05/26/2026
I’ve had the pleasure of working at a house down in Kentucky. I forgot to take most after photos. 🤦🏻♀️ It’s about 2yrs old and is a beautiful custom build on 30 acres. Their building experience wasn’t the greatest, and when they found a contractor to finish, some things fell through the cracks in the end. This is a nice example of new build does not equal no problems. They have a bunch of other projects they’re working on with their land, so they had me come to correct these things and make the new house feel new and right like it should have felt from the beginning.
Little to no caulking was used around their windows. I found mostly drywall and paint where caulk should be. If there was caulk, it was WAY too little or the wrong type for the location. This creates energy leaks, visible cracks, and other issues.
Several counters were missing caulking between them and the wall. This also highlighted unsquared wall studs. Due to varying gap distances.
Random things like a bathroom vent weren’t installed properly and had gaps that weren’t sealed. Tile and flooring installers damaged other things while doing their work. They had a bunch of nail pops happening, all well as random mixed use of drywall screws and nails in all the places. I did some fine point paint work on their stairs where things could have been a little sharper.
Overall the house is beautiful and in good shape despite what all they’ve dealt with. They have so many cool plans for their land I hope to come back sometime if they need me, and see their own project progress.
