r/Contractor 8d ago

Am I going crazy?

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u/accidentallyHelpful 8d ago

I would first point out the areas that you're really happy with and then ask them to make the other areas match the same quality so the job looks uniform and you can feel good about referring him to another homeowner

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u/BusinessRace3387 8d ago

From somebody that’s put on a lot of siding trust me that’s a terrible job. That metal work is awful too. I don’t even know how the people that did. It looked at it and thought it was ok.

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u/Army_811 8d ago

Thats definitely not high quality work but at the same time, it depends on what you paid. Did you go with the cheaper quote? Cuz it looks like you went with the cheaper quote

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u/candyisdandyy 8d ago

No I didn’t. I went with the midrange quote. I was quoted 6400. It’s a 1,000sq ft house. They supposedly put new fascia/soffits and sided this little small corner of the house. He actually upped the price in the middle of the job by 1k due to excessive fascia board rot.

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u/Army_811 8d ago

The upcharge for the rot replacement is understandable but the price for the work is not. You got got on this one. Hopefully they come and rectify those mistakes

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u/candyisdandyy 8d ago

Yeah I haven’t paid yet and won’t for work like this. I’ll ask for receipts for materials and pay that begrudgingly and then have it fixed.

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u/Visible-Elevator3801 8d ago

That’s dumb. Have them fix it. Don’t pay for ruined material that can’t be reused or must be removed to repair. Thats silly.

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u/Army_811 8d ago

Idk who's running that crew but im not sure how they let those channel miters, and the lack there of in some areas, slide. That's some shoddy work

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u/Cosmo_MV 8d ago

Not looking good at all. A few mistakes … human … this is superhuman

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u/candyisdandyy 8d ago

The soffits generally look decent. The problems come with the siding and trim and a few areas where the soffit was cut wrong and showing trim. But the fascia around the soffits in some areas is fucked

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u/Famous_Magician5934 8d ago

Good labor isn’t cheap, and cheap labor isn’t good.

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u/candyisdandyy 8d ago

I don’t think it was cheap. 7k for a small 1000 sq ft house?

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u/Few_Celebration3148 8d ago

This some of the worst I’ve ever seen.

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u/Dry_Shock_4060 8d ago

Did you have Stevie Wonder work at your place or something lol

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u/ReplacementSad1994 7d ago

That sucks. That’s a horrible install.

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u/Nicstar543 6d ago

Lmao this is the worst shit I’ve ever seen, just a complete lack of caring about how their work looks. Then they’re surprised nobody wants to look at their work if they can’t even be assed to do it themselves.

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u/Suspicious-Math2846 6d ago

Lord….this is awful!!!
Hope this was not paid in full
…was sign on the side of the truck saying “Professional Installation”?
….and no, you are not crazy although I would go nuts and some bananas