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?
Generally no. I feel like I’m always getting screwed. High price, rushed job because they don’t care/have to get to the next job.
One house emergency I’m dealing with right now (I have several) is that the contractor who installed a toilet and tile (paid by previous owner) half assed it and didn’t seat the toilet properly and didn’t install the tiles properly. So water leaked from underneath the toilet, traveled through hollow tiles, and reached my drywall. I got a mold problem now.
This is why I generally try to do things myself. I don’t trust people.