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<blockquote data-quote="Ky hills" data-source="post: 1747220" data-attributes="member: 24816"><p>I'm in agreement with [USER=32659]@Lucky[/USER] there are good contractors and then there are p poor ones that can sometimes make you think they are good. It's kind of like a changing of the guard all at once around here, in that the older standbys that we knew to call for certain jobs have retired or passed. We have had quite a few projects going recently and dealing with a lot of people working. It's been like starting over from scratch and finding new people. Everybody and their brother now has a shingle on their truck and are the best at what they do. </p><p>When we were looking to find someone to clean the pond, my first choice bulldozer man had retired, and somebody gave us a name of a guy that I had heard lots of good things over the years about his work. So the problem came out n that I am almost totally deaf now, the only thing I really hear is a constant nonstop ringing in my ears. My wife has to really talk loud to tell me anything and I don't want to burden her with repeating a lot, so I don't ask as many questions as I should. She called the man that was highly recommended, but had also called another with the same last name. The second guy got back with us and I understood he had was the other, so I was in favor of him doing the job. I did not find out that he was not the contractor or associated with him until days after we hired him. </p><p>I was expecting an older man and when the young man showed up I figured he was a son or related some way. </p><p>Anyways kid talked good, and thought he sounded like he had the equipment to do the work and some experience with construction equipment on jobs like that.</p><p>Then that young man passes the job off to another guy even younger and greener than him. </p><p>We made a bad hire on a paint and flooring job a while back too, and let the guy go. </p><p>We've also had issues with a roofing contractor that is kind of in with the insurance company we are insured through. Wife says that guy is so slimy she just feels gross after talking with him.</p><p>All that being said there are quite a few contractors and workers that we really appreciate and recommend. </p><p>We know of a real good plumbing outfit.</p><p>Have a fencing contractor that has done work for us for years, and also we buy hay from him every year.</p><p>Have a friend that is the brother of a former tenant, that we met while they lived in our rental house. If we need any work done on or in the houses or non insurance roofing then he is the go to.</p><p>The small company that put up new gutters did a great job.</p><p>A contractor put a hand rail down our basement steps and put a wrought iron fence railing around the basement stairwell, he did a great job on that.</p><p>I think in a lot of cases like someone else said, some people see property owners that are doing a project as having plenty of money and they don't really respect us, and think they can tell us anything they want too and we'll buy into it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ky hills, post: 1747220, member: 24816"] I’m in agreement with [USER=32659]@Lucky[/USER] there are good contractors and then there are p poor ones that can sometimes make you think they are good. It’s kind of like a changing of the guard all at once around here, in that the older standbys that we knew to call for certain jobs have retired or passed. We have had quite a few projects going recently and dealing with a lot of people working. It’s been like starting over from scratch and finding new people. Everybody and their brother now has a shingle on their truck and are the best at what they do. When we were looking to find someone to clean the pond, my first choice bulldozer man had retired, and somebody gave us a name of a guy that I had heard lots of good things over the years about his work. So the problem came out n that I am almost totally deaf now, the only thing I really hear is a constant nonstop ringing in my ears. My wife has to really talk loud to tell me anything and I don’t want to burden her with repeating a lot, so I don’t ask as many questions as I should. She called the man that was highly recommended, but had also called another with the same last name. The second guy got back with us and I understood he had was the other, so I was in favor of him doing the job. I did not find out that he was not the contractor or associated with him until days after we hired him. I was expecting an older man and when the young man showed up I figured he was a son or related some way. Anyways kid talked good, and thought he sounded like he had the equipment to do the work and some experience with construction equipment on jobs like that. Then that young man passes the job off to another guy even younger and greener than him. We made a bad hire on a paint and flooring job a while back too, and let the guy go. We’ve also had issues with a roofing contractor that is kind of in with the insurance company we are insured through. Wife says that guy is so slimy she just feels gross after talking with him. All that being said there are quite a few contractors and workers that we really appreciate and recommend. We know of a real good plumbing outfit. Have a fencing contractor that has done work for us for years, and also we buy hay from him every year. Have a friend that is the brother of a former tenant, that we met while they lived in our rental house. If we need any work done on or in the houses or non insurance roofing then he is the go to. The small company that put up new gutters did a great job. A contractor put a hand rail down our basement steps and put a wrought iron fence railing around the basement stairwell, he did a great job on that. I think in a lot of cases like someone else said, some people see property owners that are doing a project as having plenty of money and they don’t really respect us, and think they can tell us anything they want too and we’ll buy into it. [/QUOTE]
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