gutters and steps and windows, oh my!!!!!
we recently signed a 30,000 dollar contract with newpro to get windows. i know, this is ridiculous. who needs that kind of windows? but you were not at the marathon educational whoopdeedoo that was the demonstration of the windows. they showed up at 7pm and didn't leave until nearly 11pm and my roast pork came and went without being eaten. it was like a moonie retreat. i found out that if i am deprived of pork roast i will agree to almost anything.
today the handyman express or some such nonsense came by and gave us two estimates for the gutters. the first one was to just fix them. 460 plus materials. the second was to replace them. 1150 plus materials. materials being gutters. for christ sake. gutters are not included in the price to replace the gutters.
he also said that the steps were beyond what he could do and he knew a guy who could do it because all the bricks should be pulled up and repointed. that means cemented down. in case you didn't know what pointed means. and why should you. so we need a specialist for the fucking front steps.
did anyone see that movie with tom hanks when he was still funny? now i know how he felt. and not just because he was married to shelley long.
my recommendation, don't buy a house unless you are related to donald trump and on very good terms with him at that.