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I know this has probably been talked about, but it felt so good to tell the home owner that I will design her bathroom, give her complete detailed specs with a cost of construction for $250.00. I even used Sonny’s term of SCA.
In this case, the homeowner has an 8X8 room she wants to turn into a bathroom. She told me by phone there is no plumbing near this room. She has no idea of the cost to build, or how the layout should be. I told her I would come out to meet with her and discuss the project, give her an idea of how hard the job would be (getting plumbing and electric lines to second floor) and give her a ballpark figure based on past jobs in her area. If she then wanted to move forward, I wanted $250.00 for a layout and detailed spec. She could then use this to bid the job out with other builders. She told me she will call me back sometime( I’ll hold my breath)!
It does not look like I’m getting the job or even the estimate, but at least I will not feel like I’m being used.
Barry
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I know this has probably been talked about, but it felt so good to tell the home owner that I will design her bathroom, give her complete detailed specs with a cost of construction for $250.00. I even used Sonny's term of SCA.
In this case, the homeowner has an 8X8 room she wants to turn into a bathroom. She told me by phone there is no plumbing near this room. She has no idea of the cost to build, or how the layout should be. I told her I would come out to meet with her and discuss the project, give her an idea of how hard the job would be (getting plumbing and electric lines to second floor) and give her a ballpark figure based on past jobs in her area. If she then wanted to move forward, I wanted $250.00 for a layout and detailed spec. She could then use this to bid the job out with other builders. She told me she will call me back sometime( I'll hold my breath)!
It does not look like I'm getting the job or even the estimate, but at least I will not feel like I'm being used.
Barry