Beware of Concrete Contractors with low prices or discounts
Very low Prices & Discounts = Bad experience & Below standard finished product.
To provide low prices & discounts, the concrete contractor must cut corners on your project. The reason is that they are in this business to make a profit, at whatever the quoted price may be. There is a misconception that contractors need the work so bad that they will work for nothing. The contractors that were willing to do this are out of business now or soon will be and have left behind many unhappy customers.
Below is a list of 9 things Concrete Contractors may be forced to do to provide a discounted price:
- Use materials that are less expensive & lower quality.
- Won't install reinforcement (rebar & wiremesh).
- Won't use fibermesh to control surface cracks.
- Will use unqualified labor that they don't have to pay as much.
- Won't install sufficient control joints for crack control.
- Won't take the time to confirm the forms are set to your design requirements because they don't have the time in their budget.
- Will not have the required license or bonding, which means their employees are not covered by Labor & Industries if they are injured.
- Won't have liability insurance. All companies and individuals hired to complete work at or in the home should carry both liability and workers’ compensation insurance.
- Won't have sufficient crew to pour your project, which means the finish will not be what you expected.
I'm not saying there aren't any concrete contractors out there that can provide low prices and leave the customer with a nice finished product.... I just want everyone to be leery of an extra low price and always do your research before hiring a contractor that may not be licensed or that is planning on cutting corners to squeeze a profit out of a project that was under bid.
Please add any questions or comments you might have, I would love to hear from you.
Dave Johnson