A theoretical question

[wasabi_poptart]

If one roofer says $900 and another says $5900 FOR THE SAME JOB, which one are you going to believe?

Each one is adamant he is right and the other is smoking crack.

Comments

[nysea.livejournal.com]

word.

and seriously, you're icon is way too hot.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Yeah, get a third opinion. *someone* either doesn't know his stuff or is jerking you off.

[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

Yeah, wish I could . . . but unfortunately, the first roofer (the $900 guy) went right on in and did the job already. I was livid, being as I signed nothing (no contract, no nothing), put no money down, and had not agreed to anything. I'd authorized an estimate and he thought I'd authorized the work.

I yelled, he yelled . . . the crew came back, explained what they'd done and showed me what they did (I climbed a ladder to the top of my roof and got a whole new view of Hampden) . . . and with all the rain, nothing's leaking, so in the end, what are you going to do? I got a ten-year warranty on the job, so I guess I can't go wrong . . . guess all you can do is chalk it up to a Hampden experience where people are used to doing business among neighbors on a handshake, even if you haven't even technically shaken anyone's hand.

But still. I totally would have wanted to have gotten a third opinion. Especially since I called the $5900 guy back yesterday and said "Are you sure? Because another roofer gave me an estimate that was $5000 less" and he still wouldn't budge.

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Hell, if the roof ain't leaking, and you got a 10-year warrneny, I dya you did OK. Forget the expensive guy. He probably wanted to use copper pipe. (he has such a head for knowing).

[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

oh, Cosmo . . .

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

heh-heh. Birds...fly to the stars.

[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

Chrissy, get me the knife!

[weegoddess.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ma, I love him awful!

Oh, geez, that's too bad.

[sgda.livejournal.com]

I seen a wolf in every man I ever saw and I see a wolf in you.

[wasabi-poptart.livejournal.com]

yay trena!!!

Everything is temporary!