I got the quotes from the contractors. They were pretty much the same. I do have a problem though and I knew it would be an issue but I ignored it and now I can no longer ignore it and it’s really bothering me. The one contractor is a friend of the family and the other contractor is the contractor who fixed up my neighbor’s house. My neighbor’s house looks FANTASTIC! It’s gorgeous. PLUS there were a lot of issues with the house because of how shoddily these houses were built. Because of this, I am really leaning to having my neighbor’s contractor do the work. I know his work is top notch and he has experience with these houses and with dealing with my crazy gestapo community association. BUT HOW CAN I SAY NO to a friend of the family? Plus he told me he is giving me a really great discount (although I can’t quite see it since it’s pretty much identical to the other contractor’s numbers). I like this guy so much and I don’t want to say no. But I also don’t want to say no to my neighbor’s contractor because he too is really really really nice! Can I split the work between them? Won’t they then wonder why they aren’t getting the full job? I am screwed.
What do I do?????
Donna, go with the guy you want. You have to live in your house, so you need to be comfortable with the work done there. The friend of the family contractor will get over it. He is in the business. They either win or lose contracts all the time. “Nothing personal, just business.”