Personal Consumer Issues • How long do you wait for a contractor bid before moving on?

If he doesn't want the project for some reason should we expect him to tell us that, or is ghosting customers standard practice?

My experience is that contractors/trades are in high cotton now with plenty of work and plenty of opportunity to charge outrageous prices which mostly get paid, and as a result many of them pick and choose their jobs with courtesy and building a relationship so that jobs still come in when times are lean goes out the window.

Since you know this dude's work is quality I would keep after him and try to get either a verbal "no" or a verbal "yes" (along with a commitment to an install date), while in tandem contacting alternatives. Yours isn't a complex job and there are plenty who can do it.

Statistics: Posted by tm3 — Thu Mar 13, 2025 6:36 am — Replies 15 — Views 931

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