Home Renos

I swear the last few days I have been on the phone or the phone has been ringing non-stop! We are looking into doing some major home renos and so I have been calling everyone and their dog to get estimates. Not as easy as it may sound. Some people are too swamped to take on more projects for the next 6 months, some don't do contracts outside of the city, some I just get their voice mail, and the occasional one I actually get to talk to. So far I have had 3 guys come to give me estimates, for 3 different things I might add. I think the biggest pill to swallow was hearing the one guy say that he thinks the estimate for forced air will be close to $10000! YIKES!!! Since they have to take out the horrid space heaters, re-run the gas lines, duct the whole entire has, put in a cold air return, vent it to the outside, get a furnace, and then re-drywall and mud everything. Not to mention I will then have to paint my entire house again, since they will be cutting holes in the walls and running ducting because we can't do it under the house! Oh well, we will see what the bank has to say on Friday. Wish me luck....