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22nd century media | August 30, 2018 | 13
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Are you getting fake news...
From a contractor or service provider?
No matter what side of the
political aisle you’re on, there
seems to be bias and an agenda
from people presenting us the
news. It seems like the truth is
harder to come by these days
than it’s ever been before.
It’s the same in the field of
home improvement. Between
the storm chasers “flooding”
a neighborhood after a heavy
downpour promising a homeowner
a free roof; or the ad offering
a “free” window when
you purchase five or more with
only an additional $475 to install
it; to the composite siding with
a factory finished paint coating
that the big box store says will
last 25 years; what and whom do
you believe?
A person can make a good decision
when he or she has the appropriate
and correct information
regarding the situation you’re
dealing with. It’s also very important
to have all the necessary
information, so you know what
all your options are before one
makes a choice or decides on
the direction they want to go. It’s
getting that information that has
become more difficult, and not
because there’s too little of it.
Quite the contrary, considering
the internet, there’s too much of
it! Separating the “wheat from
the chaff” is an ancient expression
that’s never been more appropriate
than today. One asks,
“what’s true in my instance?”
Let me explain a couple of
tactics that today’s contractors,
wittingly or unwittingly, utilize
to make decisions more difficult
for you and better for them.
Your chimney looks rough
and you’re not sure what to do
about it. You may even have a
leak that seems to be coming
from it. A mason or his representative
come out and tells you it
just needs tuck pointing. Another
comes out and sends you an estimate
for a complete rebuild of
your double flue, two story and
10 foot top to gutter face brick
chimney. All of a sudden there
goes that vacation you’ve been
planning, or you might start
wondering how you’re going
to balance this with that dental
work you’ve committed to. One
option seems so inexpensive it’s
hard to believe that it could solve
the problem, while the other reminds
you of the sticker shock
you felt when you bought your
last SUV. Well, guess what? In
this instance, there’s a third option
that will handle the problem.
The chimney mortar joints can
be ground out and tuck pointed,
along with one of the capstones
replaced and the others reset.
The bricks can be washed afterwards
and the chimney looks
brand new.
Some contractors don’t want
to offer the harder and more labor
intensive solution. Why?
Because it’s too much work or
they’re not skilled enough. They
wouldn’t dare tell you that. The
other option might be the contractor’s
bias that there’s only
one way to do it “right” and
that’s for them to do it over. Or
worse, forget about what your
needs are, his/her child needs
braces and you just so happen to
come along at the most appropriate
time! Imagine that.
Lets take another scenario.
Your roof doesn’t look that bad
to you, but more than one roofer
has said that you need a new
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