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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[frotz.livejournal.com]

When we talked about expected costs for that a while ago, I remember thinking your expectations were realistic, and I've had some conversations with contractors about that sort of thing in the recent past (as well as knowing a fair bit about two projects going on now), so I don't think I'm too out of touch.

Or start grinding away at the 10/20 tables, but that might start feeling like work instead of fun.

[rmd.livejournal.com]

Or start grinding away at the 10/20 tables, but that might start feeling like work instead of fun.

i suspect it'd feel just plain out of my depth. fun idea, tho.