We wanted to give a quick explanation of why we are experiencing such long production times right now in our industry. There have been a lot of factors this year (and last year to a certain extent) that have brought us to where we are today. The first and foremost reason contractors, us included, have seen a spike in new projects over the last 18 months is because at the height of the shutdown, individuals and families were at home and had time to think about what they wanted to accomplish to make their spaces better in their home. This sent the remodeling industry into a upheaval in mid-2020 and we are still playing catch-up. What has compacted this is now we are seeing extended delivery times on certain items that are needed for most renovations. For example, cabinetry. For most project, historically we have been able to get cabinets in just a matter of weeks, say 3-4. Now, delivery times on cabinetry are out approximately 12-15 weeks in most cases. Getting labor to perform a project is also difficult. Countertop installation used to take approximately 7-10 days to install once the cabinets were in place. That schedule is now pushed out to 4-5 weeks because of the demand. We are doing everything we can to have our clients experience as little downtime as possible on their projects but in these times, clients unfortunately are going to have to deal with some downtime during their renovations. This is just a sign of the times that we are currently living in. Another major problem over the past year has been the extreme fluctuation in pricing which has made it almost impossible to estimate as from the time the estimate is submitted to the client, by the time the project is started, pricing can and most certainly does change. We have been evaluating our estimates as we go and hope our clients understand if a price of an item does change in the months of waiting until their project starts. We always try to avoid surprises so we try our best to stay on top of this factor. We only ask that our new and current clients have some patience with us as we attempt to finish their projects in a timely manner.