
Originally Posted by
oscarcolumbo
Thanks for all of the advice, I have been reading all of your comments very carefully. What really bothers me is that I gave them the estimate for this job about three months ago and just last week they said they want to move forward with my estimate and want the job started tomorrow, Wednesday the 11th. They said they would write up a contract and send it to me and I only received this contract yesterday morning and now they are telling me to hurry and sign it and send it back to them. It seems like they just want me to sign it without reading it. So I'm taking my time and took at sharpie and blacked out some of the words like you guys said. This is a residential house remodel, they gutted the whole house, re framed it and are starting it new. The total cost I quoted was $ 9,393.90.
They also sent a Release and waiver of lien that they want me to sign. Don't I sign that AFTER the job is completed and they send me the final payment?
no, you sign it AFTER the final check clears, including retention.
the ONLY way you will know how badly this will go, is to begin work.
if you want to save time, figure out how much the material will cost,
take that in cash, and set fire to it in the driveway. then, take the
time you figure it will take to do the job, and take a vacation with it.
take the cost of the vacation out of the pile on the driveway before you
torch it.
you will return home rested, and be in far better shape than if you did
the job.
here is what it is..... the OTHER guy they were attempting to sucker
walked. and they *do* want you to sign it without reading it.
~New signature under construction.~
~~~~Please excuse the mess.~~~~
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