| One of the worst things that could ever happen | | | | telling them to watch out for unscrupulous |
| to anyone who is building a patio or deck is | | | | contractors. |
| overpaying your contractor for an inferior | | | | I don't want to scare my potential clients, by |
| product. If you're not planning on getting at least | | | | telling them the truth about some contractors, |
| three estimates, it's your own fault. That doesn't | | | | who really aren't interested in building a superior |
| mean that you can't complain about it, but how | | | | product or could care less about the homeowner, |
| many times does someone need to tell you. | | | | once they have received their final payment. I |
| I hate to sound so uncaring, but I wouldn't be | | | | just don't do business that way. |
| writing these articles, if I didn't care at all. About | | | | The point that I would like to make here is |
| two weeks ago a woman called me up and I | | | | simple," If you want to avoid patio and deck |
| gave her an estimate for a patio cover that was | | | | building construction nightmares, you should get at |
| going to be difficult to build. I have to admit, that | | | | least three bids and ask each contractor how |
| there was going to be a lot of work in the | | | | they are going to construct the patio or deck. If |
| foundation and an inexperienced contractor might | | | | you don't have enough information, from one of |
| not have enough information about this type of | | | | the contractors, ask for more. |
| patio cover construction and this would result in a | | | | If one of these contractors isn't interested in |
| lower price to the homeowner. | | | | providing you with more information or explaining |
| She never got back to me or asked me about | | | | the patio or deck building process to you, find |
| my estimate. I rarely contact homeowners that | | | | another contractor. I can't say this enough, you |
| haven't stayed in contact with me or lose interest. | | | | should get at least three bids for any construction |
| I'm not the type of contractor who pushes clients | | | | project. This includes patios and decks. |
| around into making decisions or scaring them and | | | | |