Subject: Post: avoid DIY frustrations

From: Woodworkers United <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2014 13:07:15 -0700

Tell me if this has ever happened to you.....

You have this great idea to make something small either for yourself
or for a gift, something like a doll house or a dog house. 

After hours of measuring and re-measuring, frustration and sweat
you feel like you have become a dog-house architect. 

Well, those days are over. 

Below is a comprehensive shed and woodworking package with 12,000+  plans 
and "couldn't fail if you tried" instructions.

-- http://www.teananage.com/daily/post/diy/view/plans.html

Thanks,
The DIY-Home Network

Modification requests to - TGI Services- 1324 S w a n Drive Bartlesville, OK 74006
http://www.teananage.com/llu/qaz/cqi.ba

It's one of my conditions before agreeing to start the job, that all colors and sheens have been chosen. The contract is signed when we begin and all paints, colors & sheens are in the contract, as well as which surfaces will receive each product. I also include a statement about additional charges that they will incur if any changes are made after they sign the contract. Those changes are detailed in a change order, which they sign, and is amended to the original contract Usually the colors and sheens are decided and signed off on before we start but we will sometimes begin if we have enough colors locked in to get us a fair way into the project. Often people just need to see the main color before comitting to an accent color. 

If we start to get close to the next phase and a decision still hasn't been made then usually just the threat of moving off site to another job is enough to get the HO moving. I'm guessing it's only been a handful of times that we've actually had to pull out and move on. When it has happened, I've sometimes added a fee for delay of work. Just depends on the specific circumstances and the attitude of the