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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381967) • Rockingham, Australia 15 Dec

In our village, there are certain benefits we all enjoy but we pay a fee for these services. One of these is gardening. The community areas are managed by outside contractors but we can do what we like with the small areas near...

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Taking a couple of days off

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169449) • United States 8 May 24

I am supposed to have contractors here today and tomorrow doing some sheetrock work and weather proofing. Bob has appointments and cannot be here. I hope to get to be outside, I do not think it will rain. Today I do not really...

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The Self Described Mogual

celticeagle @celticeagle (189838) • Boise, Idaho 15 Sep 22

Dubbed the eighth wonder of the world (by Donald Trump) the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City opened with great fanfare in 1990. It filed for bankruptcy the following year. It had reportedly cost $1.2 billion and was rolling in...

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Road Trip

Kareng @kareng (80243) • United States 10 Jul 22

I wasn't online at all during the day on Friday. Why? We took a road trip! We went to Shreveport, Louisiana area to pick up a piece of equipment for my husband. It was a good 5 hour drive (one way) with the road construction...

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They are ready to go...

Teresa Trotter @teresatrotter (4073) • Jacksonville, Florida 2 Mar 21

Just received notice that they closed on the loan for construction this past Friday. It has been raining, but today I started to see some of the crew go around the perimeters. I also started to see some residents belongings...

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Home Repair Update - 10/5/19

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 5 Oct 19

When they took the shingles off during the roof tear-off, the owner said that he could see the bathtub in the bathroom through the hole in the roof. The wood had all rotted through the roof and through the ceiling in the...

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References for Contractors

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 27 Sep 19

Since we started the home repair project, I have been using the BBB (Better Business Bureau) website to pick contractors. I have picked only the contractors with an A+ rating and preferably those that are BBB Accredited. I don't...

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Tomorrow - September 3

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 2 Sep 19

Once the holiday is over it will be time to go full speed ahead with plans to get the other house repaired so it can be sold. My husband will be on the phone with the roofers to ask some questions to help him make the final...

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House/Contractor Update

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 25 Aug 19

Received a second bid today (yes, on a Sunday!) for the roof. This one wants to do the whole roof and is $3,000 higher. Yesterday I got a CALL BACK (yes!) from the guy that I chose to do the ceilings and wall. He says we need...

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Contractors are Busy?

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 24 Aug 19

I thought that it would be easy to get bids on the various things that need to be done at the other house; but so far we only have one bid; and it's for the roof. Contractors must be really busy this time of year trying to get as...

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Full Speed Ahead

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222310) • United States 16 Aug 19

I have spent the day making calls to line up contractors to fix the roof, do drywalling and painting, finding out pricing for a roll-off container, waterproofing the room off the garage and lining up $$ for all the projects,...

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Contractors often face issues during construction period

Yanzalong @yanzalong (19091) • Indonesia 7 Dec 16

This happened to a contractor building roads through villages and districts. Villages often make use of the opportunity to levy contractors/subcontractors as they think contractors/subcontractors have a lot of money from the work....

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No Building going On

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21499) • London, England 16 Mar 16

Making my way to the shops this morning, I passed this block of flats that have been under construction since last Summer. In this time the old office block across the road has been converted to apartments and few other, smaller,...

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What really makes me angry is when a general contractor asked us for 50 percent up front before doing the job.

anthony davis @lookatdesktop (27156) • Dallas, Texas 29 Feb 16

For us to get anything done to our home in the way of repairs, after a truck ran into our house a month ago, we had to pay the general contractor up front, 50% of the total amount he proposed to the insurance agency. He came by...

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Have You Ever Had Problems With Contractors?

elmiko @elmiko (6630) • United States 19 Jan 10

When I was younger my mother inherited money from my grandfather who passed away. She decided to renovate the home. Expanded room in the kitchen,2 bed rooms, and a new bathroom was added. A team of contractors were hired and...

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Masonry & brick work on your home

Tereselw @Tereselw (3) • United States 5 Nov 09

A great video clip on this masonry website for finding & hiring a good mason. What to expect & what not to do as a homeowner! http://www.messinamasonry.com

Have You Had A Good Or Bad Experience With A Home Improvement Contractor?

Cherryd41 @Cherryd41 (1119) • United States 25 Sep 09

Hi Lotters Recently I had new deck built in my back yard. Of course before we had it built we went online to a site called Service Magic where they match you with local business contractors in your area that they screen them...

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Child Labour ! A serious Problem.

aamitd_007 @aamitd_007 (95) • India 28 Jan 09

Fewdays back i was on a tour. At that time i saw a working site of bridge construction. On which many labours were working. But one thing was a unique one and that is some of them were Children. Now in my country child labour is...

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Construction Jobs In Your Area?

stejhas @stejhas (209) • United States 14 Dec 08

Just curious... My husband has been the owner/manager of a construction company in the midwest for the past 10 years... sure the business has it's ups and downs, but the construction industry seems to have FROZEN over the past few...

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Would you give your house keys to contractors ...

maddysmommy @maddysmommy (16230) • United States 10 Nov 08

if you know you can't be home to let them in? Our building manager sent a notice to all apartments stating that our county fire marshall has mandated the replacment of sprinkler heads. The process takes four days to complete...

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