My experience 😑

High cost work with little to no accountability.

You can count on them doubling the estimate every single time, and you have to keep on them just to make sure the work gets done.

Just had one set of subcontractors throw away material for other fixes… Lead group days that the ones involved are no longer a part of the project, so we’re on the hook for even more.

Thinking back, i have always been unhappy with the work done by a contractor. I’m not asking for much, painters paint an area, plumbers stop leaks, drywall dudes fix the water damage… And the job is always left with areas unpainted, pipes not connected, and holes in the drywall that were not there before.

Have you ever been happy with a contractors work? What did they do for you?

  • IWW4@lemmy.zip
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    18 hours ago

    Soo… the answer is yes BUT

    1. I have hired dozens of contractors over the years (maybe as high as a 100) for everything from tree removals to bathroom remodels to driveway replacements. Hell I hired one rebuild a 100 foot bulkhead with a 75 foot pier.
    2. I can count on one hand the number of times where that has not been a fucking pain in the ass at some point during the process. That has not always been the contractors fault directly, materials don’t show up, the permit was delayed… etc etc. many times it was because the contractor was fucking up.
    3. The most frustrating ones have always been the kitchen and bathroom remodels as my family and I had to live in it 24x7.