Forum Archive: Posts by: KarinaB

Can anyone recommend a termite treatment company?

Thanks!

So my husband and I have consulted several people regarding the situation I am in with my gut renovation project in Park Slope. We have and are meeting several people. We set the precedence with our current contractor and gave him a warning. We shall see on what progresses. In the meantime, we are meeting with others to get various estimates just in case our problem is not solved and we need to hire someone else. I feel more empowered and hope this works out for the best. During our interview process with one contractor, we were asked to compensate him $600 for an estimate on the various phases of the project. Is he insane? I am furious that he would have the nerve to ask for money. Would you take him? Is this normal? Not to mention we researched him and two negative reviews popped, one of which said “His work is sloppy, but he has no problem taking your money for it.” We would not have minded the two reviews, becuase in all reality if he has had a lot of work, then two is not so bad, but now with his request for compensation, really assures me that we do not want to work with him.

My husband and I bought a fixer-upper in Park Slope. We are basically gutting a small townhouse, adding an extension and adding a floor. We were very enthused about the project when we bought it, but have encountered lots of problems. The house was bought in April and now it is almost November and all that has been done is demolition.

Since this is our first fixer-upper experience. We have many questions from experienced renovators. One question is how many times does your contractor call you? Does he/she call you everytime there is a small or large problem? If so, what are the problems like typically? How often is the contractor at the site? How many projects are they working on? How involved is the contractor with the architect? Do they talk all the time? Is the architect available weekly? How many people worked at your site? How long did it take to complete a similar sized project?

We are at a loss of answers and feel helpless. If you have any experience with anything like this, please let us know. Your help and guidance is very appreciated!