Builder now feeling the pain

OK - so now that my blood pressure is back merely to a high boil rather than the sufficient to "power a cruiser" pressure zone - we are working the issue of the setback.

This is a major mistake by the builder.... and they even realize it at this point.

The contractor received word about this issue a full month prior to starting the actual construction of the home - and NEVER mentioned it to us until after the requested permits for the screen were rejected. If they had noticed the issue and talked with us we could have simply pulled the pool in another 3 feet closer to the home and the issue would have been resolved. We have the deck space to spare - and it would have actually saved us a couple of $k on deck materials etc.....

Instead we are at a complete construction halt - and we are going to have to wait as much as two months for the necessary paperwork to be approved (IF IT IS APPROVED) to get the screen up.

Obviously payments have been halted - and now we are escalating the pressure on the builder. This is not a case of OOOOPS... instead we are in the "what are you doing to fix this and keep building my pool" conversation now.

Tomorrow I will be calling the owner of the construction firm.... I wonder what they think of demolishing the pool and starting again on their dime?