| It was probably around 20 years ago when I built a | | | | long before the husband was starting to show his |
| two-story room addition in one of the worst rainy | | | | true colors. I had really been fooled and it was |
| seasons, Southern California ever seen. Both of the | | | | starting to wear me down, physically and mentally. It |
| homeowners were extremely meticulous people and | | | | got to the point, where I didn't even want to see |
| I was about to learn one of the greatest lessons in | | | | either one of the homeowners. I did my job and left |
| my life as a contractor. | | | | before they got home and this was starting to turn |
| The homeowners were close to my age and both of | | | | into a daily routine. |
| them seemed to be extremely friendly. I honestly | | | | I'm writing this article, to tell other contractors, to |
| thought that I was going to have a wonderful time | | | | watch out for meticulous homeowners. Some of |
| working with these people, but it wasn't more than | | | | these people can be extremely difficult to work for, |
| two weeks into the job, before we had our first | | | | but this doesn't mean that all meticulous homeowners |
| problem and it was over something stupid. | | | | are this way. Here's some advice that I would like to |
| It wasn't long, before the lady of the house, was | | | | give you, especially if you're just starting out as a |
| leaving me notes on a daily basis about problems that | | | | building contractor. |
| she was having with me and the job. I couldn't | | | | If the homeowners seem like they're going to be |
| believe how meticulous someone could actually be, | | | | difficult to work with, just tell them that you're not |
| but I was a young contractor that still had a lot to | | | | interested in the job. Let someone else deal with this |
| learn about people and the remodeling business. | | | | possible construction nightmare. |
| The entire job took around six months and it wasn't | | | | |