(11-07-2019, 11:31 AM)ScottyB Wrote: the concrete situation is eye opening...if i understand concrete work that would mean they can't pour an additional 2 inches on top of what's there, they have to fully demo the floor and start over right? i hope they make you whole on it. my garage suffers from really poor quality concrete and it makes leveling anything an incredible pain in the ass.
Just can't pour additional inches on top. It's not the end of the world, I was going to go with 6 all around since I'm not exactly sure where the lift is going to go until I live in it for a while and figure out the "flow" I want. When it's decided, I can cut out where the lift goes and repour, which is a PIA, but not the end of the world. I'm getting quotes on having that done and negotiating with my contractor.
I'm paying them in 4 payments during the process and there is one to go, I'm holding it until we get an exceptable deduction for the concrete issue.
(11-07-2019, 01:09 PM).RJ Wrote:(11-07-2019, 11:31 AM)ScottyB Wrote: i just have no idea how these guys stay in business.
They dont, generally
(11-07-2019, 11:31 AM)ScottyB Wrote: is there any kind of stipulation in a contract to penalize a contractor for doing the job behind schedule or not completing a set number of hours of work per week?
You could but then the penalties would add up and they'd just stop showing up.
RJ is correct. It's a fine line of pushing them to stay on a timeline and having them rush and do crappy work. Or quit showing up at all.