Comments on: Get What You Pay For http://constructionlawva.com/get-what-you-pay-for/ Thoughts on the construction landscape from Christopher G. Hill, Virginia construction lawyer, LEED AP and member of the Virginia Legal Elite in Construction Law Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Get What You Pay For | Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA | Appliances Construction Assembly http://constructionlawva.com/get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-2298 Get What You Pay For | Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA | Appliances Construction Assembly Sat, 20 Feb 2010 13:04:34 +0000 http://constructionlawva.com/?p=1554#comment-2298 [...] Read the original post: Get What You Pay For | Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA [...] [...] Read the original post: Get What You Pay For | Construction Law Musings- Richmond, VA [...]

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]]> By: TMarieHilton (TMarieHilton) http://constructionlawva.com/get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-2295 TMarieHilton (TMarieHilton) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:35:42 +0000 http://constructionlawva.com/?p=1554#comment-2295 <strong>Twitter Comment</strong> <a href="http://twitter.com/TMarieHilton" title="Twitter Comment" rel="nofollow"> <div class="ccimg1" title="TMarieHilton (TMarieHilton)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:60px;height:60px;"> <img name="cc_image" title="TMarieHilton (TMarieHilton)" style="float:left;margin-right:10px;padding:0;width:50px;height:50px;" src="http://purl.org/net/spiurl/TMarieHilton"/> </div> </a> @constructionlaw You're welcome. Loved @StefanieDevery's post! [link to post]<br /><br /> - <a href="http://chatcatcher.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Posted using Chat Catcher</a> Twitter Comment


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]]> By: Christopher G. Hill http://constructionlawva.com/get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 Christopher G. Hill Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:45:11 +0000 http://constructionlawva.com/?p=1554#comment-2291 Thanks for the comment Mike! I appreciate the insight. .-= Christopher G. Hill´s last blog post ..<a href="http://constructionlawva.com/economic-loss-rule-not-absolute-in-construction/" rel="nofollow">Economic Loss Rule not Absolute in Construction</a> =-. Thanks for the comment Mike! I appreciate the insight.
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]]> By: MIke Hines http://constructionlawva.com/get-what-you-pay-for/comment-page-1/#comment-2290 MIke Hines Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:25:45 +0000 http://constructionlawva.com/?p=1554#comment-2290 Excellent post. You sum up well the conditions of the market. For a number of economically challenging years we have seen prices for homes and the components that they are made from decrease. In addition, I believe, consumers are now conditioned to demand even deeper discounts knowing that contractors are hungry and doing everything in their power to remain afloat. This traend, on the surface, appears to be a win, perhaps a windfall, for homeowners. In the end...materials suppliers, designers, and contractors are forced to cut corners in materials and workmanship. Pay now or pay later: As a homeowner it's probably wise, especially given market conditions, to spend time and effort up front on architectural details, component level specifications, written craftsmanship expectations, and solid legal contracting. There is no free lunch. Thanks for the posting. Excellent post.

You sum up well the conditions of the market. For a number of economically challenging years we have seen prices for homes and the components that they are made from decrease. In addition, I believe, consumers are now conditioned to demand even deeper discounts knowing that contractors are hungry and doing everything in their power to remain afloat.

This traend, on the surface, appears to be a win, perhaps a windfall, for homeowners. In the end…materials suppliers, designers, and contractors are forced to cut corners in materials and workmanship.

Pay now or pay later:

As a homeowner it’s probably wise, especially given market conditions, to spend time and effort up front on architectural details, component level specifications, written craftsmanship expectations, and solid legal contracting.

There is no free lunch.

Thanks for the posting.

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