How much was the job total? Reason I ask is because one dead giveaway that you should not do business with a contractor is if they need a downpayment to buy materials and equipment. Any reliable contractor is going to have a credit account with their suppliers and typically won’t ask for more than 10%, which is just a gesture to show you’re committed. The only exception is large projects with multiple phases.

Beautiful shots! I love seeing deer in my yard.

Bon Air or anything out in west Henrico in the Tuckahoe area. If you don't want hood, stay west of 195 and southwest of 150.

Haven’t been in any homes in Greengate, but I’ve worked on over a hundred in West Broad Village. If they’re cut from the same cloth, which I believe they are, they’re absolute garbage even by new construction standards. Excessive moisture issues, terrible air balancing between floors, undersized duct work, and overall shitty construction. I believe they’re all plumbed in CPVC, which is gonna be interesting in the next 5-10 years as hot water pipes start to crumble away in the walls and bulkheads. I just don’t get what people see in that area.

Pulled pork at Pierces is about the only decent thing there. Everything else is mushy slop, that place is way overrated.

This. As my wife and I say, everyday is Valentine's Day!

Are you referring to Armstrong Renaissance? I personally haven't stepped foot in those houses/apartments. I have to imagine it's certainly better to have a new construction house than a 80-100 year old home that's been neglected, but don't have the expectation that because a home is brand new doesn't mean you won't have repairs after the builder's warranty runs out (usually a year), so budget accordingly.

Depends on what you're looking for. Do you need to fear for your life? No, but if you want a cheap house with potential and don't mind your shit being broken into and gunshots on a regular basis, then those neighborhoods will work for you. Church Hill North and Oakwood are probably the better of the ones you mentioned. Be leery of any "modernized" homes over that way. I've inspected many and can count on one hand of those that weren't absolute garbage.

Yup. What everyone in this thread doesn’t understand is the rainbow has become a political symbol, which schools should be impartial to. Weird world we live in when people get offended because a sticker simply says “all are welcome”.

I mean the rainbow has become a political symbol, just look at the responses in this thread. I think schools should be impartial and just simply say everyone is welcome.

The article doesn't state why criminal charges aren't being pursued, it just says the owner was issued five summonses for civil infractions.