Steve
thanks much for the informed advice.

Rex

On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 17:35:24 -0800, "SteveB" wrote:

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wrote in message ...
|| Steve
|| Thank you much for verifying what was becoming apparent to me. There is
|| a
|| local source - several in fact - for quality steel painted roofing. Would
|| you
|| recommend I buy what I want, have it delivered, and then seek installation
|| bids?
|| I'm in the car parts business, and installers don't think much of
|| customers
|| who bring their own parts
||
|| Rex B
||
||
||And there's the rub. But cash talks, and if you want to find an installer,
||you can usually always find someone who wants to and knows how to install
||anything. I would ask questions of those you find, and make sure who you
||select knows what they are doing, but since you will be getting a big chunk
||cut off the price, you can't get TOO selective. Do some research ahead of
||time, to know what to expect, and stay on top of things during the
||installation.
||
||Just as you would for wood, block, brick, whatever, ask the supplier if he
||can give you any names of people they use who are in the biz. Usually you
||don't have to go very far.
||
||You are in the driver's seat now.
||
||Steve
||
||

Texas Parts Guy