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The Financial Blogger — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:16:40 +0000

Frog;
If I was able to be home during my renovation, I would have save a lot of time, money and energy! The very first day, the guy made a hole in a wall to put a new door. However, it was far from the original position of the new door. The next day, he had to repair that hole and create a new one. At $25/hour, mistakes are pretty expensive

Nicolas;
I can only feel 1/10 of your pain good luck with your project!

By: Frog of Finance

Frog of Finance — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:20:25 +0000

I have learned that I should always be there at home when I’m having work done on the house.

Here’s an example: If I had not been home, my heat exchanger would have been screwed on to the side of my house, right under a bedroom window and blocking the pathway that goes from the driveway to the patio.

Good luck!
Frog

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 13:42:59 +0000

We are also doing some work at home but in a much bigger scale. We basically had the house gutted to redo proper insulation, plumbing and electricity. So much work needs to done that we are out of the house for a month. We made sure we got architect plans but there are still surprises on a daily basis. It is true that even with the best preparation, the estimates you get will always go overboard.
Good luck