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Racing to Line Up Contractors Before Winter (Huh?!?)

Worrying About Snow & Ice When It’s 100º With Twin Cities temps hovering in the mid-to-high 90’s this past week and Labor Day Weekend not even past, it may seem odd to note approaching Fall work deadlines. But it’s true. While many roofers will work through the winter, good ones will stop for the season...
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North Dakota Boom, Twin Cities Ripples?

Hanging Sheet Rock for $90k a Year Is North Dakota’s energy-driven economic boom creating ripple effects in the Twin Cities? Specifically, in the Twin Cities labor market? It would appear that way. Anecdotally, I’m now hearing of Twin Cities contractors whose labor force is depleted because of the siren call coming from western North Dakota....
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Professional Painter? [Carpenter, Plumber, Electrician] Look It!

Dressing the Part In my post, “Contractor Etiquette,”  I discuss all the substantive qualities that characterize a good contractor. While substance counts, so do appearances. In fact, at least initially, when the client is forming their first impression — or deciding who to hire! — the importance of dressing professionally can hardly be understated. So, in...
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High-Tech Servants’ Entrance

High-End Trend?Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to let the furnace contractor in* without waiting for them to show up during their seemingly days-long “window”? Or, once they got there, if they could proceed directly to the utility room, without traipsing through your front hall (and past your messy Kitchen)? The (very high-end) new...
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Contractor Etiquette

Good vs. Not So Good Contractors[Editor’s Note: see “Giving Good Invoice” for an update to this post.] In my various capacities as a Realtor, remodeler/rehabber, homeowner, and neighbor, I’ve witnessed a wide range of contractor etiquette. At one extreme, there are contractors who show up late, leave early, and seem to spend the time in...
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