[masraum]

Originally Posted by milt

Hey mas, the supply house thing is good.

Word of mouth is good if you are active like Rob.

I didn't grow up around here, and I'm not terribly social. Most of the folks that I do know from work are really young and relatively poor (no referal value there). That means that I don't really have a good base of folks to ask for recommendations.

OK, so how do I find the supply houses to ask? I know you guys aren't talking about HD or Lowes , so how in a city the size of Houston, do I find the "supply houses"? Yellow Pages?

Thanks all, this is good info.

Fortunately for me I grew up a military brat, so I got to see the world. I also had a father that was fairly handy (thought automotive was his specialty, not houses) so I learned a some over the years. Unfortunately because we moved around (lots of townhouses) and lived on base over seas (base housing), we never had to hire contractors, so I don't have any experience from growing up. We've gotten a few things done around the house, but my wife lined up the work. I've not been happy with most of it, but then in the past we really couldn't afford much. We're now in the position to be able to afford to get things done right instead of done cheap.