@@Mountainview-mesa trust me. I know how it goes. Most people don’t realize how much harder it is to get work done and film. Having a RUclips channels is definitely an extra job.
Add penalties for failure to meet deadline by X days. I added a 10% penalty on a 200K remodel. He dragged his feet in 2019 and 2020. His costs went up but we had a fixed price. COVID screwed him but he also made some stupid mistakes that cost him thousands to fix. He was 6 Months late. Which I wouldn’t have charged him the 10% until he tried to milk me for an extra 15K. I told him to pay me the 20K late fee and the 5K I had paid for materials which I had receipts for and I’d pay him his 15k. He walked out and I waited for lean or lawsuit but it never came.
Thank you for your videos… you always have wisdom to share! Question on the contractors priorities: Asking in writing the start and completion dates are great, but not sure how to ask them “where does my project fall in your priorities.” Do you write in your contract that the vendor will have no other ongoing projects (if I am a high priority)?
Well, the priorities point is more of a "feel this out and see" coupled with a written agreement of the schedule. Unfortunately, we sometimes just have to be willing to be at the mercy of good contractor's schedules. In our area we are starved for quality. So it then becomes a balancing act. If you have the ability, shop around for the best company that can get to your job on your timeline. I hope this helps, it's been a difficult one to get right for us.
We hired a friend who did this as a favor! We would love to recommend him, but he is unable to take on personal projects as it would be a conflict of interest with his employer.
Great video. I’ve been waiting for a new one.
It has been a crazy few months. We really are trying!
@@Mountainview-mesa trust me. I know how it goes. Most people don’t realize how much harder it is to get work done and film. Having a RUclips channels is definitely an extra job.
OMG! I watched all but one of your videos in one day… great job!
Wow! That's amazing. Thank you so much for watching! More coming soon!
Add penalties for failure to meet deadline by X days. I added a 10% penalty on a 200K remodel. He dragged his feet in 2019 and 2020. His costs went up but we had a fixed price. COVID screwed him but he also made some stupid mistakes that cost him thousands to fix. He was 6 Months late. Which I wouldn’t have charged him the 10% until he tried to milk me for an extra 15K. I told him to pay me the 20K late fee and the 5K I had paid for materials which I had receipts for and I’d pay him his 15k. He walked out and I waited for lean or lawsuit but it never came.
Wow, that seems like a terrible experience! We were mostly lucky...
Thank you for your videos… you always have wisdom to share! Question on the contractors priorities: Asking in writing the start and completion dates are great, but not sure how to ask them “where does my project fall in your priorities.” Do you write in your contract that the vendor will have no other ongoing projects (if I am a high priority)?
Well, the priorities point is more of a "feel this out and see" coupled with a written agreement of the schedule. Unfortunately, we sometimes just have to be willing to be at the mercy of good contractor's schedules. In our area we are starved for quality. So it then becomes a balancing act. If you have the ability, shop around for the best company that can get to your job on your timeline. I hope this helps, it's been a difficult one to get right for us.
Experience + knowledge + careful judgment = wisdom... Thank you for sharing yours 😃
Who did your engineering? Would you recommend them?
We hired a friend who did this as a favor! We would love to recommend him, but he is unable to take on personal projects as it would be a conflict of interest with his employer.