Marcos Ortiz Blog: Buyer Beware

I was flooded out last week and now I'm faced with dealing with contractors to get my basement back in shape.  Here's something to watch out for.  A drywall specialist quoted on his ad that he could hang drywall and get it ready for paint for .35 a square foot.  I have about 200 square feet of damage. I did the math and thought $100 plus some change.  Not bad.  I had him come over, measured and made sure he came up with similar footage.  He left and said he would get back to me.  He text me a quote of $500!  What?  I know I went to public school and got through Algebra but I knew I was getting hosed.  I text him back and asked how he came up with that number?  He text back and said he'd come down in price ...new quote $350.  I text him back and demanded to see the computations.  He never got back to me.  I finally went with someone else and settled on a fair price.  Get several estimates before signing on the dotted line and make sure you know what the deal is before you sign.