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.

On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:19:30 -0700 (PDT), 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.



Quick & cheap by an unknown contractor -
... it's how I want my critical retaining walls done.
.. duh.
How does someone agree on plan & price ..
without showing up ? !
.. double duh.
John T.

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.

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 trust friends, neighbors, co-workers for ideas. It worked for me in
the past.

On 9/17/2019 2:19 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.


Sounds like you been smoking some of that MaryJane, Tom.
You did it all and you're disabled? You mean mentally or what?

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7/24 619.371.3851

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.


You made it farther than I. I contacted 4 different contractors for
estimates and none ever showed. Worthless site.

On 9/17/2019 9:12 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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 trust friends, neighbors, co-workers for ideas.Â* It worked for me in
the past.

That is what I do. I even include our adult sons. The last plumber I
used was recommended by one.

My deck recommendations came from friends and relatives. Of the 4
estimates the highest was from the one that advertises heavily. Full
page ad in the paper might cost a thousand dollars. He must recoup it
in the price for the deck. Would be interesting to know what these
online sites charge.

In article , says...

You made it farther than I. I contacted 4 different contractors for
estimates and none ever showed. Worthless site.



A few years ago I used Home Advisor for a roof.

Within a few hours I was contacted by 4 companies. We set up time and
dates and all 4 showed up at their appointed time. I had quotes from
about $ 8500 to $ 15,000. I went with one that was the 2 nd lowest as
it seemed to have better quality materials and longer warrenty than the
lowest priced one.

Their work crew came out on time and did a very good job. I noticed on
the package of shingles they recommended 3,4,or 5 nails depending on the
slope of the roof. They used 5 nails per shingle .

I had tha same company put up new gutters at the same time. The gutter
crew came out and were on time and did a good job.


While I have had poor results getting Lowes to deliver apliances, their
contractors have been on time for two new floors and a sink.



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