Once I hired my handyman, he met me at the condo to go over what work I would like done. I rattled off my list, and then he suggested what he could do well and what he recommended I contract out. I knew I had made the right choice when he was honest enough to tell me to give work (and money) to another contractor. He also suggested things to change or fix that I hadn’t thought of: for instance, he suggested I change the current 3 inch base molding to a larger 5 inch molding because it would make the small rooms look larger. He also suggested I have molding installed around the windows and doors to create an elegant frame. Again, I knew I had made the right choice when we started working on this renovation together as a team. We decided he would paint the walls and cabinets (kitchen, hallway, bathroom), hang wallpaper in the master bedroom, replace the lighting fixtures, change all doorknobs to match the cabinet pulls, and hang cedar paneling in the walk-in closet. I would find another contractor to scrape the ceilings and paint them, install can lights in the living room and bedroom, and install crown and base molding. After my handyman left for the day, I went over my notes I had made earlier regarding the different contractors I had interviewed. I decided to use one of these contractors (South County Drywall) to finish the rest of my wish list. I called South County Drywall and set up a work schedule. My handyman suggested that I have the ceilings scraped and painted and the can lights installed first, then he would come in and paint the walls, hang the wallpaper, and install the cedar paneling, and then I could have the other contractor install the moldings. It took about one month to complete all of this work.
Have you used multiple handymen/contractors while renovating your home?
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