by Dena A.
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September 27, 2007

Frustrated!

March 20, 2008 11:35 AM EDT
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Ok so I am very frustrated right now ..  Keep in mind I am not complaining and I love my new house .. just frustrated!

Here's the thing. My house was built by habitat for humanity. When the 'volunteers' were opening and installing my dishwasher they dropped it and cracked the front door and side corner of it. So I have a brand new dishwasher that is broken and doesn't work. I had to buy the dishwasher myself .. it was wrapped into my mortgage so this is very frustrating to me. Then the dishwasher repair man was supposed to come yesterday .. he never showed up. So I have been in the house for almost a month now and nothing has been done to fix this yet .. no matter how many times I have called and tried.

Next .. a local alarm company when the house was being built installed an alarm in the house. It was supposed to be donated and free. (because of me being a domestic violence survivor) Well .. mine doesn't work. It was working .. then habitat had a ceremony at my house and I think someone tried to silence it and broke it in the process. So now my alarm is not working too. The alarm company will not come out and fix it without charging me fee's. They want $65 just to come out and tell me what is wrong with it then they will charge me more according to what it needs to have done ....  GRRRR ... I don't have the money to have this done. Seems like to me habitat or the alarm company would take care of this but nope, its all me now. I would have thought since I was not moved in and living there they would have made sure it worked!

Then the plumbers when they came they had students doing the work. Well they didn't check behind the students work and we had all kinds of plumbing leaks and they dropped my bathroom sink and took a big chunk out of it. So I finally got the leaks fixed yesterday but I still have a giant chunk missing out of my sink right near where the faucet is .. in a very noticable spot. Seems like if someone is going to be wokring in someone else's house volunteering or not they would be a little more careful. Not to mention the teacher should have went back and checked the students work knowing they are new to all that.

Oh and we were supposed to get blinds and have them installed too ..  Mine were ordered. I still have no blinds. They accidently gave them to my neighbor. So I have to wait for them to order more.

They built two houses next to each other ... mine and my neighbors. She doesn't have any problems with her house! Her dishwasher and alarm are working fine.... although she did have problems with the plumbing leaking too. Oh and someone forgot to plug in her sump pump and her basement got water in it .. she was glad it happened before she moved in though!

I am just so frustrated ...  I want to get the alarm fixed but can't afford to do it on my own. Then the dishwasher who knows what they are going to do about that. I am so sure the warranty doesn't cover the volunteers dropping it so I am scared to find out what is going to come of that. I want the alarm fixed so bad though because my house insurance asked me for proof of the alarm and activation so that I can continue getting a discount on my insurance for it. If not then my insurance goes up too.

To add to it all too .. I have a broken tie rod and wheel bearing (hub) on my car that I am already stressing over since I can't afford gas and insurance let alone car repairs and all this other stuff!!!!!

So this morning I am so frustrated!!!!

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Comments: 24 ( 1 removed by Dena A. )

Thomas Millington Mar 20, 2008, 11:47am EDT
You are sure having more than your share of problems. I trust that they will all be resolved and that you will be able to look back and laugh at life's little glitches.
Julie (there will always be a rainbow) G. Mar 20, 2008, 11:54am EDT
I'm so sorry you are having these problems. I will keep you in my prayers and hope some people will work with you to fix these problems.
Ron (in complete sheeple overload) W. Mar 20, 2008, 11:55am EDT
Well, I live on a fixed income, and often find myself in your situations, not with a new house by any means, but with more on the plate than I can handle. If you have to pay for things, you just have to prioritize and fix the most important things first. When my dishwasher broke, it didn't get fixed for a long time, because I could still do them manually, and other things were more important, etc. It's all you CAN do, so stop stressing over it, figure out the path out, and in the meantime, keep telling yourself how lucky you are to be where you are. Stress kills, and it doesn't have to kill you.
sarah g. Mar 20, 2008, 12:04pm EDT
Sorry about the frustrations you are having. I wish you all of the best.
Michelle C (faithhopelove20) Mar 20, 2008, 12:04pm EDT
Awww! That is a big weight to carry around.

I have an idea. *big grin* It might not be much - but are you on the cash option? You could upload a TON of photos and I'm sure other people (not JUST me) would be more than willing to go through all of them to help you out.

I'll start right now....
Kathleen**Hair is my LIFE!*** K. Mar 20, 2008, 12:17pm EDT
Have you contacted Habitat? It seems to em that they'd stand by thier work. Who pulled permits and let the house be occupied if it leaked and the dishwasher wasn;t working? Someone else is responsible for this, not you.
sheila ~the hapless housewife~ j. Mar 20, 2008, 12:30pm EDT
I hope things look up for you soon!
Dena A. Mar 20, 2008, 1:33pm EDT
I know it will all work out some how but it is frustrating . .I finally get a brand new house .. my first house and all this goes wrong with it! My neighbor ... not having these issues .. so makes it more frustrating! What can you do though volunteers did the work ... and no one is paid. I mean I did have to pay for the dishwasher though so someone should be responsible for it ... and not me! As far as the alarm I was going to wait on it if nothing else fell through but then the insurance company called me and sent me a notice saying I have to show proof of it working and being active. So that kind of put a wrench in that plan.
Dena A. Mar 20, 2008, 1:34pm EDT
I am not on the cash option .. though I wish I was. I have the net at work now so I am going to try my best to get to that point!
~Lady Neeetah of California~Obama #44 W. Mar 20, 2008, 1:56pm EDT
Contact Jimmy Carter. He and Roslyn are associated with the group. Maybe someone from his organization can help you. Other than that, best wishes.
Debra C. Mar 20, 2008, 2:58pm EDT
I'm going to echo the others who suggested you contact Habitat. While their agreements indicate the work is volunteer, etc. they should be able to help you find (at minimum) reduced rate repairs for things that happened during the build. They may want to know that your location needs another project leader that will watch things more closely.
Sarah (I want points) Mar 20, 2008, 4:15pm EDT
I'm sorry... They really should have fixed all that.
Larry H. Mar 20, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
Seems like habitat people would be getting who ever was supposed take care of all that stuff.
j - Frugal Mom - r. Mar 20, 2008, 4:22pm EDT
I wish I could offer you some advice, but I am drawing a blank today. Best of luck with everything, I hope it all comes through.
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Kylee S. Mar 20, 2008, 5:43pm EDT
I hope all of your household needs are fixed soon.
Dena A. Mar 20, 2008, 6:28pm EDT
I have contacted habitat ... but the wheels move slowly and it just seems nothing is getting done. I got ahole od whirlpool and they agreed to send someone to look at the dishwasher tomorrow. Hopefully they replace it since the inside got cracked I don't want any leaks in the future either!
Borgie B . Mar 20, 2008, 6:29pm EDT
Sorry to hear that, but dont worry, things will look up soon!!!
Janet H. Mar 20, 2008, 8:11pm EDT
I hope all these problems will get fixed soon. I can imagine how frustrating they are though.
Dee - Nature Babe! Mar 27, 2008, 4:23pm EDT
wow! You do have you share of bad luck!

I am sending good vibes your way. I pray that you start to feel them soon. Prayers are still being said. And your box is to be sent out tomorrow!
Amanda J. Mar 27, 2008, 4:28pm EDT
Wow, you would think they would take more pride in the homes than that!
Dena A. Mar 27, 2008, 5:23pm EDT
Well all the people are volunteers with a few paid workers. Some of the volunteers coming know nothing about building homes or doing repairs but are just there .. so they try to help .. but didn't seem like someone went back and re checked stuff.

Don't get me wrong though I love the house and I feel so blessed to have it! I just have some kinks I have to work out!

The dishwasher repair man has come a few times. Now were just waiting for the parts to come so he can swap them out. AMEN for warranties!

The alarm .. well I am just screwed on that. The guy who installed it was supposed to be a professional and he is not standing by his work. So instead of using the company who installed it I am going to find a new alarm company .. one that will stand by their work! So I have to hire someone to come out and fix that. Habitat won't do anything about it since the guy was supposed to be 'volunteering'. Seems like they would have or know someone who would know how to fix it though .. I will just have to wait to get it fixed until I can afford too.

The leaks seem to be all fixed for the most part. I am going to have a friend of mine come and double check all of them for me. He knows something about plumbing.

The electrical problems I was having seem to be fixed for the most part. I had a friend of mine come over who is an electrician and he looked it all over. I had a bad circuit thingy and so he relaced that ... and took the other one back to the store. The part was $50!!! I had to get it though..

I got the tie rod on my car fixed the other day because driving down the road it broke and blew out my tire. I got lucky because one of my customers is a mechanic and he worked out arrangement with me. So I did not have to pay it all up front but half and the other half tomorrow. I still have to get the bearing and an aligment and head lights too though.

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