Hire a Contractor vs Do it Yourself
June 1, 2010
At two different barbecues last weekend, the conversation turned to hiring a contractor vs doing big projects yourself. One of our friends had decided that rather than spend all Memorial weekend working on installing a fence he would hire someone to install the fence for him. All of us had been through several major do […]
Angies List Electrician Saves the Day!
April 9, 2010
Angies List came through for us again this week! I logged onto Angies List first thing in the morning and just a few hours later we had a certified electrician working on the power outlets in our study. Finding an Electrician Our electrical troubles started when I smelled something burning and discovered one of our wall […]
Angies List Coupon Code Referral
February 27, 2010
Angies List is celebrating their 15th year online and is offering a coupon code that can earn you some cash and save your friends some money as well. If you’ve never heard of the service, a while back I wrote up an Angies List review and also list some angies list coupon codes you can […]
Angies List Promotion
October 29, 2009
Angies List promo codes are good for saving money when you sign up for the service but now Angies List is running a promotion for existing customers. As I covered in my Angies List review earlier this year, I’ve used the service to find contractors for work on our house. Apparently now there are more than one million […]
Using Licensed Contractors for Home Improvement Projects
September 10, 2009
The benefits of using licensed contractors was the main feature of Angies List magazine this month. When we finished out our basement a few years ago price was the primary factor for which contractors we chose. We narrowed it down to several contractors that had been recommended and picked the one with the lowest price, […]
Angies List Contractor Service Follow Up
August 19, 2009
Angies List called me up yesterday to follow up on the contractors that I’d been searching for. When you signup for Angies List you set in your profile what contractors you’re looking to hire and they wanted to get my feedback on the company that I’d worked with. What kind of experience I had, was I […]