We take our profession
as remodeling contractors very seriously. We look forward to
creating the kind of comfortable yet professional relationship with
each client that will disprove stereotypes about remodelers,
contractors, and the remodeling industry.
That being said, we also try not to take ourselves too seriously. We enjoy a good joke, even at our industry's expense, and hope that humor will foster goodwill and a more relaxed atmosphere during the project.
It's true that the remodeling industry has some image problems. One of the prevailing stereotypes about our profession is that of the "truck-and-dog" contractor who talks a good deal, gladly takes a deposit, but then never shows up or fails to complete the work. Naturally, he can't be reached by phone, email, or GPS. As much as we hate to admit it, those bad apples exist, providing ample material for people (and the media) to gripe about remodelers in general.
In the spirit of equal time (and with tongue firmly in cheek), we offer the following "Seven Deadly Sins" for driving your remodeler crazy. Here's your chance to get revenge on our industry -- but hopefully not on us, specifically!
- Avoid making decisions. That'll ensure a phone call (probably several) from your remodeler, so at least you'll know he's still alive.
- Make several change orders and then get outraged by the additional costs and delays. Actually, you know we don't like CRFs, but every customer will have one or two.
- Refer to your brother-in-law's opinion, neighbor's know-how, or your 10th-grade shop class experience to challenge our expertise. Hey, if you got an "A" in the class, we might listen.
- Poach our workers by asking them to come back when the job is finished to do another job "off the books." We have the numbers for the local IRS office and building inspector on speed dial.
- Allow your kids to run through the job site, up ladders, and over the various power cords and hoses snaking through your unfinished home. Just don't be surprised if we ask one of them to crawl inside a heating duct to retrieve a screwdriver...just kidding.
- Call your remodeler in the middle of the night and on weekends about problems that can wait until Monday. In this economy, we're not sleeping, anyway.
- Wander around the job site muttering "It doesn't look finished." Chances are, it's not finished. But if it's not finished when it's time to reoccupy the space, then we have a problem.
Our thanks to an article we found in the New York Times News Service for these fiendish suggestions. Remember, these are for demonstration purposes only. Please do not attempt these stunts during your actual remodeling project!
Heads up on upcoming date change. Our Grand Re-Opening event for September 11th and 12th, We are going to postpone that due to some an illness on the team. However, we will be conducting our 3rd Annual Remodeled Homes Tour on October 14th from 6-8pm. Please call the Showroom to sign up at 972.334.9800. We will have a full kitchen/addition and master bathroom on the tour. You’ll be able to view our work and talk directly to our customers for their perspectives.
