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January 29, 2007

Just what I needed two weeks ago...

One of my colleagues at work is involved in a newly launched website here in New Zealand, which is "filling the gaps between tradespeople & homeowners" according to their website: http://www.builderscrack.co.nz/.
I could have done with exactly this service about 2 or 3 weeks ago when I was thinking of employing a tradesman to rebuild part of the fence between us and our neighbours. At least the estimate calculator on the Builders Crack website seems a bit closer to the price I would have been prepared to pay for the job, compared to the ridiculous quote I got from Jim's Handyman.
In the end, between us and the neighbours, we did the job ourselves in next to no time, and at less than a quarter of the price that Jim's Extortion Services Handymen were quoting.

Posted by conor at January 29, 2007 1:41 PM