The importance of a contract: For Ken and Lori Bryden, the climax of a sad and costly tale is set for Jan. 29; that's the day the local sheriff in Brockville is slated to auction off their dream home-turned-nightmare. They never even got to move in. The lesson to be learned from this tale is to never retain a contractor to build or even renovate a home without having a full set of construction plans prepared by an architect or engineer, and a detailed contract.