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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]To the builder, you ought to lookup the "appeal to authority" fallacy. Just because you built a few houses doesn't mean you're right or even make you an expert. All it means is you built some houses..[/quote]

Bottom line is that this board is a really, really bad place to get any sort of technical, or god forbid, investment advice.   Case in point above - an actual builder, who apparently makes his living building things and relies on word of mouth and reputation for his business, tells someone not to worry about it and uses the example of his OWN HOME which he built and where we could logically assume he wouldn't cut corners and he is shouted down by Gladys from Cleveland Park.

This board is no place to be a service provider.   Builders cut corners and don't do quality work, realtors do nothing to earn their fees, investment advisers and financial planners don't earn their fees, delivery people don't deserve tips because it should be part of their salary - This board paints everyone with a big broad brush whereby nobody deserves anything for providing a quality service.   Anybody who pays for these services is a fool or worse.  [/quote]

[b]Well said, PP.  I'm with the builder on this one.  No reason at all for the builder to not tell the truth and [i]every reason in the world for the builder to lie to get clients to spend more money[/i].  If he says there is no need for the gutters AND he gives a reasonable explanation then that is good enough for me.  As a point of veracity to us, our roofer also has told us that the bigger gutters are not necessary and don't waste our money buying them for either our own house or any of our rentals.[/b][/quote]

I'm also with the builder on this one.  He also has at least a lot more data points than the homeowner, and I agree that since the cost to him to go with 6" is pretty minimal he would have gone with that if that was actually necessary.[/quote]

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