Stood up by a handyman!

Ok, my life must really be in trouble:  I got stood up by a handyman!  That’s one way of screening out contractors–they don’t even show up when they say they would.  Lesson:  don’t use M&M Handyman!  I was talking with a carpenter today who waited 11 WEEKS for the plumbers to finish a two-day job! 

 Anyway, yesterday I called “Daniel” at Elite Kitchens in Rockville.  He had impressed us when we visited his shop two months ago (ok, maybe it was his European accent).    He won’t work with us because–get this–we have a permit!  “We had a bad experience once with a DC inspector.  The job just dragged on and on.”  He went on to say, “You don’t need a permit if you’re not doing anything structurally.”  Wrong!  Has he read the permit requirements recently for electrical and plumbing changes?  (Still, we’ll at least shop him for price on his cabinets.)