a small follow up note.
As a result of hurricane sandy, there isn't a legit qualified contractor available to do any work still.
They are still busy from sandy as well as all the work that backed up since they were doing hurricane repair work.
How am I sure about this?
Ive tried since the beginning of the summer to get a contractor I know to do some minor work upgrading my AC in my home.
After numerous calls to him, and him constantly telling me hes just so back logged with installations(buildings, homes, big jobs, not small piece work like I was looking for) he just stopped returning my calls.
Ive also talked with the contractor whos done a lot of work in my home the past 15 years or so, wanting to redo my upstair bathroom, a new door, maybe he can do the AC work, he told me upfront that they are so busy with homes still sitting vacant waiting for repair work, he cant promise me anything or even guess.
I contacted the contractor who did the work on my sons home, since my contractor saw my sons home after the repairs, and told me the contractor did excellent work, and he informed me today, hes at least 2-3 months before he can even look at my job, not knowing when he will be able to actually do any work here.
I gave up, I told him Ill wait as long as I have too, as long as hes here by next summer.
Im happy for the local contractors, they have been hurting here for a while, business was slow, now they have to turn down jobs.
(the better contractors, not the fly by night people who call themselves contractors, we have a lot of them here on the Island)