*UPDATE. Funny story. After writing this bitchfest yesterday morning, I realized that my phone was off. Soooo yeah, my bad. But I still stand by my rant after 17 years of dealing with other contractors!

What is it with contractors? Either they don’t return calls or if they do actually set up an appointment, there’s a 50% chance they’ll show up. I write this as I wait for a contractor who is an hour late and another one who was supposed to call to set up an appointment this morning. Maybe they’ll show. Maybe not. I don’t chase them down because if they can’t manage to drag their asses over for an estimate, they’re not going to do the job in a timely manner. Quit while I’m ahead sort of thing.

All we wanted was to finish some projects quickly. If we do it ourselves, it takes forever. We’re not pros. We work on weekends and evenings. But trying to deal with contractors again has brought back bad memories.

Even when they show up for estimates, half of them don’t actually get back to us with the written quote.

Little do our past contractors know that the only reason we hired them was because they showed up. It wasn’t because we like their personality or we were impressed with their work. It wasn’t even that they had the best price. They had the ONLY price.

Once you get beyond the hiring process, that’s when the fun really starts. They come really late. Or not at all. They don’t bother to call. They try to sneak things passed you. I know what you’re thinking. It sounds like that bad relationship you had. And it IS like a bad relationship.

Seriously, I should get a contractor’s license. All I have to do is show up. I’d have all the jobs in town!

Ok, must stop rant now and figure out how we’re gonna DIY this project.