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My initial impression with the contractors here has made me extremely
cautious. I had several over for a lighting job and most of them didn't even
follow up with a bid. One was clearly not qualified at all. One that did bid
said he'd do it in two week and he called me two months later. I don't like
to do business with people that don't follow up on their promises.

Is it a good idea to have the work done through Homedepot or Lowes? I had a
door installed through Homedepot and it went fairly smoothly.

Jim


We had tile done by a local company. The owner does tiling himself, but
actual work was by two of his employees. The owner made up the bids.
The work was done by two young guys who also moonlight for HD. We could
not have had a better experience and they took care of some issues that
we would have made a mess of if we had tried to do it ourselves. They
had another contractor who undercut the baseboards/trim .. one issue we
were sure of before we started talking with contractors because we
wanted the tile to look like original. HD or Lowes probably work with
same contractors who are available privately.

A busy contractor might have delays because they have another job that
is more critical, like closing up a damaged home, so if they have a
waiting list it might be a good sign.