The attitude of my longtime plumber, Marcel Paillard, is more what you should be looking for in any contractor. We wanted to replace a very ugly bathroom vanity with a pedestal sink that was more in keeping with the age of the house. We supplied the sink.

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Contractors say no for three reasons. The first is that they don’t want to be bothered. The second is that they don’t know the answer but have what seems to be a good reason not to spend time tracking it down, because it might mean a delay in getting your job done and moving on to the next one. The third is that they are so set in their ways [...]

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Aug - 3 - 2011

At the start of our first renovation almost 25 years ago, I asked the contractor for plaster walls and ceilings in the second-floor bathroom he would be renovating.

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