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Home Blueprints

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26Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:06 am

MrMyles


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AGEsAces wrote:
MrMyles wrote:No plans exist for the home. Bummer.

Any recommendations for a good general contractor I can discuss idea's with?
Thinking of expanding 1 room, altering another, some duct work, and a few other less invasive tasks.

Yes...I can give you a good contractor for that.

PM me and I'll send you all the details.

He's quite busy...but inexpensive and does the job right.
Done, thanks.

Myles

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

27Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:47 pm

Mr_Point

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yea the freep archives are prity neat found this 1914 shot of home sweet home
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28Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:54 pm

Deank

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GOD DAMN AMERICANS TRYING TO SNEAK INTO OUR COUNTRY!!!!

29Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Jul 15, 2009 2:59 pm

Miz point

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If you carefully examine the names, and this is an interesting bit of Point Douglas history, most of those good folks were train porters who were African American.....many of those good folks wound up settling in Western Canada after incidents such as the race riots in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.....the blacks from Oklahoma were part aboriginal and had come from the American southeast. I used to have beers with some of the retired train porters at the Sutherland back in the day when it was a family-run, reputable watering hole.....the rail lines shaped this neighbourhood.

Beside the hotel the space still exists for the old train porters social club....I believe it had the word "colored" in the title.

http://www.granhotelflores.blogspot.com

30Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:58 pm

MrMyles

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Something tells me a contractor who does not give a written estimate, gives you a verbal estimate with a range of $10,000 and can only answer "It's doable" to all question is not the right contractor for me.

1 down, 3 to go.

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

31Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:59 pm

grumpy old man

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Run from that contractor as fast as you can...

32Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:05 pm

MrMyles

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His brochure will make a colourful fire on the weekend.

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

33Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Jul 22, 2009 10:03 am

AGEsAces

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MrMyles wrote:Something tells me a contractor who does not give a written estimate, gives you a verbal estimate with a range of $10,000 and can only answer "It's doable" to all question is not the right contractor for me.

1 down, 3 to go.

Who was this?

http://www.photage.ca

34Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:24 am

MrMyles

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6 weeks later here is the result from our search.

1 contractor who missed the appointment to estimate the work and does not return calls.

1 contractor who gave a wild verbal estimate then got out as fast as he could.

1 contractor who showed up 5 minutes early, was interested in the job, gave good advice on what we could do and what we could do if we did not care about money, then gave us a quote 3 days later like he said he would.

1 contractor who showed up, got the info, and said he would put the quote in our mailbox, but has not (after 5 weeks).

1 contractor who showed up, got the info, and said he would put the quote in our mailbox, but has not (after 2 weeks).

Never realized it would be so hard to spend $20,000.

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

35Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:25 am

grumpy old man

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Frustrating isn't it?

Did the one contractor that properly respond come in on budget?

36Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:34 am

MrMyles

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grumpy old man wrote:Frustrating isn't it?

Did the one contractor that properly respond come in on budget?
Yep, sure did. A little under actually. Allowing us some wiggle room to opt for a little nicer finishing touches than we originally thought.

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

37Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:37 am

grumpy old man

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Excellent!

Ummm, get everything in writing.

Pay in installments. DON'T PAY IN ADVANCE. EVER.

Hold back about 10% until you are fully SATISFIED with the job.

good luck.

38Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:40 am

Deank

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And when that contractor does do what he said for the price he said, make sure to announce his name here and tell everyone you can about how good he is/was.

39Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:43 am

MrMyles

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grumpy old man wrote:Excellent!

Ummm, get everything in writing.

Pay in installments. DON'T PAY IN ADVANCE. EVER.

Hold back about 10% until you are fully SATISFIED with the job.

good luck.

Good advice!

Also why we have waited so long, hoping someone who write something down for us.

The one who quoted, needs 25% down to start the job, then the balance when done.

How long should I hold the 10%? Do I wait until everything has been done for a week and we know everything is well? Or when the job is done and I had my final look over before they leave?

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

40Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:43 am

MrMyles

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Deank wrote:And when that contractor does do what he said for the price he said, make sure to announce his name here and tell everyone you can about how good he is/was.
Will do.

http://www.creativecompulsions.com

41Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 9:51 am

grumpy old man

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I'd write up a project check list that YOU can use to ensure the job is progressing to your satisfaction. Then when the contractor claims he is done, take the check list and review the job very closely. Don't say something is "good enough", write it down and get all shortcomings/deficiencies rectified.

Only when you are fully satisfied write that cheque.

42Home Blueprints - Page 2 Empty Re: Home Blueprints Wed Sep 02, 2009 10:10 am

FlyingRat

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MrMyles wrote:...
Kinda neat to see the history. BUT some of the scans of pages they have are terrible and almost impossible to read. Pictures, unrecognizable.
...

Bad scan, or an accurate scan of an unreadable newspaper from an era ago?

Hope you will take lots of before and after pictures, and share them with us! Smile

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