Home Improvement Contractors
Another blog that I have had for many years is a Do It Yourself journal of my adventures in Real Estate. I started out as a House Painter in college, and a handy man for a property management company. In the early 1980s I was able to buy my first fixer property.
Over these many years there are many contractors who have come, and gone. Contracting labor is a hard business both mentally, and physically. You need to be able to step in at any time to keep a project moving. That is what makes the difference. The ability of the contractor to know the craft secures the relationship with the people they work with.
Many contractors are one, or two person, shops who are all hands on. Others haven’t touched a tool in years. The contractors who stay in the business are the ones who are involved in a personal way. More than making the sale is making the project come to life, and sustaining it to the very end.
My preference is for the companies who have good workers that have been there a long time. The owner can be good at the paper work, but I also like to see them on the job. A team of workers is what, in my opinion, gets the work done quickly, more completely, and finished on time. That’s not to say a one person shop can’t be organized, it’s just my personal preference.
In the next few months, while I’m reworking my www.fixerfixer.com blog I would like to hear about good Home Improvement contractors in the Seattle area. We all need the help whether we are going to sell this year or five years from now. The market place, the buyer pool, has gotten to be very particular about what they buy. Getting your home projects done well adds value.
Hey Dave,
Although it can be tricky business finding someone you feel like you can trust, will not overcharge you and almost knows what you’re trying to say before you say it, I have found that man!
His name is Marc Samsen. He is the greatest! He can be contacted at
Dovetail Renovations
82nd Avenue CT NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98329-8849
Phone: (253) 858-4880
Which reminds me that we will be doing an article on local House Painters, but in the mean time we ran into
Scott Sharkey
Scottco Electric Inc.
Based in Mill Creek
425-478-4709
ScottSharkey@comcast.net.
He was doing a small rewire for a client of ours who is fastidious about his home projects.
this year is a major home improvement time for our house. we are going to renovate everything.;–
I find it that there is nothing better than coming home to a clean home. It feels so go and fresh. Something really comfortating about a clean home.
we do a lot of stuffs for home improvement since our house is getting old already.’-*