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philo

On 03/18/2017 10:00 AM, wrote:
On Sat, 18 Mar 2017 09:44:43 -0500, philo wrote:

I only watched them for a few minutes, but they appeared to be working
safely. The ladders were wide-based and had grips.
But the "correct" way to install or repair siding is with scaffold.

You are probably right, but I'm sure they just wanted to do it fast as
possible, it was probably done on a low bid.

That reminds me of the chimney I had replaced maybe 20 years ago.

I got bids from half a dozen contractors and they were all in the $2k -
$4k range.

It seemed absurd for the size of of the job.

Finally an old timer came out and said he was the best in town "but
expensive" and he told me $1000 .

I tired as hard as I could not to smile. Then looked as shocked as I
could when I said, "That's a lot of money, but I want the best."