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Originally Posted by masraum
My wife watches "Flip This House" occasionally and sees the Flippers play hardball on price. That's another thing that I'm not sure about. I have this scenario in mind.
contractor: "Our job will cost $10k"
me: "I'm only willing to pay $6k"
contractor: "how about $8k"
me: "I'll pay $7k, or not have the work done"
contractor: "ok, I'll do it for $7k"
As the contractor thinks to himself, "I'll use the cheapest piece of crap materials that'll last 2 years and Labor from the local 7-11 parking lot and still make a mint."
I'm all for paying a fair price, but how the hell do you know.
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No decent contractor would do this. If I work up a bid on a project, that's the price, period. There's not that much margin in the work and my bids are well done. Anybody that would negotiate like this is a problem waiting to happen.
Keep in mind that most of the DIY shows (including the one mentioned above) are made by idiots and intended for viewing by other idiots. I can't bear to watch these morons, as anybody in the construction business can tell immediately that they've never done anything close to what they are teaching you. I've seen them take 15 licks to drive a 16 penny nail. A framing carpenter can do it in two. All day long.
JR