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<DIV>I found a good mover on Angie's List--Thompson's Movers, for the record--that works primarily in Harford County. But they were willing to come to Baltimore. It's good to call out-of-town businesses anyway, because it seems that sometimes people will work in the city.</DIV>
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<DIV>For the record, Thompson's was great but not that cheap, about a grand to move all my junk. The crew was incredibly courteous, very careful, and had a truck that was cleaner than my house. I got called "ma'am" so often I thought I was working with military again. I will definitely use them again, even if they cost more. I am too old to cart all that junk around myself.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bill's Moving is also great for smaller moves.<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: Karen Morley <KDMORLEY@YAHOO.COM><BR>Sent: May 3, 2006 7:13 PM <BR>To: The Charles Village Chat List <CHAT@CHARLESVILLAGE.INFO><BR>Subject: Re: [Chat] Angie's List <BR><BR>No, you just have to register so you can login. My only problem is that although it's only in Baltimore, people have been naming contractors all over the area........so some of them are not local. However, you do register with your zip code so they can tell you how far away the contractor is from your house. <BR><BR><B><I>Christine Gray <langwidge@erols.com></I></B> wrote:
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Karen, doesn’t Angie’s List cost something to join?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Book Antiqua" color=blue size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: 'Book Antiqua'">Christine <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">From:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Tahoma size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"> Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info [mailto:Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Karen Morley<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, May 03, 2006 2:57 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Charles Village Chat List</st1:PersonName><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [Chat] don't hire----</SPAN></FONT><o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Christine and Emily.........you should both post your information on Angie's List. It is relatively new here in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City> and you can really make a difference if you report good and bad service people.....especially the ones where you've had a bad experience. <BR><BR><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic">Christine Gray <langwidge@erols.com></SPAN></I></B> wrote: <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Emily, thank you so much for your list and commentary.<BR><BR>I add to the list of "don't hire" Tag Electric. There worker told me that<BR>if I needed an electrical part to buy the lamp at Home Depot, take what I<BR>needed from the box, and return it because the lamp was "missing parts."<BR><BR><BR>Christine <BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info<BR>[mailto:Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] On Behalf Of Emily Chalmers<BR>Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 3:25 PM<BR>To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The Charles Village Chat List</st1:PersonName>; Chat@charlesvillage.info; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR>Discussion; Julie Modlin<BR>Subject: Re: [Chat] Wanted: Handyman/Carpenter/Advice--recommendations<BR><BR>Unfortunately I returned to the list a message that was intended for Didon<BR>alone.<BR><BR>However, now that the word is out, I'll list the contractors I've found who<BR>have done really wonderful work. It took me weeks to find this group, so I<BR>hope this listing saves others some time.<BR><BR>Tile: Steve Snyder, Eagle Tile and Marble 443-677-6280. Steve tiled my<BR>kitchen floor, which was very, very uneven. He not only leveled it out but<BR>also did a lovely job with the tile. Total cost with the leveling $1200;<BR>without $800. The old tile was already up, and I bought the new tile and<BR>grout. Steve also redid the lead pan in my 1930s shower, breaking up the<BR>old tile and installing new waterproofing and tile. It looks great. Total<BR>cost $750, including material. Steve is a great guy--just be sure to tell<BR>him to clean up the grout dust and haul away his old tile! He left me with<BR>a bag I can't lift . . .<BR><BR>Flooring: <st1:place w:st="on">Old World</st1:place> Floors, in the phone book. People in CV have talked<BR>about Bobby Severe for years, and I'm here to say that he is the best. He<BR>refinished all the wood floors in my house, upstairs and down, and repaired<BR>stained and damaged areas. The floors look fantastic. Total cost<BR>$4200--about $1500 a floor and $700 for the stairs. He does repairs at $20<BR>a board. For the record, my house is about 1400 sq. ft., all but the<BR>galley kitchen and baths with hardwood floors. Bobby may charge a bit more<BR>than others, but his work is worth every penny--and he is prompt, pleasant,<BR>and clean. <BR><BR>Electric: Ed and his son at E-Z Electric. I hired them out of the phone<BR>book (they have a display ad). What a relief to find them! They don't<BR>charge by the minute like everyone else, but work on a job-by-basis and<BR>will do very small jobs. They put outlets in my kitchen and redid some of<BR>the wiring before the new appliances were installed. Total cost $650. <BR>They also installed a new base fixture for a ceiling fan in a room where<BR>there had been no light fixture for $350. They are pleasant and prompt and<BR>as noted don't run the meter at $50 every 15 minutes.<BR><BR>Plumber: Lou Mank and his daughter at Charm City Plumbing, also in the<BR>phone book. Lou has been around for years. Not cheap, but very nice to deal<BR>with and very competent. I thought I got a great deal on the two commodes<BR>he replaced for me, as he has to seek out special "thrones" to fit the old<BR>bases--$656 for two, including hauling away the grotesque originals. The<BR>kitchen was not so cheap but required a lot of work.<BR><BR>I also have a good carpenter for small jobs, a great painter, and a<BR>plasterer/mason. However, I am unwilling to divulge their names until they<BR>are done with my house. The carpenter works in the evenings after his day<BR>job, so if you want him you must be ready to give up your evenings. He has<BR>been installing my kitchen and has done an excellent job with the Ikea<BR>cabinets and has made some lovely oak transitions for the floors. The<BR>plasterer redid a bad skimming job for me, but I won't reveal his name<BR>because he might give you the name of the carpenter. Mean, aren't I? The<BR>painter is a very nice, ridiculously reasonable guy who also does faux<BR>finishes. I know he wants more work.<BR><BR>If anyone's interested, send me an e-mail or call me in a few weeks<BR>(410-366-4094) and I will post. <BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>Emily<BR><BR>NB Here are some contractors to avoid: Mastercraft Construction, Tim<BR>O'Conner Painting, Stephen Scalf Electric, Joe Birch, contractor.<BR>Mastercraft is incredibly expensive, does dishonest estimates, and really<BR>did a terrible job on my kitchen floor; the owner then yelled at me for<BR>half an hour when I criticized his work. Tim O'Conner demanded a huge<BR>deposit, sent over incompetent, really filthy workers to skim the walls,<BR>had his hands all over me one day, and then screamed at me when I told him<BR>his work was bad and I didn't want him to do any painting (I also lost<BR>about $400). Stephen Scalf wanted to do $2,000 worth of unneeded electrical<BR>work. Joe Birch is just plain weird--not unpleasant, just weird.<BR>The world is full of creepy contractors!<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>> [Original Message]<BR>> From: Didon Pachner <BR><PACHNER@ATT.NET>> To: Chat@charlesvillage.info <CHAT@CHARLESVILLAGE.INFO>; <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Charles</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Village</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><BR>Discussion <DISCUSSION@LISTS.THEVILLAGE.ORG>; Julie Modlin<BR><BR><JULIEMODLIN@YAHOO.COM>> Date: 4/17/2006 8:33:41 PM<BR>> Subject: [Chat] Wanted: Handyman/Carpenter/Advice<BR>><BR>> Hi Folks,<BR>><BR>> My front porch is in serious need of attention. I'm thinking about <BR>> replacing the rotten boards (tongue and groove) with new boards or if <BR>> that's too complicated, replacing the entire front porch.<BR>><BR>> Does anyone know a carpenter/handyman who can do this type of job?<BR>><BR>> Has anyone ever done this? If so, how complicated is it to replace <BR>> individual boards - is it even "do-able"?<BR>><BR>> Thanks!!<BR>><BR>> Didon<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Chat mailing list<BR>> Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>> http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Chat mailing list<BR>Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Chat mailing list<BR>Chat@charlesvillage.info<BR>http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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