oh piffle

[rmd]

i got the quote for my spiffy new porch. it's about 25% above what i thought it would be (and what i can currently afford).

choices: 1. pay it anyways and figure out where to pull that kind of money out of my ass. 2. put it off till i can afford it (some time next year). 3. start negotiating and see if there's a way to drop the price (for instance, moving from trex to mahogany or douglas fir for much of teh wood part).

*sigh*

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[rmd.livejournal.com]

see, as a former tradesworker, that just seems impossible for a non-emergency project.

i think i'll be in a position to afford it next spring, so i may ask him to do a quick fix (the stairs are failing) and have a very frugal few months.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

see, as a former tradesworker, that just seems impossible for a non-emergency project.

which is to say, it would have annoyed me if a customer asked me that, so i can't turn around and ask someone else for that.

(i mean, if this were a case of "my house is uninhabitable without this work done", then the situation would be different. but in that case, i'd be willing to use various other credit options i've got available to me.)

[iamlisabee.livejournal.com]

Makes sense.

I hope you have your porch soon!