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In response to "Sleazy contractor update: He e-mailed me today with an invoice attached for the amount I specified and the following text in the e-mail." by Subversive

I can see it frm the contractor's side, he bid on a job, opens it up and finds extensive hidden damage, goes ahead and takes care of it because lets..

Posted by zeitgeist Oct 17 '08, 18:28

face it, it had to be done anyway and it would mean stoping, not finishing, to call and wait for approval for the additional work, it would likely cost twice as much for the extra day.

you never know, I hate feeling hustled. we had lowe's put in a screen door, installation was 150, they guy tells us that he needs to charge an extra 35 to bring out a circle saw to cut a shim, a flimsy stick that a kid could snap with their hands and this was hidden under the framework so ragged edges.

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There are always grey areas, but I'm being more than fair. They didn't even complete everything in the original quote. - Subversive Oct 17, 18:43 2
- Always get everything in writing before so you can fight them after. -- nm - the liiojlu with a j Oct 17, 18:56
- k -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 17, 18:48

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