12-20-2009, 05:02 AM
As an architectural designer, contractor, etc for the past 30+ years. I wouldn’t even consider calling a house finished if it was missing rain gutters unless specifically engineered to work without them and or in an extreme low precipitation region. Gutters are as important as rain flashing and other sometimes not specified details.
There was a time when such details were not called out on plans and or specified in code, yet, we did them because we understood how to build a house properly and that’s what separated the professional from the amateur.
Caveat here… most contracts specify that the work and craftsmanship will be performed in a professional mannerism congruent to the trade. Think about that very carefully before responding to what I’ve expressed.
This issue is about as silly as not painting a house that is not using pre-finished grade materials.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.
There was a time when such details were not called out on plans and or specified in code, yet, we did them because we understood how to build a house properly and that’s what separated the professional from the amateur.
Caveat here… most contracts specify that the work and craftsmanship will be performed in a professional mannerism congruent to the trade. Think about that very carefully before responding to what I’ve expressed.
This issue is about as silly as not painting a house that is not using pre-finished grade materials.
E ho'a'o no i pau kuhihewa.