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Unless you are confident in your abilities and knowledge of construction practices, you to let would be the professionals handle window and door replacement on your residence. 71t2dCiCOV."xt S129.90D. imltMhllRl Qkicam 24410 CalJacquekne IT you become a professional window and door installer. You will find that hiring a contractor may not be as expensive as you may think, and in the end you may end up saving a few contractor before any work is done to ensure that repairs will be made and cost parameters can be established. Although covering every possible detail in the contract is not practical, it is to your advantage to discuss and have in writing what steps will be taken to ensure a proper installation. Obviously doing the work unseen damage is what can turn a small project into a large-scal- e job. A worst case scenario is you wake up early on Saturday to replace your rotten front door. Eager to get started, you go right to ripping out the existing door only to find that the rot on the door is only a small part of the problem. The framing that holds the door into place is also rotten. Now you are not sure that you are able to finish the job and you start to panic looking at the hole in your house where a door used to be. You are about to discover that finding a contractor to make an emergency call on a weekend is harder than covering up an "inappropriate relationship" in Washington, D.C Reputable contractors are prepared to handle the unexpected. Although this scenario will add to the initial cost estimate, it is important to have all necessary repair work done before the new door is installed. Unforeseen damage should be discussed with the F Cm Cv MiLranuurn 44CDat.3bd.di,HTiJo cusm 'ows harder mtiTbMm1 doors. The first step in replacing your door is removing the a 1 te Hoe Mazi -- time required to complete a project Allowing enough time to complete your task is critical when replacing windows or A. Replacing a door and indows may seem like a nail job, but in reality it has e potential to be complicate I. There are several ques- ms you need to ask before king on this job alone. How uch time do you have to the job? Do you feel mplete 11 n bmtortaDie nanaung umore- en difficulties? How much oney will you actually save Y doing the job yourself? The most common mistake hade by a is iscalculating the amount of October 3ft I9W. THE DAILY HERALD, I I tX 766- 1qW Visit us online J WWWi nCT8J3CXU'l C0H1 3bd could be 4, family room. 2ba, large remodel Ca, Sand, 859552 .36320 1. a - I |