be contacting this architect and asking him to verify drawings from a past project. He may not be working for his own firm anymore. You should expect to compensate him for his time.
If you have real questions concerning your house, I recommend that you contact a structural engineer or an architect to review the house in its present condition. I am not sure what contacting the orginal contractor and architect will do for you. |
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