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After the Northridge quake in '93, you were lucky to get a dishonest contractor to call back much less a decent one. I had to rebuild my garage and chimney, so having a background in construction I ended up doing it myself. So now, with a garage full of "killer" tools, every project from there on out has been DIY.
I've helped a lot of friends out with their own projects, due to contractors not calling back, job wasn't worth their time, or just plain not showing up.
This is not meant to slam all contractors, it's just that with the recent real estate boom, anyone with a hammer and a pickup truck jumped into the fray.
I'm with "the". Give it 6 months and they'll be down at the local IHOP, drinking coffee with the part time "soccer Mom" real estate agents talking about the "good ol' days".
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