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There are good contractors out there for sure and it sounds like Milt is one of them. But there are an unusually high number of poor ones. The licensing exams in most states are a joke. Take a 1-day seminar, take the test the next day and you're a "Licensed Builder"!! I testified in a construction defect case and the builder was asked by the judge if he had a copy of the building code in his office. Nope. OK, do you know which building code is used in your area? Nope. Have you ever heard of BOCA or UBC? Nope. Well, how do you know if you're building something according to the code? I've been building for 25 years, I don't need a code. This genius had constructed a large home on a bluff overlooking Lake Huron that collapsed 3/4 of the way into the project during some moderate wind gusts. I never used temporary bracing before, why would I used it now? It's an Act of God! Unfortunately for him, the judge lived just down the road on the same bluff and cynically asked him if he was aware that the wind 'occassionally' does gust off the big lake ........"
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