is a licensed plumber necessary?


We are getting ready to renovate a bathroom but the person we are working with does not have a licensed plumber on his team (he does have an unlicensed one). We have worked with this person on other parts of our renovation and have been very happy with his work but have not had him do any plumbing before. Our main question is “is it important to have a licensed plumber do the work? Could it come back to haunt us if we eventually decide to sell? If we use a licensed plumber will we have to apply for permits?” For what it is worth, we are installing new sinks and a new toilet, re-using the bathtub, re-tiling pretty much in the same area but might be shifting things around a bit-toilet might shift a couple of feet, tub is rotating, etc…any feedback would be really apppreciated (actually now that I think about it, I have the same question about the electrical work…)

Categories: Renovation
By semigli | 01/14/2009 8:25 PM | Comment

Need a new back door-where to start?


I need to get our our back door replaced but I don’t know where to begin. I think the area around the door might need to be fixed or re-built in addition to replacing the door itself (right now I can see light around the bottom and side of the door and I’ve seen a mouse scurry under it). As you can probably tell I don’t know the first thing about who to call to get this done. I have researched doors but I don’t even know how to order one since I don’t know what size, etc. I need. It seems like most of the door companies I have looked at (Andersen, Pella) don’t install. I feel like I need more than a handyman for this but isn’t an architect overkill? We are on a budget.

Categories: Doors
By semigli | 05/12/2008 11:38 PM | Comment