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[firecat]

So who knows a good school for general carpentry, electrical, plumbing and building skills?

Because I'm convinced that going to school and learning all these things would take less time and aggravation than waiting for effing service firms that lie about when they are going to show up for appointments, assuming that I can get appointments in the first place.

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[snippy]

I probably called about 20, but it was an expensive job (total tear-off with some repair of the underlying structure as well) so more companies were interested in the job.

No, I just learned basic electrical stuff--I can rewire basic outlets and switches, including 3-way switches (where a room's light can be turned on or off at either of two wall switches). I think I could figure out GFCI if I had a diagram from a good book to look at while I was doing it. But I think in this town you need a permit for that anyway, and when I redid the bathroom I hired an electrician (he also installed an entirely new vent/fan -- that is, we didn't have one before so he ran the exhaust through the roof etc.).