tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796029456208178476.post253011466309592248..comments2023-08-20T02:23:33.962-07:00Comments on Shaker Heights <strike>Restoration</strike>: Contractor woes, an updateChristopher Busta-Peckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15428701548572867797noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796029456208178476.post-58174402389179060472009-03-12T18:03:00.000-07:002009-03-12T18:03:00.000-07:00I think you need to confront him and explain why y...I think you need to confront him and explain why you're so upset. I'd ask him what he thinks if fair compensation for doing something of this nature. Maybe he'll offer a free service of some sorts.Todd - Home Construction Improvementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563578597121107989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796029456208178476.post-85081090818574266372009-03-12T12:07:00.000-07:002009-03-12T12:07:00.000-07:00WAIT! Call these toilet people first.They have an ...WAIT! Call these toilet people first.They have an amazing stock of antique fixture parts. deabath.com (800-255-4426) I have a very rare antique toilet that they were able to provide parts for that I found nowhere else. For what it's worth.Bungalow Monsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04032881823280049909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6796029456208178476.post-62867336082789292702009-03-12T11:55:00.000-07:002009-03-12T11:55:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, I think your plumber is used to wor...Unfortunately, I think your plumber is used to working in the suburbs, where (1) homeowners don't care what's going on behind their tanks, and (2) if they did, they can just make a trip to Lowe's for more cheap tile. <BR/><BR/>Unfortunately (well, fortunately for me, I guess), I don't have enough experience to know what would be fair compensation. If I were in your shoes, I'd make sure he finishes the job, then let him know you won't be hiring him for anything else, and exactly why. Not in an antagonistic way, but in a matter-of-fact sort of way. "Sorry, contractor, but I think you and I have different perspectives on historic homes, and I'll be looking elsewhere in the future."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com