r/contractor

General contractors and specialty trades on bids, deposits, and change orders.

• Posted by u/gc_first_year

  How much deposit should I collect on a remodel?

  Doing my first bathroom remodels. What is normal for a deposit?

• Posted by u/remodel_hell

  How do you handle change orders without losing the customer?

  Every job has changes. Homeowners get pissy when I add costs. What is your process?

• Posted by u/nightmare_client

  Can I fire a customer mid-job?

  Homeowner is impossible. Threatening reviews, changing scope daily, refusing to pay draw. Can I walk?

• Posted by u/gc_frustrated_by_slow_pay

  How much deposit should I collect on a $40k job?

  Been getting burned on slow pay. What deposit is standard and reasonable?

• Posted by u/small_gc_pnw

  How do you handle change orders without pissing off the customer?

  Change orders always turn into fights. What is the system?

• Posted by u/growing_remodeler

  Self-perform or sub out framing?

  Currently self-perform framing. Debating subbing it to run more jobs. What is smart?

• Posted by u/kitchen_bath_owner

  How do you actually price a remodel bid?

  My bids are all over the place. Some jobs I lose money, some I make bank. What is the framework?

• Posted by u/burnt_out_gc

  Worst year I have had in a decade. Should I quit?

  Down 40% YoY. Cash tight. Wife wants me to get a W-2. Do I fold?