Work on your home only to find that the dirty work is done by grunt laborers and are getting minimal wage at best. And you are paying this contractor big bucks - doesent that make you feel like a fool. Why don't you learn how to perform tasks on your own. That is to say if you think you can do a particular job safely. Most home improvement tasks are easy if you read up on how to do them. You could save big bucks , instead of getting ripped off by some contractor. In my opinion.