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4 — Gresham Outlook. Today Magazine, Sandy Post April 20-21, 1903 Remodeling home isn't so tough by SCOTT NEW TON of The Sandy Post subcontract work on a pro ject keep the contractor's schedule in mind. Construc When C arl Boomhower tion tim e w ill be lengthened and his wife, Kathleen, pur considerably if it takes “ Un chased their house 14 years cle H a rry " a month of Sun ago it covered 1,100 square days to get the plumbing in, feet Now it ’s up to 2,300 and not to mention the inconve he’s currently working on a nience it may cause the con 700-square-foot deck tractor A structural iron worker People considering adding who recently did the entry on to the house should also work at F a r West Federal in plan ahead, considering as Portland, he said he always many options as possible has a home-building project before even getting in touch of one kind or another going with a contractor To get a About three years ago he reputable contractor one added a 192-square-foot should be willing to wait b a th ro o m n e x t to th e three to six months before bedroom, which includes a work even gets underway combination shower and hot "U sually if they're willing tub. to w ait, they'll be a pretty At the tim e the average good custom er,” M arleau bid to hire it done was about said 612,000, he estimated He did Both M arleau and Mon it himself for about 63,000 tgomery like to guide their “ I t ’s c o m fo rta b le ," he customers through the finan said “ It wasn’t built to be c ia l m aze “ T h e d o-it- lavish or anything " yourselfer w ill often pay 2 to He said he does his own 4 percent more on their building “out of necessity I loan," M arleau said just know enough to get by ” In addition, he said a per A polished granite patio son, whether hiring the work and hot tub will be part of the done or doing it himself, deck. “ I hope my w ife should add 10 percent to the doesn’t end up plantin g final cost for add-ons and geraniums in it," he said. changes Sandy contractors Robert “ A customer sometimes Montgomery Jr. and Larry thinks w e're prying.” Judy M arleau both said they are M arleau said, “ when what used to doing remodeling we really need to know is If joha where the customer they can really afford the does some aspect of the job, changes they w a n t” like the painting, plumbing As for the process of get or wiring, ting the proper building per “ I f they're interested in mits, “ It's nothing to be fear doing their own work, that's fui o f," said Montgomery, fin e ,” M ontgom ery said pointing out that uniform "W e try to coach them building codes are there to through it if they’re relative p r o te c t p e o p le fro m ly inexperienced " themselves. Said M arleau. “ Fam ily's "1 don't always agree with Important, and If they want the fee c h arg e s," M on to use the fam ily then that's tgomery said. “ I think some OK They should do th at.” of them are exorbitant " Judy M arle au , L a rry 's Simply put. he said, it's wife, suggests people who just a m atter of checking Carl Boomhower and his daughter, Marsh, sit in the newly remodeled bathroom of the Sandy home. with the building inspectors in the city or county where you lives Marleau said one place where a number of people gH in trouble on a remodel ing jo b is w hen a d is re p u ta b le c o n tra c to r skips out on his bill with the lumber yard According to law, the supplier may collect from the homeowner, and if the contractor has already been paid, the homeowner may end up paying for the m aterials twice “ Be sure the receipts from the lumber yard are marked paid before paying the con tracto r,” Marleau said PIONEER W e can ■ ______ Sind y o u a h o m e in 9,000 com m unities! 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