The story doesn't have a lot of details but I would imagine that after a $150,000 error someone's career is pretty much over with.
“Mistakes happen. I love my architect and my builder. This was a surveyor’s problem,”
Surveyor's Problem, Doubtful!!
Too far from the curb, seldom happens, like in never. If a surveyor staked it out it was at the architects location.
Information problem most likely.
Paul in PA
I guess the surveyor arbitrarily said: "This looks like a good spot??" I don't think so. Who did the plot plan?B-)
The surveyor is the first to blame and the last to love.
o.O
Surveyor's Problem, Doubtful!!
well, why would you say that? of course it COULD be a surveyor's error. Do you think they designed the house too big? I can easily see where a crew might go out and get mixed up, given the rampant odd use of RTK these days. set two hubs and take off staking.. a possibility for sure.
It's just surprising that construction got so far along without anyone noticing.
but then, maybe they did and didn't say anything. hint hint.. change order, hint.
last to love!! that should be on a shirt!
“but I would imagine that after a $150,000 error someone's career is pretty much over with.”
Not if they carried Errors and Omissions insurance. Back in the olden days before GPS (although I probably would not have used it anyway) we blew a topo survey by dropping a 100’ station on a cone shaped parcel (6+acres) which projected into a pristine lake. The proposed house(?) was 28,000 sq. ft. and designed from our survey. When we went to stake the house one corner fell 20 feet into the water. Then everything hit the fan. When I found the mistake my whole life flashed in front of me. $76,000 and change went to the Architect for revisions paid for by my insurance company after a 10K deductible. That was my first and hopefully last screw up. That was 20 years or so ago and to-date nothing else has reared its ugly head yet!
The absolute best form of education is experience, sometimes the hard way. :'(
Y’all have a great 4th and don’t blow yourself up. B-)
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Funny because it says they were using the wrong site plan and the real issue was with the garage placement in this ABC story. That leads me to believe that the architect supplied the wrong plan to the surveyor, yet the first article makes you think the surveyor can’t get a building in the right spot. Seems like were always taking it on the chin!
What I would like to know!
Is how two former federal prosecutors build a $2M house on a $2.4M lot.
> “Mistakes happen. I love my architect and my builder (therefore) This was a surveyor’s problem,"
I mean....both the architect and the builder told me so.;-)
What I would like to know!
Apparently this is a second home:
"It's not a fancy block in Southampton," Mrs. Friedberg said. "My home in Winchester is twice the size."
What I would like to know!
Just goes to show you: everyting is relative. A $2M house on a $2.5M lot is pretty upscale in my book.
That's how I read it.
The metrosexual architect has a good personal relationship with the owner plus the builder is probably the same personality.
The Surveyor is just a sub-contractor with no relationship with anyone other than viewed as a tradesman so it must be his fault.
Can't be the golden boy, artsy fartsy arky-turkey.
Dave,
The Surveyor is just a sub-contractor with no relationship with anyone other than viewed as a tradesman so it must be his fault. WRONG, WRONG, WRONG.
I know the firm. I don't have any details of the story yet. In the Hamptons the surveyor is a major player in the game to get permiting for the project. But a 2 Mil house is something that we stake out all the time. The architects change the site plans all the time. It is the 8 to 12 Mil houses we watch very carefully.
A great way to define architects
The TWO different stories is "par for the course"... ever watch 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart ' and/or 'The Cobert Report'.....Anyway, without seeing "any" of the plans for this project..were there not any "Bldg. Setback Lines" giving a clue as to a potential problem.. I could make a list as to why this should not be a complete blunder on the Surveyors part, but I'm not privy to any of this and will leave it right there.
Update: (sort of)
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