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RECOMMENDED IN BUY
RECOMMENDED IN SELL
RECOMMENDED IN IMPROVE
Having renovated before, they would do it again, swear the battle-scarred but intrepid renovators comparing notes on Brownstoner.com's forum, who toss off some famous-last-contractor words as they stroll down memory lane ("I do this all the time," "I can fix it," and "It won't be messy," figure prominently in Things My Contractor Said).
As for what contractors say when something goes amiss and they have no intention of correcting it--at least not within the scope ($$) of the job--some choice phrases plucked from the collective renovator consciousness include:
(Brownstoner.com)