All Forum Posts by: EJ K.

Building a new home. They seem great. Any one work with them?

@Karen Margrave this is a new virus that is just now spreading. Give it time. The death  rate as you can see is much higher for corona. We all hope we’re wrong. I just don’t see it

People talking about stocks... it’s called index funds!

@Karen Margrave

The flu is not more deadly on a percentage basis. This has a much higher mortality rate. This is no hoax.

There’s a lot of people in this thread down playing The coronavirus. I truly believe this is here to stay and can cause quite a problem. Probably to the level of a pretty bad influenza. I’m hoping not 1910s bad.

People keep quoting the lack of significant spread. I think the rate of death is artificially high and the number of cases diagnosed is low. The test we are using is highly specific but sacrifices sensitivity. What that means is that the tests that are positive are true positives but it misses some positives so we have a good amount of false negatives. 
I’m in Chicago and we are preparing. We have established protocols and are fully expecting to be dealing with staffing issues from this. I am not a leader of infectious disease or anything but I am a Hospitalist physician.

If I have to I guess I could go back and have my brother sign off on it. @Zackary C Dunn if it’s ever an issue

He’s is a licensed contractor! Honestly did not pull permits. He said it wouldn’t be a problem to demonstrate it was up to code. It’s a family friend and he had a job cancel so he’s helping me out.

@John Collins

I came home after only joking with the two about the loft and found this...  canned lighting above and below loft with dimming. As well as lighting in the Other bedroom. (used to have to have lamps)

Pleasantly surprised with how it looks

My wife and I live in our second property which was a 1500 square foot 2 bedroom (loft as well) and 1.5 bathroom. 
I am graduating residency and moving and we are converting this into a second rental property. We got a contractor to add ceiling fans to each room (No prior electrical to ceiling), convert the loft to a bedroom (added a closet to make it formal), and redo our floor in living room (from carpet to vinyl) to prepare for rental.

We’re getting all of this for about 3 grand.

Based on the picture let me know what you think. He offered us extending the floor out to recreate a new loft and square footage. We pay materials and one guy 20 an hour and the other guy is a family friend/I pay him with medical care. Is it a worthwhile endeavor to call in a favor on a task like this?  He also said I could turn that new area into a bathroom but that would be more costly but would make it 3 2.5 instead of 3 with a loft and 1.5.

Any info is appreciated. I don’t want to use him if it’s not worth it, as I will be asking him for other favors like finishing a 1600 square foot basement

Has anyone used this company for a personal home?  Higher end? Satisfied?

thanks
Eddie