I’m double-checking my contract for hidden fees now, thanks to these insights.
We had to repaint after our install too – definitely budget for paint/touch-ups!
Can confirm the dust and mess comments: cover everything or you'll be cleaning forever.
Make sure to ask about warranties. We insisted on getting all warranty info in writing.
This discussion has been a crash course in what to do (and not do). Phenomenal stuff!
I'm sharing a link to this thread with my HOA's community forum. So useful.
Big thanks to everyone here – you've turned your lessons into lessons for all of us.
I'm feeling much more at ease about my project after reading all this.
Just wanted to say thank you – this thread addressed questions I didn’t even know I had.
The collective wisdom here is just amazing. Good on y’all for helping others.