Contractor · Munhall, PA · Member since 2022 · 29 posts · 18 votes
I am a General Contractor in the Pittsburgh, PA area, I am NOT looking for work.
I wanted to try to add something useful to the site since it offers me so much so... if you are in need of a Contractor's opinion feel free to reach out and I will do my best to help! I've been in business for 16+ years so hopefully my knowledge can help!
Why are contractors notorious for ghosting their projects
Most Contractors are not crooks...what happens is that they are really poor business managers. They will underbid a project, and then have to take on another one to help share the costs for the first one. And then a 3rd and 4th. Soon they are overwhelmed and do not know how to get out, so they run like this until they run out of work. Then they swear to change their ways and never do this again.
Of course they underbid their next job because now they are desperate to make money. And there they go again....
Hi Jen, after looking at the pictures that you sent I honestly can only say that the house needs cleaned out. As far as whether or not to demo the whole thing, could you tell me or send pics of the foundation? Framing? Roof structure? Etc...
Also something to consider is if the property has a high enough ARV to justify a full gut and redo or only a good enough ARV to justify updating? The other consideration would be if the land (due to location) would bring more of a return if a new home was constructed on it vs the other two options. I will happily go back and forth with information to help you determine a resolution to your question.
Hey Brian, how much should I have paid for the new wall standing in front of 114 E 20th Ave in Munhall?
Contractor · Munhall, PA · Member since 2022 · 29 posts · 18 votes
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@Jim K.
I love to help people as much as possible but it is very hard to give an answer about costs that should of been. The reason I say this is all contractors have different overhead costs that are, not always appropriately, figured into a bid as well as each contractor has their way of doing a job which makes cost vary from contractor to contractor. I, for example, do not exactly believe in or follow the minimum building codes because I do not believe they are always sufficient, so I tend to overbuild when codes are considered and that makes my price a bit higher than some others due to added materials and/or labor. I hope this is helpful.