Originally Posted by
Jim Koepke
Contractors doing poor quality work were around long before DIY Network or even the internet and cable TV for that matter.
What makes you think those contractors even bothered to watch DIY or Youtube?
jtk
LOL - good comment. And so true.
One thing I've noticed in the past few years. Either I'm getting lucky or the trade people are getting better. I had some remodel work done recently and the quality of the work was outstanding, except for one guy - the painter (who also did drywall). He wasn't a bad painter but he wasn't up to quality level of the rest of the people.
Most of them came through the general contractor so I guess he's had time to find good people. In talking with friends who work in the trades (and are good) they're telling me that they have more work than they can handle - they have a backlog - so it looks like things are starting to pick up a bit.
Mike
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