Eye for Detail, Inc. #811341

12/08/2023

01/29/2021

As both a contractor and remodel coach this is so very true. The complaints with the CA State Licensing Board regarding shoddy and unfinished work are many. When I give the cost of a job, it is the cost of the job. I am very clear about what might constitute a change order, thereby raising the cost of the original bid. I do not hide anything nor do I bid so I can bargain. I had a client ask, as we were signing a contract, if I could lower my cost by $900 since it was that much over their budget. I told them no, but we could take off any of the extras they wanted so as to lower their cost. They went with the original work and cost.

This is from an interview by my friend, Garagify's founder Monica HIggins:

Contractors bid unrealistically low to get the homeowners’ business, knowing the homeowner may be inexperienced and uninformed and then find plenty of reasons to jack up the price after the contract is signed. Since it’s prohibitively expensive to fire the contractor once construction has started, the homeowner becomes a hostage to that contractor.

09/09/2020

09/09/2020

Hi Reva:

I am extremely pleased with my new windows. Porfirio and his workers are very professional and highly competent.
It was a pleasure to have them in my home.
Thank you for all of your documentation. It was more work than first anticipated but so worth it!
Debbi C

03/04/2020

One of my favorite things: restoring a 100+ year old bungalow. Scaffolding up as we're removing all shingles to the second story and replacing with cedar, fire-proof new. The entire south side will be restored as when it's hot the sun is brutal on wood.

02/26/2020

We are doing a complete re-wire, replacing the old k**b and tubing. Until we upgraded there was only light from a couple of lamps on the fist floor. There is now recessed lighting and oh, what happy clients.

01/10/2020

This is a short yet good article on remodeling.hw.net as far as costs of remodeling projects. It says approximately 1/3 of job costs are labor and homeowners really don't think about this. Also, something homeowners want and have no idea of costs - workman's compensation insurance. Once you consider these 2 things as well as profit and overhead your budget could be quite unreasonable.

09/20/2019

putting the bathroom back together