On saturday we had an appointment with a contractor to give an initial estimate for the work. He never showed up. Last night we had an appointment with a second contractor. He never showed up (unlike the first though he did call after the fact).
I've been told time and again that contractors can be unreliable in terms of time commitment. At first I was all about crossing them off the list if they failied to respond. However, as my friend Kasia pointed out, if that is my M.O. I will never get a contractor.
On the design front the (I want to say kids but I know right after college I so desperately wanted to be taken seriuosly) architects that will be documenting the existing structure stopped by last night. They both seem nice and, based on no evidential proof, competent. I'm still curious to see the detail of the final output.
A quick story. When I was a kid my mothers brother was sort of a know it all. He designed and built both the house he lived in and my parents house. He was a fire inspector and knew every business person in town. Here's the part that always annoyed me. Without fail, if you ever built, planned, bought, or traded ANYTHING he would eventually chime in and tell you how if you had done it his way, or used his guy it would have been better or cheaper.
Here's the challenge. To be able to listen to the advice of friends, to let it influence decisions but, once something is done shut out the should'a, could'a, would'a commentary.
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