It pays to get quality workmanship.

We continue to get surprised. The contractor that is remodeling the Ohana finished today. He worked both Saturday and Sunday, and the job is complete. He gave an original estimate of two weeks. He finished three days ahead of schedule and the work is outstanding. It even satisfied “Miss Perfection”, my wife. We did not get bids on the job. The contractor we hired had done wall patching when we had the water piping replaced. He was recommended by the plumber that did the piping replacement. He did such an outstanding job that it is impossible to tell where there are patches in the drywall. We hired him based on his quality of work. We estimated the cost of the remodeling, and his price was reasonable. When hiring a contractor, there is more to consider than just the price. In addition, he was licensed, bonded, and insured. You do not necessarily want someone that does just ok work, or is the lowest price. When I was doing project work, I never hired the lowest priced contractor. There was always a way to disqualify the lowest price. If you need surgery, do you want the surgeon that does OK work? Or do you want the one with the most experience and best recovery rate? There are many times you want quality performance.