11.   Q. A contractor suggested using a Cobra ridge vent to replace the old aluminum one on my house.

12.   The contractor suggested using Lally columns set in concrete for supports instead of a foundation.

13.   The contractor suggested installing predipped shingles, then applying two coats of a solid body stain.

14.   The gutter has to be replaced, and the contractor suggested I use only one downspout.

15.   Thornton provided illegal contributions to Campbell after a city contractor suggested they were necessary to win the dirt contract, prosecutors said.

16.   Two contractors suggested breaking up the concrete, and taking it away, excavating several inches, and installing crushed stone under the new concrete.

17.   When Fallingwater was being built in western Pennsylvania six decades ago, the contractor suggested more steel reinforcing for those dramatic slabs hovering above the waterfall.

18.   When contractors suggested she use lower-maintenance plastic and composite elements, Fisher refused.