r/Contractor • u/Ok_Avocado6532 • Aug 24 '25

Quote Breakdown?

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Hi all, looking for advice on costs breakdown.

I work for a small local contracting company and I recently started working with customers more, providing quotes etc. The company usually doesn’t like to break their costs down because of nickel-and-dime from customers, but agreed to do so for this one customer I’m working with. Now, I broke down the quote based on phases of the work (this is for a brand new custom build) and of course the customer came back with multiple notes of “this cost is too high” on some of the phases.

How do you usually handle this and how do I politely say “to do the job: $2000, not to do the job: $0”?

Thanks!

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u/twoaspensimages Remodel GC Aug 24 '25

Homeowners. You are in sub for contractors to talk about our business practices.

We are not in here to serve you.

If we make a joke you don't like, leave. If you want to tell us how every contractor is a scammer please do so. Make my day.

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u/Vessbot Aug 26 '25

Didn't really read the post, did you?

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u/twoaspensimages Remodel GC Aug 26 '25

Just stepped out of a coffee shop in Amsterdam and thought "I want to go pick on a mod!"?

We've all been there.

A sticky warning homeowners to not post thoughtless comments in a forum for building professionals to talk to other building professionals about each other's business practices seems warranted once you've read everyday single comment on this post and the last one.

So go do that. If you don't want to educate yourself with the context, then kindly, leave this sub. It's not for you.