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Old 01-09-2013, 07:19 PM   #1
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issues with new home.

i bought a new townhouse and having couple of issues with it. i have already approached the builder but not getting a positive response. im wondering what and how car can i take it. and if somebody have had similar exp.


major issue. main door is letting alot of cold air in.Air was leaking in from bottom and lower side of the door (key side) and living room is cold. its been ok weather recently so i haven't had much problem but. i reported the problem to builder, he sent out some handy man who put a weather strip. (adisive type in the front of the door (facing outside) and under the door. that strip under the door is already coming off, its those adhesive type.

my problem with this is, when shutting the door from outside i have pull hard to lock the door (feel the door handle is going to pop out) and i think its not a permanent fix.

minor issue . not much of an issue but something that bothered me. this house was new. and at the time had no fridge when we decided to purchase. when we moved in, started using the fridge, realized that it had no light in freezer and no freezer control. when i went to the model suit. i saw it had a way better fridge. (this is what the builder did) he went and bought new fridge for my place, and other unsold units., got better quality fridge and put them in the unsold unit and display unit, and gave me the fridge that was originally in the model unit.
now i know this might not be a big deal,as he gave me what i saw in model home, but he gave me the unit that was in the model unit itself replacing that with better model.. its just something that bothered me.



anyhow what and how far can i go with these issues, im kinda getting irritated with them trying to put band-air solution for the door. not something long term like replace the whole weather strip.
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