{"id":36368,"date":"2009-09-24T09:48:32","date_gmt":"2009-09-24T09:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=36368"},"modified":"2009-09-28T13:06:43","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T13:06:43","slug":"contractor-depo-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/09\/contractor-depo-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Contractor Deposit-Too early?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am on the verge of signing a contract for a basic basement renovation, nothing custom, just walls, floor, ceilings, pipes, electrical. It will be $55,000. The GC has asked for 10,000 on contract signing, even though he may not get started till December. He claims he needs deposits for the electrician and plumber. He has since lowered it to 8,000. I think it&#8217;s waaaaaayyyy to early to give any kind of substantial deposit now, and still think the the size of the reduced deposit is still too much(15%). Remember, there is no custom work being done that requires a materials deposit. What&#8217;s reasonable that I should counteroffer and the maximum I should agree to?<br \/>\nThanks. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am on the verge of signing a contract for a basic basement renovation, nothing custom, just walls, floor, ceilings, pipes, electrical. It will be $55,000. The GC has asked for 10,000 on contract signing, even though he may not get started till December. He claims he needs deposits for the electrician and plumber. 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