Im amazed. Dont people want to work anymore.

I also heard they prefer to do commercial or new projects. Remodeling always leads to the unexpected. We've done it ourselves enough at our house. There never use to be a square corner in this place.

No one wants to get their hands dirty anymore, and that includes contractors and plumbers. Quality, experienced, knowledgeable contractors are difficult to find. And, there is a huge shortage bubble approaching in the future. As the shortage creates a void, it is soon filled with poor quality workers, or even just plain scam artists. A very large percentage of contractors are really not qualified or experienced carpenters or construction workers. They do some demolition, and possibly quick shabby reinstall so you cannot see how poorly the work was done. They really just want your cash and leave as fast as possible. Good contactors are easiest to get if it is new construction, or total gut and rebuild. When working on an existing home, there are always unforeseen problems. Contractor usually end up trying to make best possible repairs to the previous shabby work, and it reflects badly on them. Plus, the homeowner is never happy with the additional costs. Plus, just like you or me, contractors do better work when not being watched, or clocked, or questioned, by homeowners. But that is when you are lucky to have hired quality contractor. Ask some friends and coworkers who does quality work in your area. Watch locally for their trucks or vans at construction sites. It soon becomes easy to identify which contractors you really want. Don't even consider hiring someone just because he is available. That is really a sign you don't want him. Then be prepared to wait. A good contractor has jobs lined up for the next six months, or more. The bigger your project, the longer you will need to wait. However, if you have some smaller, indoor projects, these can sometimes be squeezed in, as when the contractors' larger outdoor project has a few rainy days. That is, if you have good attitude. There is an upside to all of this. After you have used a contractor, and cooperated with reasonable minor problems, or delays, or interruptions, this same contractor will be surprisingly available to you later on. Later, whether you want another project done, or if an emergency arises, the contractor will fit you in. If you were reasonable and pleasant about the few times he was interrupted by emergency calls somewhere else, your emergency calls will be returned. There are many, many more of "us" than of "them". Good contractors can pick and choose which jobs they want to accept. You can have two factors: Good Fast Low Cost Yes, you can pick two, but you will forfeit the third. I would always recomend that you make sure that Good is one of your choices. And I cannot stress highly enough, attitude is everything. These contractors work for themselves, and plenty of work is available to them. Use a common sense, joint venture, partnership, cooperative attitude. If you have a superior, I am paying you, demanding attitude, a good contractor will not be able to fit you into his schedule. No one wants to get their hands dirty anymore. And there is a serious shortage of new, young plumbers.

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Unfortunatley Im in Ireland. I did get one guy to come and he seems very professional but I wanted a few quotes before deciding who to use. Going o let this guy do my garden for starters and a few bits and see what the standard of his work is like.

I did get one guy who sems very nice so Im going to let him at the garden to see what his work and prices are like. if hes good I will let him do the rest. I did want a few estimated but as I said ,nobodys interested.