tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post4743109896457916317..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Hostage SituationSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76416783046781817522016-10-22T22:13:25.935-04:002016-10-22T22:13:25.935-04:00You're sunk. Though I hear you, it does seem l...You're sunk. Though I hear you, it does seem like a lot of mark-up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-72332762261531680422016-10-02T15:52:19.390-04:002016-10-02T15:52:19.390-04:00I am astonished that you got a quote without havin...I am astonished that you got a quote without having to pick out every last thing that would go into your new bathroom. That's the way we had to do it, and by the time we were finished picking all that (expletive deleted) stuff we were too tired to object to the price tag. They definitely had us hostage because we have no clue on how to install any of it ourselves. They did do a great job...Common Household Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03715969218648104267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-49641317548929184602016-10-01T00:33:17.569-04:002016-10-01T00:33:17.569-04:00Not the first time I have heard Stockholm Syndrome...Not the first time I have heard Stockholm Syndrome mentioned in relation to a home improvement project - and the other mention was by a fellow alumnus of ours who definitely was not going to care about saving money by the DIY route.Harrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-25078414941576799442016-09-30T18:00:35.783-04:002016-09-30T18:00:35.783-04:00This literally just happened - I mentioned to my h...This literally just happened - I mentioned to my husband that we needed to have someone out to give us a quote and he stuck his head in the sand - because he doesn't want to even know how much it will cost.<br /><br />Oh and $700 to paint a small bathroom?! Ridiculous. I realize there's a lot of cutting in, but still! Feed me and provide me with wine and I'll come paint it.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-523663366023674642016-09-30T12:28:26.855-04:002016-09-30T12:28:26.855-04:00LOL money is what drives us to do all our own shit...LOL money is what drives us to do all our own shit too.Julie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827476441219850741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-38504642145366173902016-09-30T00:18:59.510-04:002016-09-30T00:18:59.510-04:00I'm just impressed you guys can do that kind o...I'm just impressed you guys can do that kind of stuff yourselves. Without kitchen remodel we gutted the room down to the studs and it was way beyond our abilities so it had to be other people, but yikes, the sticker shock! I asked a friend who remodeled her kitchen last year if she had any advice, and all she would say is "Have lots of money."Korinthia Kleinhttp://the-quiet-corner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-32127157418570361732016-09-30T00:16:28.714-04:002016-09-30T00:16:28.714-04:00I'm going with sticker shock. Your orthodontis...I'm going with sticker shock. Your orthodontist bill matches the low-ball bid for taking out our 100-foot tree. (At $700 for painting a little bathroom, I'd be offering to do it myself!)Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08965093440928340819noreply@blogger.com