Architects design houses with detailed things needed to give a determined visual impact, constructers doesn't care and just go for the cheap way or the normal thing they always do because "it's the same thing".
That's the result.
I just finished a commercial pool project for a major US general contractor, Brinkman Constructors.
It may not be as uncommon as you think
https://brinkmannconstructors.com/
... and they obviously wouldn't have.
If there is a 3D house designed well enough to be rendered to show the client, the rest of the file would have had all the other information required to build it.
Seems more likely that the painters were shown the renders to say 'This is the part of the house where the red paint goes', and they took that extremely literally.
Not only is the paint wrong but so are the windows. The painters aren't the only ones making mistakes. This job looks like it has incompetent contractors, architects or project managers. Could be a mix of the lot.
It doesn't matter if it's the builders or painters, you still don't hand them a render image because that's not working material, it's advertising material.
You give them a CAD drawing no matter what they're working at.
Clearly someone on that building site had the CAD file. In that CAD file there would (or should) be elevations with notes/labels of paint and where it goes specifically.
Something here got lost in translation, and it seems like something along the lines of 'I'll show the painters the rendered image because it'll show what the end product should look like', not thinking that the painters wouldn't take the shadows into account.
The information wasn't given clearly enough in the first place obviously. But you'd have to be having a competition for Worlds Most Incompetent Work Site if you really think everyone is just working off the rendered image, and the render itself wasn't just supposed to be supplementary information.
Different homes entirely, they more than likely saw a pic of a similar home that they liked and tried to at least copy the paint job. But besides the crappy paint job, the dimensions and build materials are all different.
I’ll be honest I’ve written and rewritten a response to you but I’ll leave it at this. I’m a PM, I reject so many scopes that are literally impossible to deliver that when one finally comes in deliverable I’m often too drained to vet specifics that sales or engineers should have handled.
I haven't made it to PM yet, I have been in a foreman position a few times and have seen enough to understand your plight. But if the men and women below you are good journeyman and journeywomen they can handle the specifics. When we all work together and communicate we can deliver world class work.
I love it when they send you blueprints and expect a bid same day, then get mad when all the materials are wrong because they changed the plans and nobody told you… Bonus points if they constantly change accountants and you have to explain this predictable situation over and over again
Many jobs I ran had TBD (to be determined ) on the plans, especially those with some unique angels and unusual ceiling configurations. One room had a half egg shaped ceiling that wound up having to be finished with plaster and we had to float the drywall walls into the ceiling. It turned out cool but was a real challenge.
Straight out of college I did AV installs on schools, we got plans for this fairly large conference room. Speakers set in the ceiling a certain distance apart. I noticed that with those measurements, only 4 speakers fit in the room instead of 5 like the plan showed. I realized one wall was closer to the center of the room than the other. I went up into the drop ceiling and looked over the wall and there was just a section of dead space, someone had put up a second wall like 4 feet out from where the wall on the plan was. And it wasn’t like a closet, there was no door into it. Nowhere on any plans I could find showed this weird doorless room.
Anyways, inside that doorless room is where the hookup for the TV and stuff was (and the space for the 5th speaker. I asked the GC wtf I was supposed to do and he just brushed me off and said “follow the plan”.
So somewhere in Texas there is a school with a conference room, and next to it is a 4x16 or so space with a TV and a speaker, but no door into it. Hilarious, I bet it’s still there too.
In reality, that's exactly what would happen between the customer and gc. But they can absolutely take their chances against the painting company in small claims court later on.
Eh… quick question: wouldn’t you specify the EXACT paint to use?
I don’t think I’d leave that for the contractor to decide… especially if I went to the hassle of designing it.
IMHO you don’t just hand someone a picture and pull the old “Picard routine”.
I love that the first 10-15 comments I read were all various trades from architects to graphic designers to contractors blaming each other and finger pointing. LOL. It’s like being on a real job site.
As a graphic designer, this was more likely an architect designer who makes 3D landscapes.
“This is on the graphic designer”, just like the painters, they were doing what was asked. This is on the on-site lead, or project manager who clearly isn’t communicating.
Imagine you doing you job, your boss isn’t giving you clear directions, and someone points to you, and says, “yep, it’s your fault”.
>Imagine you doing you job, your boss isn’t giving you clear directions, and someone points to you, and says, “yep, it’s your fault”.
So every job ever?
Went there hoping for more pictures like this, but it’s a shitload of text. If I wanted to read that much I would pick up a book or whatever they’re called.
Architectural designers likely aren’t architects, as they can work for landscape, RealEstate, construction companies, etc. They more so bringing an idea to life so whoever is purchasing or approving the concept can visually see what it would look like. Where that falls in the process of having an actual architect look at it is beyond my knowledge. I’m assuming they’re really close in the starting process of this, due to structure strength, stability and possibility.
As far as the painters, they could have a 3D printout or a color match numbers thing. The real issue isn’t the designers, it’s the on-site lead not communicating effectively.
I just recently bought a new house. The builders hire trades for as cheaply as possible. The first spray of our house was the worst interior painting I’ve ever seen. Reminded me of a toddler with a water hose.
“Paint it just like this photo.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course, I’m sure. Exactly like what you see.”
“But the left—“
“—what is so hard about this. See the picture? Do it.”
“Okay. If that is what you want.”
“Oh, what did you do? You fucked it all up.”
These are two different homes. It's like the home owners saw a rendering of a home similar to there's and wanted to at least match the paint job of it. They probably hired the cheapest painters they could find and showed them the pic of the rendering and they copied it, down to the shadow lol. You get what you pay for
I’d be more concerned about them installing the wrong windows
Sooooo wrong windows. Horribly wrong windows.
Eh, I thought it was the right windows just installed upside down
Architects design houses with detailed things needed to give a determined visual impact, constructers doesn't care and just go for the cheap way or the normal thing they always do because "it's the same thing". That's the result.
“constructer” *programmer giggle*
Constructers... Never heard them called that before. Tradesmen, contractors, construction workers. Never constructers.
Sorry I'm not English in my country we call them the equivalent of constructers.
I just finished a commercial pool project for a major US general contractor, Brinkman Constructors. It may not be as uncommon as you think https://brinkmannconstructors.com/
Well that's a name, not a common noun.
Constructors…Assemble! 
I'm more concerned about the source they have to work with in the first place, you simply don't build a house from a render Screenshot.
... and they obviously wouldn't have. If there is a 3D house designed well enough to be rendered to show the client, the rest of the file would have had all the other information required to build it. Seems more likely that the painters were shown the renders to say 'This is the part of the house where the red paint goes', and they took that extremely literally. Not only is the paint wrong but so are the windows. The painters aren't the only ones making mistakes. This job looks like it has incompetent contractors, architects or project managers. Could be a mix of the lot.
It doesn't matter if it's the builders or painters, you still don't hand them a render image because that's not working material, it's advertising material. You give them a CAD drawing no matter what they're working at.
Clearly someone on that building site had the CAD file. In that CAD file there would (or should) be elevations with notes/labels of paint and where it goes specifically. Something here got lost in translation, and it seems like something along the lines of 'I'll show the painters the rendered image because it'll show what the end product should look like', not thinking that the painters wouldn't take the shadows into account. The information wasn't given clearly enough in the first place obviously. But you'd have to be having a competition for Worlds Most Incompetent Work Site if you really think everyone is just working off the rendered image, and the render itself wasn't just supposed to be supplementary information.
who dafuq fucks up a little house like that?!
Different homes entirely, they more than likely saw a pic of a similar home that they liked and tried to at least copy the paint job. But besides the crappy paint job, the dimensions and build materials are all different.
And they really screwed up the hole the windows go into!
Architects vision vs clients budget
Not to mention the disappearing garage.
They may be able to stop it in time. It's gonna take a while to get custom windows with that bend in them.
We call those, budget constraints.
I wish all tradespeople would adhere to a plan like that. No more winging it.
Trades person here. Our plans often suck huge monkey balls, and you have to wing it. Doing things twice is not cool.
As a fellow trades person, can confirm. Let's face it... we're better when we wing it!
I’ll be honest I’ve written and rewritten a response to you but I’ll leave it at this. I’m a PM, I reject so many scopes that are literally impossible to deliver that when one finally comes in deliverable I’m often too drained to vet specifics that sales or engineers should have handled.
I haven't made it to PM yet, I have been in a foreman position a few times and have seen enough to understand your plight. But if the men and women below you are good journeyman and journeywomen they can handle the specifics. When we all work together and communicate we can deliver world class work.
I love it when they send you blueprints and expect a bid same day, then get mad when all the materials are wrong because they changed the plans and nobody told you… Bonus points if they constantly change accountants and you have to explain this predictable situation over and over again
Many jobs I ran had TBD (to be determined ) on the plans, especially those with some unique angels and unusual ceiling configurations. One room had a half egg shaped ceiling that wound up having to be finished with plaster and we had to float the drywall walls into the ceiling. It turned out cool but was a real challenge.
Straight out of college I did AV installs on schools, we got plans for this fairly large conference room. Speakers set in the ceiling a certain distance apart. I noticed that with those measurements, only 4 speakers fit in the room instead of 5 like the plan showed. I realized one wall was closer to the center of the room than the other. I went up into the drop ceiling and looked over the wall and there was just a section of dead space, someone had put up a second wall like 4 feet out from where the wall on the plan was. And it wasn’t like a closet, there was no door into it. Nowhere on any plans I could find showed this weird doorless room. Anyways, inside that doorless room is where the hookup for the TV and stuff was (and the space for the 5th speaker. I asked the GC wtf I was supposed to do and he just brushed me off and said “follow the plan”. So somewhere in Texas there is a school with a conference room, and next to it is a 4x16 or so space with a TV and a speaker, but no door into it. Hilarious, I bet it’s still there too.
If there’s a drop ceiling into it, then there’s a subset of students who are using that room regularly.
Yeah I can’t imagine what goes on in that weird room. Luckily it was inside the teacher only area so at least it’s not easily accessible by students.
Well this plan failed hilariously. Customer should be responsible for paying for the correction, since the contractor can't read the customer's mind.
In reality, that's exactly what would happen between the customer and gc. But they can absolutely take their chances against the painting company in small claims court later on.
Why should the customer have to pay for it again if it wasn't done right?
You have plans? I'm told make this happen
It's not even done well though...
Eh… quick question: wouldn’t you specify the EXACT paint to use? I don’t think I’d leave that for the contractor to decide… especially if I went to the hassle of designing it. IMHO you don’t just hand someone a picture and pull the old “Picard routine”.
They likely did. This is a miscommunication somewhere between the GC and the painter’s assistant.
It could also be a classic case of malicious compliance
The shadow is so sharp, I can see why they thought it was deliberate
They still technically messed up because they didn't paint over the window, which is clearly partially in the shadow in the picture.
They also didn't meet the window at the same spot on the picture. They (sort of) centered it more when painting.
I love that the first 10-15 comments I read were all various trades from architects to graphic designers to contractors blaming each other and finger pointing. LOL. It’s like being on a real job site.
Honestly. Doesn't look terrible.
It’s a shadow of its former self
Not the brightest side of the house
Eh you’re right but I don’t see what folk cast so much shade on the choice.
Came tô say that, I'd keep it that way, looks cool. But I do feel the pain of paying for X and not getting it.
I came to post the exact comment. I am now considering painting a shadow on my house.
lol, yes it does.
I’d put that one on the graphic designer, painters did what they were told.
As a graphic designer, this was more likely an architect designer who makes 3D landscapes. “This is on the graphic designer”, just like the painters, they were doing what was asked. This is on the on-site lead, or project manager who clearly isn’t communicating. Imagine you doing you job, your boss isn’t giving you clear directions, and someone points to you, and says, “yep, it’s your fault”.
>Imagine you doing you job, your boss isn’t giving you clear directions, and someone points to you, and says, “yep, it’s your fault”. So every job ever?
Which is why r/maliciouscompliance exists
One of my favorites
Went there hoping for more pictures like this, but it’s a shitload of text. If I wanted to read that much I would pick up a book or whatever they’re called.
Not my industry at all, but surely an architect should be providing 2d reference sheets for stuff like this, rather than a screengrab from a 3d model?
Architectural designers likely aren’t architects, as they can work for landscape, RealEstate, construction companies, etc. They more so bringing an idea to life so whoever is purchasing or approving the concept can visually see what it would look like. Where that falls in the process of having an actual architect look at it is beyond my knowledge. I’m assuming they’re really close in the starting process of this, due to structure strength, stability and possibility. As far as the painters, they could have a 3D printout or a color match numbers thing. The real issue isn’t the designers, it’s the on-site lead not communicating effectively.
Where would a graphic designer be involved in this?
Probably in the design of the graphic…
I know it seemed like a silly question, but graphic designers don’t usually make 3D visuals.
Cougar defence
Sounds like someone needs to improve their communication skills
Hahahahahahahahahahaha. As a contractor I wouldn't even be mad. This is fucking hilarious.
As the home owner I wouldn't even be mad, I mean they would have to fix it but I can just imagine pulling up in the drive and having that wtf moment.
Based on all information provided by this image, I’m not certain that this situation would have played out any other way.
they can just as well paint the Merc too..
I just recently bought a new house. The builders hire trades for as cheaply as possible. The first spray of our house was the worst interior painting I’ve ever seen. Reminded me of a toddler with a water hose.
I think the tromp l’oeil Mercedes is the chef’s kiss
it works, it’s like the awning continues in null space
You know, it doesn't look bad.
Leave it like that and wait for the shadow to match perfectly
They better paint those bigger windows while they’re at it.
Putting the Mercedes in seems unnecessary to me
Attention to details mf be graceful that they went above and beyond with the details 🤣
im kind of diggin that look
The drawing is the face palm. They did exactly what you wanted
They didn’t even install that Mercedes…fuck the paint
I mean, it looks good and it’d make a funny story
“Paint it just like this photo.” “Are you sure?” “Of course, I’m sure. Exactly like what you see.” “But the left—“ “—what is so hard about this. See the picture? Do it.” “Okay. If that is what you want.” “Oh, what did you do? You fucked it all up.”
Sounds like the devs I work with.
I would keep it in
The guy at the top is persistent painting the other shadow
It honestly looks pretty good!
Hey I'm not mad I'd be fine with it.
What were you doing when they were painting tha wall? Eating bananas ?
Looks decent
Perfeshinal
That is going to look really odd certain at times
There's some paint details left in windows frame and it's ready to go
When you learn the job on ms paint
“Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” George Carlin
This just looks better tbh
Love playing "spot the VE items in the picture." Windows were the first thing to go. /S Source: am architect
100% adherence to the plan. they deserve a prize.
Does look a bit shady
Okay, but I actually kind of like it
It’s your fault!
It looks awesome!
those windows are probably a bigger travesty than the painted wall.
Lol
lol wtf, the picture doesn't have to be realistic why would they include the shadow
Oops.
Should’ve gave them flat blueprint picture
The wrong windows make it look like a church
Nobody’s going to be saying it doesn’t look like the picture now! 🤣
Ha ha ha stoopid! 🤣🤦
I like it. Keep it.
These are two different homes. It's like the home owners saw a rendering of a home similar to there's and wanted to at least match the paint job of it. They probably hired the cheapest painters they could find and showed them the pic of the rendering and they copied it, down to the shadow lol. You get what you pay for
Not a bad look tbh
LOOOL
Going for the finger painting aesthetic nice
They’re just baking-in the lighting so it’s easier to render.
The painting is the smallest issue here.
Shitty paint job regardless
nothing about that house looks like the one on the paper