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Originally Posted by Investment Painting Contractors
After any storm, trucks start rolling in from all over the South. They will knock on your door soliciting work. DO NOT HIRE ANYONE WHO KNOCKS ON YOUR DOOR. Before you hire a roofer, handyman, electrician, etc. Check them out. Ask your neighbor who they use, check FL Sunbiz to see if their company is legit. Physically look at their insurance policy. Check to see if their trade requires a license. Call Seniors Vs Crime. Check the BBB. Last but not least do not give anyone money upfront. REMEMBER if an uninsured worker is injured on your property, he can own your house with a Lawsuit. Be Smart Not Sorry.
Len & Mary The retired half of Investment Painting Contractors
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Last year a tornado went through Cochran, GA, where my daughter lives, and knocked down three pine trees, he of which fell partly on her bedroom, damaging the roof. Two guys showed up from somewhere the next day and offered to cut and remove the trees. For $17,000! This took two guys one hard day of work. They left the stumps and roots sticking out of the ground. But when a tree is on your roof and there are many like you, do you say no?
Ten years ago a girlfriend of mine in New Jersey get a foot of water in her finished basement after a big storm and a failed sump pump. I worked for two days removing water and cutting up and carrying wet carpet. Horrible work! Two guys from Georgia showed up in a big truck and offered to pull out the rest of the flooring and the drywall for $37,000. They worked hard for two days, did the work, and left a mountain of debris on the driveway in front of the garage.
I’m in awe of guys who can work that hard, but it’s definitely whatever the market will bear, and if you won’t pay, there is someone down the street who will.