Roger Anda

Businesses and tradesmen can often be stubborn or fickle to work with. Many are busy, inexperienced with your specific need, or not interested in a job the size you need done. Instead of being straightforward about this, the tendency is to give you a “go-away” price. If you only get one quote, you cannot be sure you are getting a fair deal. It can also be harder to know how sleazy the salesman is without context, my mom got burned pretty hard when she got a new roof when I was away in college, she only got 1 quote. She didn’t read the contract either. Don’t be like my mom with your next project.

Say you wise up to this and get 2 quotes, that is an improvement but if the quotes are wildly different, how do you know which quote is more reputable? The cheaper quote could be from a company that is planning on cutting corners or is underestimating the cost of the job. The latter of which often causes contractors to try to jump ship mid-project, which is the last place you want to find yourself.

Once you get 3 quotes from reputable businesses you can generally find the outliers that are overcharging or undercharging and pick one of the other 2. While you could get more than three, I find that there is diminishing returns compared to the time you spend to do so.

Where I come in:

As a local home improvement expert, I work with a network of independent businesses and tradesmen. I can save you time researching what businesses are reputable and can help you set the appointments you need to achieve success with your next big project.