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Need STAT Contractor ADVICE Please!!!
We hired a company to replace our deck surface and railing. They quoted us a fair price. Under the deck, the worker added support joists. He told me, "If you call the company, they will charge you more for this. I added them to support your new deck. Whatever you want to give me for them is fine". Our original deck did not have these but I'm not sure if he is trying to manipulate our emotions and get a big tip or is it fair. It is not a complete deck replacement. Just the surface and railing. Should I compensate him, call the company or just tip him well. Everything else has been perfect. Thanks. Please answer ASAP.
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In my opinion as a contractor I prefer to call the company and tell that the guy did a good job and tell about what he did more to increase the service and ask if you can pay he direct for the extra services.
Normally I let my guys to do some extra stuffs and receive more hours for this, but the difference is they ask me first, maybe because they know that I let them do.
The same happens with me, sometimes the companies that I provide services let me do extra jobs to the clients, out of the original scope, but one hundred percent of the time I let the company know and take the permission.
Maybe you should ask the guy, if he is doing this without someone know maybe you will put he in one big problem to let the company know that he is doing extra stuffs, charging the company for the extra material and receiving all the money.