[Newbeginnings]

I have lived here now 3 months, used several contractors that were recommended on TOTV. On some it was exactly as described, great service, great product. But, there are some that are raved and put up on a pedestal that if you do say something negative you are ostracized told you are way too picky or fussy or given an excuse as to why they made errors. One has not completed the job and will not respond to emails or phone calls, only after 6 times of communication do I get an email to wait and be patient. Another, a landscaper, is not that good either, had my landscaping done and kind of disappointed after I look around the neighborhood at what they got for there $$ and mine. I think the posts about them were mostly done by them and friends to get business. So my lesson here is to filter the posts that are raves and personally contact people if you can on the phone or see it in person. I'm not naming names because I will get a lot of flack for naming some these "top" contractors, and it's not that they are that bad, just not as good as to be believed by this discussion group on some of the posts. Wish I had taken more time and I did do the 3 quotes, not paying upfront etc. My lesson learned.