I came across a drywall company who
was doing the new homes being built in my neighborhood. It turns
out the mother-in-law of the owner of the company lives right
across the street. I had him over to check out the basement and
to provide an estimate.
He looked it over and said they could have the drywall up in
a day, and come back on three other days to tape, mud, and finish
it. He took my plan with him so he could look over the measurements
and come up with an exact price. He also said he'd handle another
repair I need, approximately a 4 foot x 6 foot area of the first
floor, at no extra charge if I went with his company. He said
he'd get me an estimate in the next day or two.
Another "no show" contractor
Well, a week went by and still no estimate. Finally, I called
him back and he said "Oh, yeah. I forgot to call you…" He said
he thought the estimate was around $4,200!! He said he'd drop
it off.
Still no word, but obviously based on his price and response
time he didn't want the job. Add in the fact that every time I
talk to him he seems either drunk or hung over, and it seems he's
disqualified himself from the job.
I don't know what it is with contractors. This is the third one
that took the time to come to my house, but never got back to
me with the estimate! In the end, I decided to hang the drywall
myself. My brother-in-law, who has done a couple of basements
himself offered to help me get started. I've lined up a drywall
guy who will do the finishing at an hourly rate ($25/hr). Maybe
I'll get another estimate or two for the finishing when the time
comes…
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