Posts And Beams Hopefully
Posts And Beams Hopefully
Our designer, Peter Carr, commented recently that contractors are in high demand now, but in a few years the demand wont be so great. Hes right. Economies change. Interest rates rise and fall. Those contractors who are providing poor service and low quality products in this economy are going to disappear when the demand decreases. Until then, were in a market where the demand is incredibly high, so were dealing with a boatload of companies who simply dont *need* to return our call. Argh. I know Im repeating myself, but its a very large, looming issue at the moment. How many times should I call? Will I completely tick the guy off (and theyre all guys)? Do I need to start talking tough? (Everyone *knows* I can hold my own in terms of using profanity.) Should I lean on that crutch? Is it like every single time Ive tried to buy a car: Should I get a MAN to call? Ah, forget it. Suck it up boys and call me back. Pronto.
On the bright side, weve found people like Peter Carr, who are responsive, professional and very skilled. Ive known Peter from my hometown for many years, but didnt know until recently that he has designed thousands of homes of many different types around the world and continues to do so in his "retirement." Ill share the plans he has designed for us in a future post.
These are a few images from the homes we visited with the timber framer this Spring.
Several sub-contractors are still not in place, but were scheduled to begin right away. The strawbale part of our home wont actually start until September because it takes several months to prepare the timberframe. Patience. Patience. Patience.
I wonder why I keep waking up at 2am?
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