Irunit4times;383238 wroteI am a general contractor myself, and do lots of work like this. First off, every quote or contract when being a general should have everything written in it right down to the smallest thing, to minimize any of the issues with he said she said, but literally if he quoted on a textured ceiling, it should say on it what type of texture, popcorn, california knock down, etc or flat. I am not sure how much he is charging you but we price per sq/ft and for material and labour to do a flat ceiling for 1/2" drywall, we charge between $2.50 to $2.75 a square foot. This includes drywall, mudd, tape, screws, labour to install the drywall, labour to mudd and tape all joints, level 3 finish, 1 coat tape, and 2 skim coats. Then a coat of primer to finish and paint ready. Depending on the original price and the amount requesting to do flat, it may be a proper quote, however the issue I think in this case is more of the he said she said, where he never wrote anything down and you told him flat ceiling when he quoted on popcorn.
Also, I would recommend checking that he is WSIB covered and has liability insurance and is registered with the city. Any contractor that touches electrical or plumbing is a no no, he must sub it out to a certified contractor, and they must have a master license and WSIB insurance. Also remember any electrical or plumbing touched virtually needs permits from city and ESA.
Hope some of this helps.
On a side note, nice shed Wildbill. I think you forgot about your jack studs when framing lol and added them in as an after thought lol.... no bottom plate under them! I see all hahaha j/k seriously, nice shed.....
That was really helpful. Thanks! I feel like I'm painting the wrong picture of the guy itt. He's great! He brought in an electrician and a plumber that he often works with and just did the bitch work for them...he's really meticulous. I definitely want to keep working with him.
I just don't like that he's trying to upcharge for something that I can't see as anything but completely standard, or at worst, his deal for not clarifying in the first place.
Milo;383251 wroteWha . . . ? You mean, treating him like a rock star didn't work? :D
Alternate answer . . . show him your targets from our wager.
Actually it did, a lot. I'm paying less than half of the first number he tossed out, but I love this guy and his crew. I want them to do all our renovations, and I've heard lots of stories where this type of thing goes nuclear. I want to handle this perfectly.
I'm sure you'd have no idea what "asking for advice on how to deal with people in a way they'd appreciate" is like. :D