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
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REMODELING?
INVEST IN CERAMIC TILE
COM PARE THESE
BENEFITS
W ill it burn?
No
W ill it b lister?
No
Car» it scratch or cut?
U n lik e ly
W ill it stain?
No*
Is it color fast?
Yes
Require much core?
M in im a l
W ill it chip?
Possibly
Easy to re p a ir?
M o d e ra te ly
W ill im p act b ro o k
dishes?
Possibly
W ill it resist
m o istu re?
Yes
C hoice o f colors?
M any
Cboico o f shapes?
Yoe
Choice of textures?
M any
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