"Bill Schnakenberg" wrote in message
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rosie wrote:

i don't know, but i see it ALL THE TIME in the remodeling/building
(independent) trades and it gives the good guys a real bad rep!


Are there any good guys?
Where I live, it seems that all contractors are working part-time jobs.
Of all the jobs I have had done by contractors in the last 20 years, 80%
have not completed the jobs. Fortunately, they have not collected the last
payment either, and I have contracted other part-timers to finish the jobs
at a lower cost.
If I was to remodel my kitchen, I would go with Sears, or Lowes, or Home
Depot. They are easier to find when the job is not done right.

The cabinets were MUCH higher cost at Home Depot, and FERGEDDABOUT! anything
that wasn't the same size as the pictures in the catalogs. Home Depot would
have run about $7k more FOR JUST THE CABINETS. Granite would have been just
about double.

And what's your point about HD being easy to find if you have problems? We
had problems with doors we bought at HD, and they weren't a lot of help
after the sale. You are naive if you think you can do anything when a
megacorporation doesn't do a good job. They have attorneys on retainer just
to keep you in court until you die, commit suicide, or just go away.

Or at least that has been my experience.

Steve