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On 9/17/2019 5:19 PM, Thomas wrote:
Contacted both for simple repairs, new fence, new bathroom. Was contacted and agreed on plan and price. 10 contacts, not one show.
What a waste. Did it all myself and saved hundreds in labor.
I am disabled so was hoping for easy. Total let down every time.
Do you have any experience with either?

Need a 50 ft retaining wall. Quote was 15,000. I said no ****ing way. Revised to "How about 5?"
Still need a wall that is leaning.
Block, 3 ft high holding my yard from driveway. I am good with 5.might be 30 or 40 feet.

I think both of these sites make their money from paid contractor
sponsors. Big jobs I had done in last couple of years, deck and roof,
had neither of the contractors I used on these lists. Maybe not bad
sites to look at to get an idea of cost, etc. of a job but not good to
find the people to do it.