People have all sorts of horror stories about remodeling jobs, but I want to tell you about one that went right. It happened in July 1996 when my wife and I contracted to have vinyl siding put on our home and detached garage. While we were at it, we decided to replace our old sticky windows throughout the house, and sought a contractor who could handle the entire project. The total job billed out at $22,000 and change.
Afterward, a couple of neighbors told me we paid way too much. They knew this and that person who had similar jobs done for thousands of dollars less. I ignored them. If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in life, it’s that you get the quality you are willing to pay for. You can always find someone who “coulda-shoulda-woulda” done the job cheaper, but this contractor did right by us and I’m not going to second guess.