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Many stories from people creating documentation only for it to get thrown away. Let me share an opposite one: I bought a house that was empty after divorce, bo
by t0mas88 3y ago
Many stories from people creating documentation only for it to get thrown away. Let me share an opposite one:
I bought a house that was empty after divorce, both had moved out some months before. We mostly dealt with the agent, only saw one of the previous owners for a very short time at the signing meeting with the notary.
Then in the house we found a "congratulations on your new place" card, a bottle of sparkling wine, and a binder with everything about the house. Building plans, updated plans for changes made, exactly where every cable and connection was, and manuals, invoices and warranty certificates for equipment in the house. And a hand drawn map of the garden with what type of plant was where, and links to plant care instructions for some of the more exotic plants.
Super nice of the previous owner to arrange these things, and I'm still thankful every time I need to get a cable somewhere or do some small construction things. Having detailed and accurate plans and overviews saves a lot of time.
- ff317 3y agoI bought a new-construction place, and I was around during the process. After they were done with all the plumbing/wiring/etc, but before they filled in the insulation and sheetrock, I walked the whole house and took cellphone pictures of every bare wall to show where all the pipes and wires are run, and then labelled it all up by room. I plan to hand those off if I ever sell the place! I don't know why builders don't just deliver such a set of photos to everyone by default, it's been super handy!
- Mtinie 3y agoI agree it’s very handy. To provide one answer to the question in your final sentence: “Closed walls hide many sins.”
- danofsteel32 3y agoI am a custom home builder and we do this. It’s very handy when the drywallers cover up an outlet or switch.
- spikej 3y agoSomeone gave me an added tip to include a tape measure in the shots so you can more easily line up where things are after the wall's closed.
- femto 3y agoAlso keep in mind that wall studs are usually a standard distance apart (600mm or 450mm in Australia), so such pictures have an "inbuilt" tape measure.
- nelsonic 3y agoCould you share a photo (with any sensitive detail obfuscated) to give us an idea of what this looks like? We are hoping to produce something similar for our house.
- t0mas88 3y agoNot mine, but Googled one that looks the same for the electricity: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/f9/18/69f9183fd01faa4f31ebd8c4f1dd3806.jpg https://i.pinimg.com/originals/69/f9/18/69f9183fd01faa4f31eb... The things like L1 and J4 etc indicate which switches are connected to each light fixture (the number matches) and on which breaker (the character) they're connected. Similar for construction, a plan for where all the walls are, which ones are load bearing and which are not etc.
- crq-yml 3y agoThe three-ring binder is vastly underused as a personal organizational tool. It folds up and shelves nicely, and when you stuff it with accessories, it will hold every small gadget, manual, extra screw and receipt. I have a whole stack of them for various things.
- xen2xen1 3y agoRemind me to get one of those "pockets" to put on the wall downstairs so I can just put random documentation in.