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Pro tip: That 'easy' residential rewire in a 1920s bungalow turned into a full week of chasing knob and tube because the homeowner insisted the attic was 'clean and accessible', which it absolutely was not.
Spent three days just mapping the old circuits before we could even start pulling new wire, and honestly, I think sometimes we should just flat-out refuse jobs when the existing conditions are that misrepresented from the start. Has anyone else just walked away from a residential job after the initial walk-through?
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craig.grant10d agoMost Upvoted
What's the point of a walk-through if the info is wrong? I'd walk if the place is a total lie like that. It's not worth the fight over price later. Some customers just hope you'll eat the cost when you find the mess. My rule is bad info upfront means I'm out.
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tylerg3010d ago
Man, that sounds brutal. What's your cutoff point for walking away, like what kind of misrepresentation makes the job a hard no? I've heard some guys will only do those old houses on a strict time and materials basis now.
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