Carpenter!

dpg · 12-15-2011, 08:19 AM

There are a lot of fly by night contractors out there that drive junk and their work is also junk.

Well sort of my point exactly...There's also a lot of people out there driving 40, 50, 60 thousand dollar "work vehicles" who need to pay for them. I've found most of them are not doing this by lowering their price much to be competitive. Many have a "this is what I get take it or leave it attitude" usually I leave it and find somebody else who truely wants my business. I'm not cheap actually just the opposite but don't like getting !@#$% either. I usually try to follow the 100 year old "rule" of throwing out the highest and lowest estimate. Usually works out for me, your mileage may vary.

Plumberswife · 12-25-2011, 12:39 PM

Thank you all for the posts....I think.. lol, lol. I appreciate all the private messages too. We have a few windows that need replacing and some rotten boards replaced. We'd like a metal roof put on at some point, there is nothing worng with the one there, just old and will need a new one in time. Just things like that, maybe some finish work done when the new bath goes in, things like that, thanks guys!!! Merry christmas!!

12-25-2011, 12:39 PM	#2
Plumberswife Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cape Cod/Ossipee NH Posts: 38 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Thank you all for the posts....I think.. lol, lol. I appreciate all the private messages too. We have a few windows that need replacing and some rotten boards replaced. We'd like a metal roof put on at some point, there is nothing worng with the one there, just old and will need a new one in time. Just things like that, maybe some finish work done when the new bath goes in, things like that, thanks guys!!! Merry christmas!! __________________ Be kinder than you need to be.......

12-15-2011, 08:19 AM	#1
dpg Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,619 Thanks: 157 Thanked 235 Times in 172 Posts	There are a lot of fly by night contractors out there that drive junk and their work is also junk. Well sort of my point exactly...There's also a lot of people out there driving 40, 50, 60 thousand dollar "work vehicles" who need to pay for them. I've found most of them are not doing this by lowering their price much to be competitive. Many have a "this is what I get take it or leave it attitude" usually I leave it and find somebody else who truely wants my business. I'm not cheap actually just the opposite but don't like getting !@#$% either. I usually try to follow the 100 year old "rule" of throwing out the highest and lowest estimate. Usually works out for me, your mileage may vary.