Know a good architect?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 952
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From: Huntley IL
I can tell you who not to contact - Joe Raia of Bartlett, IL. His company name is/was Renovation Technologies. He did my basement last year and completely screwed it up. I wound up having to re-do some of the work myself and then hire contractors to finish what he f'd up. It cost me another $3500 in materials and labor not to mention the hundreds of hours of my time to get it right. If I could afford a lawyer, I would sue him.
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2006
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From: Fairfax VA
If cars were designed by architects...
Your car would be designed based on what kind of road you live next to. This process would take several years, even though there are already many cars on the street you live on. After your car is designed, your town government will have to approve it. Then your neighbors may complain and force you to redesign your car. When the design is finally finished, your car will be built from scratch. Parts will be sent to your garage, where the workers will then proceed to assemble your car. This will take 50% longer than you expected, and cost 100% more than expected.
The finished car will look nothing like some of the older cars, although it will run on the same engine. It will look very impressive from the front, less so on the side, and even less so on the back. This is because all parking is tail-in.
Every few years you will have to repaint your car, both on the outside and on the inside. Periodically you will reupholster your car. The car itself will last over a hundred years if properly maintained, though you may need to strengthen the frame by adding steel bars to the outside.
Eventually when you want to get a new car, you will have to dismantle the old one first. If you're lazy you can simply blow up the car.
Finally, next time you see an ugly building, remember, someone designed it, and someone else paid good money for that design. Who's the bigger fool?
The finished car will look nothing like some of the older cars, although it will run on the same engine. It will look very impressive from the front, less so on the side, and even less so on the back. This is because all parking is tail-in.
Every few years you will have to repaint your car, both on the outside and on the inside. Periodically you will reupholster your car. The car itself will last over a hundred years if properly maintained, though you may need to strengthen the frame by adding steel bars to the outside.
Eventually when you want to get a new car, you will have to dismantle the old one first. If you're lazy you can simply blow up the car.
Finally, next time you see an ugly building, remember, someone designed it, and someone else paid good money for that design. Who's the bigger fool?
Racer
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 391
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From: Lisle IL
CI 6-7-8-9-10 Veteran
Your car would be designed based on what kind of road you live next to. This process would take several years, even though there are already many cars on the street you live on. After your car is designed, your town government will have to approve it. Then your neighbors may complain and force you to redesign your car. When the design is finally finished, your car will be built from scratch. Parts will be sent to your garage, where the workers will then proceed to assemble your car. This will take 50% longer than you expected, and cost 100% more than expected.
The finished car will look nothing like some of the older cars, although it will run on the same engine. It will look very impressive from the front, less so on the side, and even less so on the back. This is because all parking is tail-in.
Every few years you will have to repaint your car, both on the outside and on the inside. Periodically you will reupholster your car. The car itself will last over a hundred years if properly maintained, though you may need to strengthen the frame by adding steel bars to the outside.
Eventually when you want to get a new car, you will have to dismantle the old one first. If you're lazy you can simply blow up the car.
Finally, next time you see an ugly building, remember, someone designed it, and someone else paid good money for that design. Who's the bigger fool?
The finished car will look nothing like some of the older cars, although it will run on the same engine. It will look very impressive from the front, less so on the side, and even less so on the back. This is because all parking is tail-in.
Every few years you will have to repaint your car, both on the outside and on the inside. Periodically you will reupholster your car. The car itself will last over a hundred years if properly maintained, though you may need to strengthen the frame by adding steel bars to the outside.
Eventually when you want to get a new car, you will have to dismantle the old one first. If you're lazy you can simply blow up the car.
Finally, next time you see an ugly building, remember, someone designed it, and someone else paid good money for that design. Who's the bigger fool?
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 342
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From: Naperville, IL
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 342
Likes: 2
From: Naperville, IL
Yeah, but therein lies the problem. Tradesmen are good at doing what you tell them (well, generally, when they show up on time, and do what they say they will do, which seems to get harder to find every year, but I digress). What I am looking for is some creative answers and ideas to a set of goals and problems. With all due respect to the trades, sometimes they are not so great at creativity.
