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This spring we’ve had a flurry of calls all related to the same thing-things people have known about and wanted to change/fix/enhance are now at the top of their to-do list and it’s time to get things done! Bathrooms, garages, basements, landscaping, walkways, driveways- all of these things (well, maybe not the bathrooms) are sort […]
Read MoreI’m reminded this morning about the value of our professional relationships. On Saturday afternoon, our well pump puked out. No water- no showers and no flushing and an almost full complement of kids at home. A call to our water- drilling sub (quick shout out to Jim Ayers at Ayers drilling http://ayerswelldrilling.com/ ) and within […]
Read MoreI was reminded again about the eternal debate in our business about cost vs. value. Working with a new client is always tough- most people have no feel for what anything should cost when it’s a one-off, hand built item like a new chimney or a family room built in. This encourages them to try […]
Read MoreThis has been the week for hearing about the wrong contractor. We’ve been asked over and over this week to fix things that were already built or finished, but either built to wrong specs or finished with the wrong material. And, once we’ve determined the cost of repairing these unfortunate buildings, the client has remarked […]
Read MoreA slew of recent articles have been focusing on the financial make-up of home-buyers in the last quarter. Over 40% of home sales were to cash buyers. http://www.cnbc.com/id/101654929#_gus That is a whoppingly huge number, by any measurement, and it points to a few things that make this housing recovery feel so different. And, what truly […]
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