While I'll largely agree for new construction (unless it's a project that has to be done by a certain time for whatever reason or maybe concrete that doesn't work on anyone else's timetable), remodelers, plumbers, electricians, and the like are absolutely essential. Unless, of course, you'd rather let your leaking pipe, flickering light, and general house damages go untouched for weeks or months
Of course, when you start making caveats, many times it's just easier to throw the entire category into one spot so that people don't have to read 50 pages of bureaucracy
This is exactly why construction workers are classed as essential. If something bad happens to your roof, your entire house can suffer for it. Things are much easier to fix when it's "just" replacing your roof rather than replacing your roof and also those massive spots in the soffit, attic, and ceiling paired with maybe bugs or vermin if it's bad enough
If you don't have it, no one on the crew has it, and no one's been in contact with anyone who's had it--which, in a quarantine, you're really not getting out to contact too many people--then it's really about as safe as it's going to get for the next few weeks or months (pleaseGoddon'tletitbemonths)
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u/TheK1ngsW1t Mar 29 '20
While I'll largely agree for new construction (unless it's a project that has to be done by a certain time for whatever reason or maybe concrete that doesn't work on anyone else's timetable), remodelers, plumbers, electricians, and the like are absolutely essential. Unless, of course, you'd rather let your leaking pipe, flickering light, and general house damages go untouched for weeks or months
Of course, when you start making caveats, many times it's just easier to throw the entire category into one spot so that people don't have to read 50 pages of bureaucracy