You assume too much. I am providing thoughts to a colleague, trying to
be of assistance, this is no exercise in capitalism. This is the
responsibility, the burden and the joy of having been around the block
enough times to have a pretty good idea of where the uneven sidewalk is
setting up its ambush, (if not where the piano movers are about to
loose their footing and drop the baby grand on your head).
So? How difficult is it to disassemble a newel post, stair rail and
the spindles? What are the challenges?
-jc
On Apr 9, 2004, at 4:39 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> In a message dated 4/9/2004 5:33:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
> Yes, and no. There is a real problem with a real newel post in need of
> repair, and a real person with real responsibilities. The question is
> mine, because I was uncomfortable with the alternatives that do not
> include dissassembly. But, the other party is uncomfortable with the
> disassembly. The discomforts are real and reasonable.
> John,
>
> Take it apart and fix it properly once and for all. Tell him you
> won't do it unless you can do it right.
>
> The alternative is that the owner will have to pay somebody else to do
> a half-assed job now, and then pay you to do it right after it
> fails. In the end, he'll have had to have his stair torn apart twice,
> and pay for doing it twice, instead of once.
>
> Tell him Ralph said so. That should do the trick.
>
> Ralph
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