Good Deal?

[bsilverman]

I withdraw my original question.

[gsxrsquid]

ruh roh....... I hear footsteps in the hall. the mods are coming the mods are coming!

[slimwoodie]

i'd buy two of them at that price

[rscamaro]

i'd buy two of them at that price

Without seeing the job? I think that in the above case you might have just had your a$$ handed to you. Then again I may have read into your reply wrong.

To the OP.. There's no way of saying that what you recieved was a good price quote or not without knowing all of the specifications, duct routing, refrigerant line layout, roof placement, electrical, and a host of other things that can take a simple install and make it an impossible install.

That's why it is best to get multiple price quotes for any new install.

...Ron

[slimwoodie]

That's why it is best to get multiple price quotes for any new install.

...Ron


well
aren't you Helpfull Hanna

a Contractor already spent time to price this job...
cost him, what, maybe $200, $250 to develop this quote....
FREE QUOTE

now, me reading into your post....

YOU have detrmined that YES, this owner ... should price shop
what a fakin' genius...
that's why this trade is going down the tubes

[slimwoodie]

ya know...

looking at the scope of work ..

I freely admit i was wrong...



due to the complexity of the proposed work ...

it prolly cost the contractor MUCH more than $250.. to develop a comprehensive quotation

[rscamaro]

now, me reading into your post....

YOU have detrmined that YES, this owner ... should price shop
what a fakin' genius...
that's why this trade is going down the tubes

Read all you want into my post. Unless the OP trusts the contractor implicitly then he should get multiple price quotes. I don't know about you but if I'm about to spend $17k on a system to cool my computer server room, not only do I want to know that the system is right for the room but I want to know that I'm not getting taken.

I price shop on any major purchase that I make, anyone else do this, or should I just buy the first "widget" that looks good to me?

As for the trade going down hill... The way I see it is that a large majority of the craftsmen and craftswomen in this field don't do, are incapable of doing, or just plain don't care to do the job correctly. Don't believe me? Then why are there almost 3 times as many wall of shame threads than the wall of fame threads?

...Ron

[slimwoodie]

all of the specifications, duct routing, refrigerant line layout, roof placement, electrical, and a host of other things .

...Ron


thats called a DESIGN

not a quote

[slimwoodie]

ok, ok ...
i give ... :D

my point is ...

this trade gives away WAAAAAAY too much

we are not talkin shoppin' for a car here


the Owner should hire an engineer for a project like this then, if he is uncomfortable w/ the price

not jerk around an endless string of contractors, till he hears a story he likes

do you get IT ...???

[rscamaro]

thats called a DESIGN

not a quote

I can't disagree with that. The original post certainly sounded like he was having a new system installed.

Maybe not a new car, how about new windows on the house? Some may think that there is too much being given away but that is why they call it a business and not a free money enterprise. I'm not a business owner but I've been involved with enough of them to understand why I don't want to become one.

...Ron

[gsxrsquid]

deep breaths woody, deep breaths ;)

[slimwoodie]

deep breaths woody, deep breaths ;)

Grrrrrrr......

I'll oil yer brakes, Squid .......:D

[bsilverman]

To RSCAMERO: thank you for trying to help.

[gsxrsquid]

:D just funin ya woody

[slimwoodie]

just funnin' ....You ..Squid .... :D :D :D