HomeMy WebLinkAbout626 S GRANT AVE - CORRESPONDENCE - 10/11/1988,�EcEIVED "7
Mr. Felix Lee
Director of Building Dept.
City of Fort Collins
Dear Mr. Lee,
1904 Yorktown Ave.
°, t. Collins, Co., 80526
October 10, 1988
In July, 1985, we engaged Mr. Ron Peil to enclose a furnace and
hot water heater. We wanted some sort of a closet type area that we
could lock so that our renters, usually college students, wouldn't stack
or store items around the furnace and/or water heater. We did this as
a safety measure. We were trying to prevent any type of hazard for our
renters.
We contacted a licensed contractor, Mr. Peil, because we wanted the
work to be done professionally and without any safety hazards. We did
not know at that time that work done inside a residence required a
building permit and Mr. Peil never told us we needed one.
After meeting with Mr. Peil at 6262 S. Grant Street and showing
him what we wanted enclosed, he told us he would do it and gave us an
estimate of around $400.00. (This included modifying a cupboard into a
closet.)
When Mr. Peil gave us a final bill, it was for $662.49. After
reminding him of his original estimate, he modified his bill to $462.49.
On August 17, 1988, we were issued a warning from Public Service
Company of Colorado. (We had asked P.S. of C. to come out on an unrelated
situation.) On Monday, August 22, 1988, Elmer Walston and Dan Young
inspected the construction around the furnace and water heater. They said
the work had been done without a permit and was constructed illegally.
They further stated we should have had an air vent to the outdoors,
there should not have been air vents into the room, the furnace vent should
have been 4 to 6 inches away from the furnace,and the closet should have
been closed to the ceiling.
We contacted Mr. Peil. He met Jack in front of the 6262 S. Grant
property but he did not enter the premise. He said his work was guaranteed
for only one year and that he wouldn't change anything. If we wanted any
corrections made, we would have to pay him to do them. He was very
belligerent and unprofessional.
In closing, we hired a licensed contractor to advise us and to build
a safe structure for our renters. Instead, we found that we are now
responsible for not having filed for a building permit and for having had
a hazard constructed. We are at a loss. We feel Mr. Peil should have
some ownership to this problemsince we assumed a licensed contractor
would have to fulfill city requirements in order to maintain his license.
cerely,
A ARY S. GRIFFIN, Notary Public � Qi%i���•S
M"' Commission Expires 9_r,91) Jack C. Wyman
1 Pamela S. Wyman