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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2010Latest outdoor enclosure update
Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and literally spent maybe 12 hours here over more than a month. There's a lot more to the story, but I'm not going to go into it. So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone who can finish it. *sigh* bummer, Lee > Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building > it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone > who can finish it. *sigh* > Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building > it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone > who can finish it. *sigh* Good luck with finding someone.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Bagheera & Shadow) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building > it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone > who can finish it. *sigh* Arrgh! I hate hearing this but I don't blame you. I Maybe check on Angie's List (as opposed to Craigslist) for a reputable person to finish building it? http://www.angieslist.com/angieslist/ Jill >> Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building >> it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Jill I thought it was a free service. Apparently not. Ooops! Jill > Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building > it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone > who can finish it. *sigh* Argh, I'm so sorry you're having such trouble with getting that enclosure built. Purrs that you find someone reliable soon. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > Cheryl wrote: >> Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building >> it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and >> So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone >> who can finish it. *sigh* > Argh, I'm so sorry you're having such trouble with getting that enclosure > built. Purrs that you find someone reliable soon. I just wish she lived in Norfolk VA area! I know local handymen and heck, this would be fun so we might just do it for free! From what I saw in the last picture set, Don, Charlotte and I could knock this out probably in a day if she has something we can safely mount a rotating circular saw on. Ours isn't a movable workbench but the unit can be unbolted and moved easy enough. That or we'd need 2 days (1st measure then cut at home, 2nd install). Then again, Mom made her way through the world with us 3 kids by 'flipping houses' as they call it now and Don's (hubby) not shabby at all with wood working. Charlotte, age 16 is handy with many things not the least of which is holding things in place while an adult nails it in! >> Cheryl wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > enough. That or we'd need 2 days (1st measure then cut at home, 2nd > install). Yeah, I'm several hundred miles north in MD. I wish I could do it myself. I just don't really have the time or inclination to do it. > Then again, Mom made her way through the world with us 3 kids by 'flipping > houses' as they call it now and Don's (hubby) not shabby at all with wood > working. Charlotte, age 16 is handy with many things not the least of > which is holding things in place while an adult nails it in! >>> Cheryl wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] >> all with wood working. Charlotte, age 16 is handy with many things not >> the least of which is holding things in place while an adult nails it in! Hi Cheryl, Where in MD are you located? My daughter is in Glen Burnie. Mishi > Hi Cheryl, > > Where in MD are you located? My daughter is in Glen Burnie. Bowie, just west of Annapolis. Glen Burnie is just one county over. :) > > Hi Cheryl, > > > Where in MD are you located? My daughter is in Glen Burnie. > > Bowie, just west of Annapolis. Glen Burnie is just one county over. :) Hi Cheryl, I'm in Falls Church, VA, which isn't too far from Glen Burnie. I have had a handyman company called Handyman Central work on my house several times in the past 2 years and have been pleased with their work. I don't know if they go out as far as Glen Burnie, but they might. Or maybe they can recommend someone near you. Their URL is http://www.handymancentral-inc.com/ The owner's name is Brian Lehman and has been very helpful when I have talked with him on the phone, although he personally hasn't worked on my house or yard. Debbie B >Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building it. >He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and literally [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone who >can finish it. *sigh* Just think of it as another project management exercise - there's a procurement process to find a carpenter, inventory of sunk costs, cost estimate to complete, then get a written contract with explicit milestones in terms of earned value. :) > Just think of it as another project management exercise - there's a > procurement process to find a carpenter, inventory of sunk costs, cost > estimate to complete, then get a written contract with explicit > milestones in terms of earned value. :) Its so funny you say that because my criticism of him had everything to do with project management. He was unorganized, never stuck to a the schedule, and he was way over budget. In short, he's an a.s. > Well, I don't know when I'll have it done now. I fired the guy building > it. He had one excuse after the other to keep missing days of work and > literally spent maybe 12 hours here over more than a month. There's a lot > more to the story, but I'm not going to go into it. > So I have all of the rest of the materials and just need to find someone > who can finish it. *sigh* Sorry to hear that! Chris and I have been emailing details as theirs plans there to do a very similar device. HOA issues to be solved. We got very detailed on how to marry the sisters to make the 12-14 inch deep cat run shelf about 3ft up and all around. From the last picture, I couldn't tell if the base was poured cement or still dirt. Some parts looked like one, and other parts not so clear. Could you tell me that? If you are handy and comfortable with wood working tools and the base is already there, the rest is actually about 2-3 days work with screening the last and easiest portion. Current pics would help since he's done more. Also a view of that end part that *seems* to extend into the yard and needs a screened top? |
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