Comments on: Reflecting on the Home Renovation Process So Far

By: Chicago Plumbing

Chicago Plumbing — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 07:34:13 +0000

I am one to admit that I usually turn to self help before calling a professional plumbing service. Luckily, most of my plumbing problems have been limited to clogged drains and minor washer replacements on the faucets. There are plenty of videos and instruction on the net to learn how to do the simple stuff.

By: john

john — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:53:07 +0000

Actually that wouldn’t be too bad, since I still haven’t ordered all the fixtures yet–and most of them will take 4-6 weeks to arrive. Ok, I’m mostly kidding.

Well I use HD and Rona to check prices. For me they set the upper limit of what something should cost. If a contractor or supplier is quoting hire than them, something is wrong.

So far I’ve used Craigslist to little benefit, Ebay to moderate benefit, some online stores (like schoolshouseelectric.com and rejuvination.com), and some local stores (like Cantu, Lux Salon, Norburn Lighting, and SaveMore Plumbing).

More photos are on the way.

By: jojuchst

jojuchst — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:48:46 +0000

I share your opinion of ratio of thirds. Actually I would go one step further and say that once you’ve decided on a specific contractor they will usually drag things out to 3x the amount of time you’ve originally scheduled them for. So a 2 day job that’s suppose to start on Monday won’t start until late Thursday and wrap up Saturday instead.

Just curious where do you normally shop if you’re only using HD and Rona for benchmarking?

Keep updating your blog. There’s never too much photos though.