renosteinke
Senior Member
- Location
- NE Arkansas
I'm seeing some of this as I seek to get air conditioning installed.
You see, I KNOW what the parts cost. I KNOW how long it should take. I KNOW what it costs to keep a business going. Therefore, I have a pretty good idea as to what pricing I ought to be getting from contractors.
As you might guess, I'm getting pricing all over the map. While I can allow for some variation .... if a guy is way off the mark -either too high or too low- I have to ask myself what's going on.
Too low? What was overlooked? Where did he cut corners?
Too high? Maybe he doesn't want the job- or he thinks I'm uninformed.
For the OP ... there's something missing from your tale. I'd suspect that the 'cheap' guy didn't bid on the scope you did.
You see, I KNOW what the parts cost. I KNOW how long it should take. I KNOW what it costs to keep a business going. Therefore, I have a pretty good idea as to what pricing I ought to be getting from contractors.
As you might guess, I'm getting pricing all over the map. While I can allow for some variation .... if a guy is way off the mark -either too high or too low- I have to ask myself what's going on.
Too low? What was overlooked? Where did he cut corners?
Too high? Maybe he doesn't want the job- or he thinks I'm uninformed.
For the OP ... there's something missing from your tale. I'd suspect that the 'cheap' guy didn't bid on the scope you did.