In article lgate.org,
Michael Mcneil wrote:
You can only save money if you are able to assemble the correct people at
the correct time..

Once he has had a series of quotes he only needs to ensure the cheapest
is good at his job and will arrive sooner or later. Timing is only
important for the purpose of having the ground clear for the next trade.

If you're intending employing a trade for wages only, they'll expect to be
supervised and won't really think for themselves. Any snags and they'll
just sit around waiting for them to be sorted. That's the part the builder
or foreman in charge will traditionally do.

You might be lucky and find a working chippie who is willing to take on
this task as well as his own work, but IMHO this won't be easy - or cheap.

*All* good tradesmen are in short supply these days, so you'd have to ask
yourself *why* they would want to work for you direct unless there's
something in it for them.

Could be they are all sitting around begging for work in your area, but
somehow I doubt it.

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*If horrific means to make horrible, does terrific mean to make terrible?

Dave Plowman London SW 12
RIP Acorn