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Following came from a forum post on Renotalk and my response. Thought it would be useful to share it with other readers.
Note: I have edited poster's portions (shown striked-out) for clarity and also amplified my response where needed.
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QUOTE (GrandReno @ Mar 6 2011, 10:59 PM) *
Thanks BlueFly for the writeup on choosing an ID.
Definitely, choosing an ID is more than reading other home owners' recommendations. I agree. But my point is, it's very
You can ask many questions to sift out good IDs from bad ones. But the end result could be different from what you initially expected. Which is why many owners felt cheated. That's the scary part for me.
In short, you don't know who you can trust. You think you have a good ID. He or she makes many promises to you. Makes you feel good. You sign up. Then after that, problems happen. Which is what the poster of this thread is experiencing. And if you read other threads, there are many similar accounts too.
Even the
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Hi GrandReno,
Nice user ID!!
Actually my point was: it is not solely the ID who is responsible for quality or good workmanship, as explained in my blog article. Asking forumers to recommend their IDs and following the advice is not doing due diligence nor the proper way to choose an ID. Other considerations in your final selection of ID need to be taken into account if you desire quality workmanship and outcome.
Good workmanship is produced by the team of subcons used by the ID. This was apparent when my ID ((i.e. short- listed but before I had accepted his quotation, sneaky huh? tongue.gif ) showed me some projects he handled - both reno-in-progress and completed ones. As you know, most IDs handle several projects concurrently, using different subcon teams for each project. Therefore, I insisted the ID use the same subcon team that had impressed me when I viewed one of the ID's reno-in-progress.
Second, lack of supervision. IDs like any one else, is not a superman. I saw my ID was burnt out handling too many
My ID was a nice guy (although lazy), I liked him, and I cut him some slack. He also saw I was reasonable, he reciprocated with freebies. So we got along fine. My verdict and opinion of him is on my blog, if you wish to know.
Renosian: Thanks for yr pm. To read my article, click on the link below my user ID, ie. my signature below. The article name is underlined and hyperlinked for easy access. Simply click on the one you're interested in and it will bring you to the article, ok? Let me know if you need help further.
Cheers
Bluefly aka Greencoal
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1 How to Choose ID
2 Protect Yourself Against Unscrupulous Contractors
3 Engaging an ID
4 Our Renovation Cost & ID
5 ID Contact
6 ID Update
7 Renovation headaches
8 ID Topic Revisited