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Wile E Coyote

2007-08-12, 5:25 pm



Has anyone here installed it ?

Did a Google search, all it did is confirm my
experience. High pressure sales tactics (the
local dealer in my area, I'm in NJ - was out
of Long Island, Allure Inc).

Sales guy comes over and says if you sign now,
I can deduct $10,000 off the price.

Now, mind you, there are NO construction drawings
or detailed floor plans or any sort of PRECISE
contractual engineering specs. Just sign on the
dotted line, we can worry about that later....

yeah right.

You'd think these buffoons would get a clue by the
nature of the buyer considering these sort of systems.
My house is valued at over $600,000 - most of us who
can afford such a home, weren't born yesterday and
don't idly sign contracts without knowing what we're
committing to.

I'm just wondering if anyone has positive experience
with the Owens Corning system ?

Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor
and provide precise drawings/specs/contractual terms,
etc and have them do it the "old fashioned" way.

thoughts ?




Edwin Pawlowski

2007-08-12, 5:25 pm


"Wile E Coyote" <SuperGenius@Looney.net.mil> wrote in message
> Did a Google search, all it did is confirm my
> experience. High pressure sales tactics (the
> local dealer in my area, I'm in NJ - was out
> of Long Island, Allure Inc).
>
> Sales guy comes over and says if you sign now,
> I can deduct $10,000 off the price.
>


I'd have thought the system was less than $10,000 installed, let alone that
much of a deduction. I'd pass.



JohnnyC

2007-08-12, 8:25 pm

<< .... Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor and provide
precise drawings/specs/contractual terms,
etc and have them do it the "old fashioned" way. >>

YES !!!!!!!!!!!


"Wile E Coyote" <SuperGenius@Looney.net.mil> wrote in message
news:1OqdnRXNDLeX-iLbnZ2dnUVZ_gqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>
> Has anyone here installed it ?
>
> Did a Google search, all it did is confirm my
> experience. High pressure sales tactics (the
> local dealer in my area, I'm in NJ - was out
> of Long Island, Allure Inc).
>
> Sales guy comes over and says if you sign now,
> I can deduct $10,000 off the price.
>
> Now, mind you, there are NO construction drawings
> or detailed floor plans or any sort of PRECISE
> contractual engineering specs. Just sign on the
> dotted line, we can worry about that later....
>
> yeah right.
>
> You'd think these buffoons would get a clue by the
> nature of the buyer considering these sort of systems.
> My house is valued at over $600,000 - most of us who
> can afford such a home, weren't born yesterday and
> don't idly sign contracts without knowing what we're
> committing to.
>
> I'm just wondering if anyone has positive experience
> with the Owens Corning system ?
>
> Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor
> and provide precise drawings/specs/contractual terms,
> etc and have them do it the "old fashioned" way.
>
> thoughts ?
>
>
>
>



Gini

2007-08-12, 8:25 pm

>>Wile E Coyote wrote
>"JohnnyC" wrote ...
> << .... Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor and provide
>
> YES !!!!!!!!!!!

==
Heh--You'd think he'd have known that since he has a 600,000 house.
==
==
>
>
> "Wile E Coyote" <SuperGenius@Looney.net.mil> wrote in message
> news:1OqdnRXNDLeX-iLbnZ2dnUVZ_gqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>



Stormin Mormon

2007-08-12, 8:25 pm

Yep, you plan out your usage, roll it out, and staple it to the
beams. Choose plain or vapor barrier.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
..

"Wile E Coyote" <SuperGenius@Looney.net.mil> wrote in message
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:
: I'm just wondering if anyone has positive experience
: with the Owens Corning system ?
:


Art

2007-08-12, 8:25 pm

Make sure you specify a rigid ceiling material if you are going to install a
suspended ceiling. The materials I saw at HD and Lowes were a joke....
vinyl attached to fiberglass...... sag city.


"Wile E Coyote" <SuperGenius@Looney.net.mil> wrote in message
news:1OqdnRXNDLeX-iLbnZ2dnUVZ_gqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>
> Has anyone here installed it ?
>
> Did a Google search, all it did is confirm my
> experience. High pressure sales tactics (the
> local dealer in my area, I'm in NJ - was out
> of Long Island, Allure Inc).
>
> Sales guy comes over and says if you sign now,
> I can deduct $10,000 off the price.
>
> Now, mind you, there are NO construction drawings
> or detailed floor plans or any sort of PRECISE
> contractual engineering specs. Just sign on the
> dotted line, we can worry about that later....
>
> yeah right.
>
> You'd think these buffoons would get a clue by the
> nature of the buyer considering these sort of systems.
> My house is valued at over $600,000 - most of us who
> can afford such a home, weren't born yesterday and
> don't idly sign contracts without knowing what we're
> committing to.
>
> I'm just wondering if anyone has positive experience
> with the Owens Corning system ?
>
> Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor
> and provide precise drawings/specs/contractual terms,
> etc and have them do it the "old fashioned" way.
>
> thoughts ?
>
>
>
>



Lou

2007-08-13, 9:25 am

..
>
> "Wile E Coyote" <SuperGen...@Looney.net.mil> wrote in messagenews:1OqdnRXNDLeX-iLbnZ2dnUVZ_gqdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>
>
>
>


I was thinking that with a name like Wile E Coyote, that you would
just order a
finished basement from the ACME Basement company.
Lou

willshak

2007-08-13, 9:25 am

on 8/13/2007 7:20 AM Lou said the following:
> ..
>
>
> I was thinking that with a name like Wile E Coyote, that you would
> just order a
> finished basement from the ACME Basement company.
> Lou
>
>


No, those ACME products usually turn on the buyer. :-)

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
To email, remove the double zeroes after @
RickH

2007-08-13, 1:25 pm

On Aug 12, 3:03 pm, "Wile E Coyote" <SuperGen...@Looney.net.mil>
wrote:
> Has anyone here installed it ?
>
> Did a Google search, all it did is confirm my
> experience. High pressure sales tactics (the
> local dealer in my area, I'm in NJ - was out
> of Long Island, Allure Inc).
>
> Sales guy comes over and says if you sign now,
> I can deduct $10,000 off the price.
>
> Now, mind you, there are NO construction drawings
> or detailed floor plans or any sort of PRECISE
> contractual engineering specs. Just sign on the
> dotted line, we can worry about that later....
>
> yeah right.
>
> You'd think these buffoons would get a clue by the
> nature of the buyer considering these sort of systems.
> My house is valued at over $600,000 - most of us who
> can afford such a home, weren't born yesterday and
> don't idly sign contracts without knowing what we're
> committing to.
>
> I'm just wondering if anyone has positive experience
> with the Owens Corning system ?
>
> Or whether i'm better off just hiring a contractor
> and provide precise drawings/specs/contractual terms,
> etc and have them do it the "old fashioned" way.
>
> thoughts ?


Ugly walls too, with a bead strip every 4 feet to hide the seems, what
a joke. Looks like a 1960's cheap paneling basement remodel with
those bead strips.


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