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re: Do I have a shite contractor?
Posted on 8/19/12 at 1:19 am to Meauxjeaux
Posted on 8/19/12 at 1:19 am to Meauxjeaux
Well yeah, but I was saying he was crap before that screw up. Trust me when I say there has been a bunch of shite and I can't even get him to acknowledge any of it. I let him know through email or text and he says NOTHING. He just forwards it to foreman who eventually comes out and acts like he's pissed off and says he's gonna set people straight... blah blah blah. I could tell you pages of screw ups we just had to let go of. Not to mention the approx 40 days out of 90 with NOBODY working.
The cabinet bid thing had me boiling, but then the door shite took the cake. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the way the SUB handled the matter, but keep in mind the 8" had to come from somewhere and it came from my guest bedroom. Couldn't really tear down that wall without tearing into the rafters all the way up through attic. I am pissed that the contractor never once even contacted me to apologize or offer advice. I guess I would just do business a different way.
The cabinet bid thing had me boiling, but then the door shite took the cake. Don't get me wrong I appreciate the way the SUB handled the matter, but keep in mind the 8" had to come from somewhere and it came from my guest bedroom. Couldn't really tear down that wall without tearing into the rafters all the way up through attic. I am pissed that the contractor never once even contacted me to apologize or offer advice. I guess I would just do business a different way.
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Posted on 8/19/12 at 8:04 am to SuwMwf
We are just finishing our home. We ended up paying the cabinet guy $2100 more than his initial bid. We decided against going with paint grade wood and instead decided on cypress. As far as the columns lining up, it sounds like the guy who was reponsibe for the screw up is going to fix the problem.
Posted on 8/19/12 at 8:49 am to SuwMwf
Yeah, the cabinet bid is a big issue. The wall issue is another big one, but why should the sub get credit for being a stand-up guy and not the GC get credit for using stand up guys? They go hand in hand.
40 days out of 90 not working.. seems on the high side but again not terribly unusual. Two factors there.. 1) scheduling, delivery, inspection, weather issues during early work and 2) Contractor and his subs making a living.
I always figured it like this... if it takes 6 months to build a house, was the homeowner willing to pay the contractor ~65k personally during that time, plus a 10% net profit for his business? If so, sure, he should be there every day all day...
Nobody ever takes up that offer but they sure bitch if the contractor isn't around every day.
40 days out of 90 not working.. seems on the high side but again not terribly unusual. Two factors there.. 1) scheduling, delivery, inspection, weather issues during early work and 2) Contractor and his subs making a living.
I always figured it like this... if it takes 6 months to build a house, was the homeowner willing to pay the contractor ~65k personally during that time, plus a 10% net profit for his business? If so, sure, he should be there every day all day...
Nobody ever takes up that offer but they sure bitch if the contractor isn't around every day.
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