Comments on: Are bids from home improvement contractors typically negotiable?

By: guitpicker777

guitpicker777 — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 16:38:45 +0000

sure they are,but you get what you pay for

By: Turnhog

Turnhog — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 10:11:06 +0000

As a contractor, I try to give my customers a quality job at a competitive price. When they want to cut the price, I typically ask them what portion of the requested work that they want to delete from the bid. I don’t try to provide the cheapest price because that entails using the cheapest craftsmen, and the cheapest craftsmen are cheap for a reason. So, no, I don’t really negotiate my prices and don’t spend much time with them if I sense that type of attitude. There’s too much work out there to waste my time being unrealistic.

By: captsnuf

captsnuf — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 11:32:36 +0000

i do not negotiat my prices…in fact i have been known to double them when the client calls me back to straighten out the ***** up the lower bidder did. when people try to negotiat with me, i just give them the names of others in the trade, and they will go with my bid or they won’t,
so the answer is…not even close.

By: Bob G

Bob G — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:22:57 +0000

Get several bids then talk to the contractors you like about the prices. You can negotiate a better price, especially in the winter when they are hungry. However, the cheapest contractor is almost guaranteed to be the wrong choice.