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Archive for December, 2008

Flickr Photo Album Plugin Problem

Friday, December 19th, 2008

I’ve been having a problem with my Flickr Photo Album plugin–when selecting photos with the plugin to appear in a post it seems some are replaced with a “This Photo is Currently Unavailable” error image.  This would happen even though the photos are available.
After much research I learned that this error happens when you update [...]

Hard to Pick a Contractor

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

So after months of stuggling to find one decent contractor to work with, I think we’ve found two.  And overall, they seem equally good–which makes choosing a very difficult task. 
In case you’re wondering who they are (listed in alphabetical order)…

DiMan Develoments, Emanuel Giassemis, 604-990-1671, diman@telus.net
Variant Home Services, Dragan Markovic, 604-724-4535, varianthomeservices@shaw.ca

Maybe I should just flip [...]

More on Finding a Contractor

Friday, December 5th, 2008

Here are some resources you might find useful:

http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/2007/01/contractors.html
The full episode of Marketplace with Mike Holmes trying to help you avoid getting stuck with an unscrupulous renovator
http://www.hiringacontractor.com/
A site from the Canadian Home Builders Association about what and how to get things in writing in order to protect yourself
http://www.gvhba.org/cons_reno_renomark.aspx
A few points from the Greater Vancouver Home Builders [...]