Q: “We have decided to embark on a major addition to our tiny cottage, but I’m worried that we might have bitten off too much given the cost of building materials. My husband thinks we could save by asking friends to provide labour in exchange for use of the new cottage. Some of our friends are quite handy and have helped out with projects in the past. He’s convinced it’s a great idea, but it doesn’t feel right to me. Am I just being a Nervous Nellie?”
Just reading your question and briefly considering some of the possible consequences is very much like watching a slow-motion crash sequence where a tractor-trailer laden with rolls of sheet
