On Hiring and Working with Contractors
When we moved into this century-old house more than 4(!) years ago, we had a lot to learn – and quick. Never having lived in a home more than a few decades old, naturally, we’d never seen lathe before. We were amazed when old toys and trinkets fell out of the walls we demoed. We tested every newly […]
When we moved into this century-old house more than 4(!) years ago, we had a lot to learn – and quick. Never having lived in a home more than a few decades old, naturally, we’d never seen lathe before. We were amazed when old toys and trinkets fell out of the walls we demoed. We tested every newly exposed surface for lead. We questioned the decisions made years and years before us, and we learned that to do things right, it would take time. A whole lot of time. But one of our biggest lessons that was all too new to us" Learning how to hire – and work with – a contractor. I’m trying to think of a single time before this house where we had to hire a contractor for a larger job, and I keep coming up blank! Small plumbing emergencies and flooded basements" Yes. Installing new headers and drywalling an entire ceiling" No. For our first wave of renovation, we were given a reasonable quote from a nice enough contractor to address a handful of big issues, along with a 6-8 weeks-ish timeline. A good 5 months later, we were irritable, losing steam and patience, and although we liked his team’s work, we were ...
When we moved into this century-old house more than 4(!) years ago, we had a lot to learn – and quick. Never having lived in a home more than a few decades old, naturally, we’d never seen lathe before. We were amazed when old toys and trinkets fell out of the walls we demoed. We tested every newly exposed surface for lead. We questioned the decisions made years and years before us, and we learned that to do things right, it would take time. A whole lot of time. But one of our biggest lessons that was all too new to us" Learning how to hire – and work with – a contractor. I’m trying to think of a single time before this house where we had to hire a contractor for a larger job, and I keep coming up blank! Small plumbing emergencies and flooded basements" Yes. Installing new headers and drywalling an entire ceiling" No. For our first wave of renovation, we were given a reasonable quote from a nice enough contractor to address a handful of big issues, along with a 6-8 weeks-ish timeline. A good 5 months later, we were irritable, losing steam and patience, and although we liked his team’s work, we were ...
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