On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 21:58:18 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 10/20/2015 5:47 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> Susan, your way is the way I have done all the remodeling in my house .. Kitchen,
>> two bathrooms, red room .. I do not know anyone at all that has a contractor pick out any
>> of the items you mention.
>>
>> Everyone I know has done all their own choosing. I can't imagine allowing any
>> contractor to do the choosing, even a known and respected contractor.
>>
>> N.
>>
>
>You'd be surprised. My step-father was a builder and in his later years
>did kitchen remodels. Many of his clients were older people in older
>houses and all were from referrals of other customers that liked his
>work. In many cases, the client would give him a budget and just tell
>him they wanted a new kitchen. He did the layout, my mother would
>choose the cabinets, countertops appliances.
>
>It was all good quality and expert installations. He did many kitchens
>like that and never had an unhappy customer. Most jobs just ended up
>with another job for a friends or neighbor.

With kitchens and bathroom remodels the contractors I've used arrived
with many catalogues and helped me choose cabinets, fixtures,
flooring, tiles, etc., they made recommendations and explained why to
choose some and not others, plus I was under no obligation to choose
from their array. However I've discovered the job turns out much
better when choosing from the contractor's suggestions... since they
do this for a living they are up on which products give good results
and which to stay away from. If you choose products on your own and
then have someone else install them there's a good chance you won't be
happy... even choosing a faucet for a bathroom vanity there are
positives and negatives in the assortment from the same manufacturer
that an experienced contractor would know. I've discovered long ago
that there is no savings in having a contractor do part of a job and
another contractor do part, or even you doing part... it always costs
a lot more to have someone fix someone elses **** up.